Comparison

Autarkie Manager vs Joya Smart

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

Head to head
About

Autarkie Manager

Monitor and manage your home's energy consumption and generation from solar panels and batteries. Visualize energy flows, set custom notifications, and track long-term data. Integrates with Apple Watch and iOS widgets for convenient access.

Highlights
  • Energy flow visualization
  • Long-term data storage (premium)
  • Customizable notifications
  • Apple Watch integration
  • iOS 14 Widgets
  • Real-time data acquisition (premium)
Features
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Our autarky manager (www.otrky.com) allows you to manage your E3/DC system or OpenWB installation. The comprehensive visualization of all energy flows in your home gives you a complete picture of how much energy is currently drawn from your solar panel / battery / grid and where it is consumed (home / battery / grid / virtual wallbox). It is also possible, as an optional premium feature, to store your energy data for a period of up to 2 years. This will give you a long term overview of how and where your energy was generated and consumed. Configurable notifications let you when certain conditions are met in near real time. The Apple Watch integration shows you the charging state of your battery and how much power it currently consumes / provides. In addition to that, as a premium feature, a beautiful visualization of the current energy flow (sankey diagram) and an overview of the last 24 hours. This premium feature also gives you a rich set of watch complications so that you do not even have to open the watch app. Beginning with iOS 14 we support Widgets which allow you to have a quick overview of your system. tl;dr? :-) no problem, here is a summary of all the features you get: * Comprehensive and complete visualization of all energy flows in your home (last 24 hours) * Overview of the consumed / generated power over the last days (can be extended to 2 years with our premium feature) * Build your own notification rule set in order to get message if something has happened * Apple Watch integration - battery state of charge and current charge / drain power both in app and as complication * iOS 14 Widget - state of your system with all important benchmarks Premium Features: * Storage of the generated / consumed power for up to two years * Notifications * Extended Apple Watch features - beautiful energy flow diagram (sankey) of your systems current state / 24h overview graph. More complications for you to stay informed, all the time. * Support for chargers from www.go-c.co for solar based vehicle charging * Enhanced Widgets showing a Sankey- and Line-Diagram * Real time data acquisition via RSCP exclusively for E3DC systems (update interval configurable between 1 and 30 seconds). This includes detailed performance information for the DC/DC Converter, String Inverter and the battery data (shown on Dashboard when clicking on PV and Battery icon). NOTE: No purchase of Widgets necessary, if the 'extended Apple Watch' feature has already been bought.

About

Joya Smart

Control your home remotely by setting moods, scheduling actions, and managing appliances. Receive security alerts and monitor utility usage for intelligent automation across various settings.

Highlights
  • Set custom moods
  • Schedule scenes
  • Remote appliance control
  • Guest access management
  • Security breach notifications
  • Utility consumption reports
Features
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The Joya Smart App allows you to control your home in a smart way. You can set moods, schedule scenes, turn appliances on or off, give limited access to guests, get notified when there’s a security breach, get reports on utility consumption, and much more. Joya Smart has endless possibilities, and you are always in control of your home. Joya Smart deploys its own advanced proprietary technology that is fully customized to serve the needs of specific industries. Joya Smart provides intelligent automation for Homes, Offices, Restaurants, Hotels, Property Management Companies, Agritech Companies, Malls, and more.

Screenshots

Autarkie Manager4 screens
Joya Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Joya Smart at 5.0 against Autarkie Manager's 4.2. Joya Smart also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.2). Autarkie Manager's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. Autarkie Manager sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per month. Joya Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Joya Smart holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Autarkie Manager has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Autarkie Manager versus Joya Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutarkie ManagerJoya Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaria MeiselJOYA SMART SAL

Customer experience

Autarkie Manager

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral16.3%
Negative20.9%

Joya Smart

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Autarkie Manager

Subscriptions2
  • History Data / Notifications$0.491 Month
  • History Data / Notifications$4.491 Year
One-time3
  • Additional Widgets$1.99
  • Enhanced Apple Watch App$3.99
  • E3DC RSCP Realtime$14.99
None

Joya Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Autarkie Manager free?
Autarkie Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Joya Smart free?
Joya Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Autarkie Manager or Joya Smart?
Joya Smart is rated higher. Autarkie Manager averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Joya Smart averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Autarkie Manager or Joya Smart have ads?
Neither Autarkie Manager nor Joya Smart shows ads.

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