SolarMate vs Solar Mate II
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.
Solar Mate II
Monitor your solar charger's performance in real-time, view battery and energy data, and access detailed logs. Receive firmware updates to optimize your device's functionality.
- Real-time solar energy data
- Battery working status monitoring
- On-line firmware updates
- Detailed log information
- System setting adjustments
- Solar charger status understanding
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Dedicated designed for SP/SF 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 TBB's solar charger. Always enjoy TBB product time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SolarMate at 2.1 against Solar Mate II's 1.0. SolarMate also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 2). 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 holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarMate has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SolarMate ships an update every 2 months, Solar Mate II every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 6, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarMate | Solar Mate II |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (17 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 赵标 阙 | TBB Power Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
SolarMate
Solar Mate II
In-app purchases
SolarMate
No in-app purchases
Solar Mate II
No in-app purchases
