Comparison

PVChargePro vs ChargePro 2.0

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PVChargePro

Monitor and control off-grid solar power systems. View real-time PV, battery, and load status, access historical data, and adjust charge controller settings remotely via Bluetooth.

Highlights
  • Real-time system status monitoring
  • Historical data display
  • Parameter settings for charge controllers
  • Battery type and voltage configuration
  • Load mode settings
  • Device information display
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PVChargePro is specialized designed for function of operation & monitoring on charge controller in solar off-grid power systems. This APP is used as a remote display and control panel for solar charge controller with a certain BT module device connected. In the APP, you can check the status of PV, battery, DC load for the relevant system with charge controller. We have 4 main pages for this APP. The first page is for displaying the status of the system, the 2nd page is for displaying the historical data, the 3rd page is for displaying the parameters for settings, and the last one is for displaying the device information. Except for showing the present system information, we also can set the parameters for the charge controllers in the parameter setting pages, like for battery type, battery charge & discharge voltages, load mode settings and etc. The default password for setting page is 123456. This APP is only capable of setting and monitoring parameters for charge controller provided by the APP supplier. To be specific, the bluetooth chip module built in the charge controller provided by the APP supplier for "mobile phone - charge controller" communication has been designed and programmed only and limited to match with this APP exclusively, so no other charge controllers or similar products provided by any other 3rd parties can be paired or operated by this specific APP. For more information, please contact the solar charge controller providers.

About

ChargePro 2.0

Remotely monitor and control solar DC charge systems. View real-time PV, battery, and load status, access historical data, and adjust charge controller parameters like battery type and load modes.

Highlights
  • Remote operation and monitoring
  • PV, battery, and DC load status display
  • Historical data viewing
  • Parameter settings for charge controllers
  • Device information display
  • Bluetooth connection management
Features
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ChargePro 2.0 is designed for remote operation & monitoring on solar charge controller in any solar DC charge systems. This APP is used as a remote display and operation panel for the relevant solar charge controller (an external or inbuilt BT module is required for usage). By operation on this APP, you can check the status of PV, battery, DC load for the solar DC charge system with charge controller. We have 3 main pages of operations in this APP. The first page is for displaying the status of the system, the 2nd page is for displaying the historical data, the last page is for displaying the parameters for settings, and we also have 2 slide menus for displaying the device information and BT connection. Except for showing the present system information, we also can set the parameters for the charge controllers in the parameter setting pages, like for battery type, battery charge & discharge voltages, load mode settings and etc. For more information, please contact the solar charge controller providers.

Screenshots

PVChargePro4 screens
ChargePro 2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PVChargePro at 3.4 against ChargePro 2.0's 2.4. PVChargePro also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%). ChargePro 2.0's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PVChargePro holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 28 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of PVChargePro's written reviews are positive against 0% of ChargePro 2.0's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PVChargePro versus ChargePro 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPVChargeProChargePro 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better2.4 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings728 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.010.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer雪松 高HNE

Customer experience

PVChargePro

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

ChargePro 2.0

All ratings25 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative64.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative90.9%

In-app purchases

None

PVChargePro

No in-app purchases

None

ChargePro 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PVChargePro free?
PVChargePro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChargePro 2.0 free?
ChargePro 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PVChargePro or ChargePro 2.0?
PVChargePro is rated higher. PVChargePro averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while ChargePro 2.0 averages 2.4 from 28 ratings.
Do PVChargePro or ChargePro 2.0 have ads?
Neither PVChargePro nor ChargePro 2.0 shows ads.

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