Comparison

PVChargePro vs Solar Guardian

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 Guardian

Monitor and configure various solar energy systems, including inverters and storage solutions. This utility app provides essential data display and parameter adjustments for efficient energy management.

Highlights
  • Data display for solar systems
  • Parameter setting for inverters
  • Supports grid-tie and hybrid inverters
  • Manages energy storage systems
  • Configures N+1 hybrid systems
  • Monitors home and mobile energy storage
Features
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Solar Guardian is a new application with the core function of data display and parameter setting for inverters, solar chargers, grid-tie inverters, hybrid inverters, energy storage systems, N+1 hybrid systems, home energy storage and mobile energy storage.

Screenshots

PVChargePro4 screens
Solar Guardian4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PVChargePro at 3.4 against Solar Guardian's 2.3. PVChargePro also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of PVChargePro's written reviews are positive against 17% of Solar Guardian's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PVChargePro versus Solar Guardian: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPVChargeProSolar Guardian
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better2.3 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings717 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雪松 高BEIJING EPSOLAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Customer experience

PVChargePro

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

Solar Guardian

All ratings17 ratings
Positive23.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative64.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

PVChargePro

No in-app purchases

None

Solar Guardian

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PVChargePro free?
PVChargePro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solar Guardian free?
Solar Guardian is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PVChargePro or Solar Guardian?
PVChargePro is rated higher. PVChargePro averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Solar Guardian averages 2.3 from 17 ratings.
Do PVChargePro or Solar Guardian have ads?
Neither PVChargePro nor Solar Guardian shows ads.

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