SolarMate vs Lucky PV
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.
Lucky PV
Monitor equipment like inverters and controllers in real-time. Receive alarm notifications, analyze power generation, and generate reports to manage operations efficiently and promote energy savings.
- Real-time equipment monitoring
- Alarm notifications
- Power generation analysis
- Operational reports
- Energy saving insights
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This application helps users monitor the real-time operating conditions of equipment such as inverters, controllers, and integrated machines, and take timely management and maintenance measures. The application also supports features such as alarm notifications, power generation analysis, and reports, effectively meeting the operational monitoring needs of equipment, helping users better manage the operating conditions of their inverters, controllers, and integrated machines, and saving energy and protecting the environment!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lucky PV at 3.8 against SolarMate's 2.0. Lucky PV also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 14%). SolarMate's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Lucky PV holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of SolarMate's written reviews are positive against 50% of Lucky PV's.
SolarMate ships an update every 2 months, Lucky PV every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarMate | Lucky PV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (19 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 赵标 阙 | Foshan Top One Power Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
SolarMate
Lucky PV
In-app purchases
SolarMate
No in-app purchases
Lucky PV
No in-app purchases
