SolarMate vs 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.
Energy
This application provides real-time monitoring of energy storage devices through a mobile terminal. It offers data visualization with simple charts and allows users to access historical data anytime, anywhere. The software is designed to be efficient, generating minimal internet traffic.
- Real-time monitoring of energy storage devices
- Data visualization with simple charts
- Access to historical data
- Multi-dimensional data display
- Low internet traffic usage
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Energy-Mate is a mobile terminal application software for intelligent monitoring of energy storage devices, which enables users to monitor the status information of energy storage devices in real time more conveniently and quickly. clever Data visualization, simple and understandable charts Wiser approach Display real-time and historical data on the web anytime and anywhere rich Multi-dimensional display of real-time and historical data Salvation The traffic generated by the Internet is small, fast and does not occupy a large amount of traffic.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Energy at 80% against SolarMate's 14%. Energy also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Energy holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of SolarMate's written reviews are positive against 80% of Energy's.
SolarMate ships an update every 2 months, Energy monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarMate | Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (17 ratings) | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 199 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 赵标 阙 | 祥梯 孟 |
Customer experience
SolarMate
Energy
In-app purchases
SolarMate
No in-app purchases
Energy
No in-app purchases
