Comparison

PVChargePro vs Solar Controller

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

Solar Controller

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Dedicated designed for SC series solar chargers, this APP aims to: 1) Help users understand the working status of the battery and solar energy data in real time 2) Provide on-line update with latest firmware version 3) Allow the user to better understand the status of solar chargers with detailed log information and system setting All in all, this APP will be a useful tool in using Projecta&TBB's solar charger. Always enjoy Projecta&TBB product time.

Screenshots

PVChargePro4 screens
Solar Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PVChargePro at 10.0 against Solar Controller's 13.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PVChargePro versus Solar Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPVChargeProSolar Controller
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequency—Every 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雪松 高TBB Power Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

PVChargePro

No in-app purchases

None

Solar Controller

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PVChargePro free?
PVChargePro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solar Controller free?
Solar Controller is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PVChargePro or Solar Controller have ads?
Neither PVChargePro nor Solar Controller shows ads.

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