SolarMate vs myCalpha
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.
myCalpha
Monitor and remotely control your smart energy devices in real-time. View historical performance data and set custom energy usage strategies for efficiency. Easily share device access with family and manage multiple devices simultaneously.
- Real-time device monitoring
- Remote device control
- Historical energy data analysis
- Custom energy usage strategies
- Device sharing with family
- Multi-device management
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Monitor and control your smart energy devices anytime, anywhere with myCalpha! 1. Monitor and remote control your devices in real-time; 2. View historical data by day, month, and year to better understand its performance, such as energy production and consumption; 3. Set up your own energy usage strategy, making it smarter and more efficient； 4. One tap to share devices among family members; 5. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, conveniently and quickly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myCalpha at 4.0 against SolarMate's 2.1. SolarMate's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). 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.
myCalpha holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarMate has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | SolarMate | myCalpha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (17 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 赵标 阙 | Calpha Industries Inc. |
Customer experience
SolarMate
myCalpha
In-app purchases
SolarMate
No in-app purchases
myCalpha
No in-app purchases
