SolarMate vs ESS Energy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SolarMate
Monitor your photovoltaic (PV) system's performance with this intelligent app. Connect wirelessly to your devices to view real-time work information, historical data, and equipment parameters. Adjust device settings and gain insights into your PV system's overall health.
- Wireless PV device monitoring
- Real-time work information
- Historical data tracking
- Equipment parameter display
- PV system information
- Device parameter settings
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SolarMate is an intelligent PV monitoring APP software. It works with wireless module(Cloud-Box-M2 or BT-02), SolarMate APP can monitor the PV devices by connecting wireless module. Users can obtain work information, historical data, equipment parameters, information of PV system and set device parameters.
ESS Energy
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1.Register the device and fill in the customer information by scanning the bar code; 2.Display the devices position information in the map; 3.Observe single device real time operation situation; 4.Upgrade Device Version Remotely：if a prompt to update device software version, it's not for your app, just the device; 5.Upgrade Device Version Locally: you can upgrade your device by our mobile app; 6.Configure Device Parameters Locally or Remotely: you can configure your device parameters by our mobile app; 7.View Real-time Device Information Locally or Remotely: you can monitor the real-time operation of your device by our mobile app; 8.Config Device Wifi: before config device wifi, please confirm your phone connect with a WLAN that generated by device like "USR-WIFI232****" ,then search which SSID you want the device to connect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SolarMate at 11.0 against ESS Energy's 16.6. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SolarMate ships an update every 2 months, ESS Energy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarMate | ESS Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 赵标 阙 | 仁义 樊 |
In-app purchases
SolarMate
No in-app purchases
ESS Energy
No in-app purchases
