Comparison

EMA Manager vs IMThing

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

EMA Manager

Manage APsystems microinverter system commissioning, monitoring, and troubleshooting remotely. Enhance customer service with real-time diagnostics and site management capabilities from your smartphone or tablet. Track installer statistics and energy production for valuable insights.

Highlights
  • System commissioning
  • Remote monitoring
  • Troubleshooting diagnostics
  • Energy production tracking
  • Site configuration
  • Installer statistics
Features
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APsystems introduces the EMA Manager app, a new app to manage APsystems microinverter system commissioning, monitoring and troubleshooting. Installers can now enhance their customers service capabilities anywhere, anytime via their smartphone or tablet. This app conveniently streamlines monitored system installation while providing installers with many new and improved features for remote site management. Benefit from all existing features available in the EMA web portal on your smartphone or tablet using a single sign-in. Real-time systems check, diagnostics capabilities and troubleshooting are now coming to your hands with the EMA Manager App. This new app, available on APP Store which also includes a revamped ECU_APP, provides additional features including, ECU and microinverter connectivity, energy production, system troubleshooting, and full site configuration and monitoring capability without the need to be on-site. Included in the new app are installer-specific statistics, including total number of customers, inverters installed, and total energy produced which provides installers with valuable information as well as a unique selling tool to showcase their environmental impact. The new app is being introduced as APsystems has recently surpassed 100,000 registered installations in more than 120 countries on its EMA platform. As APsystems’ footprint continues to grow worldwide, this app redefines ease of solar inverter installation just as APsystems has redefined simplicity and convenience in its easy-to-install inverter platform.

About

IMThing

Manage your physical GPS tracker devices with real-time location viewing, route history playback, and geofence creation. Receive important notifications and manage multiple trackers and their service plans.

Highlights
  • Real-time device location
  • Route history playback
  • Geofence creation and management
  • Alarm and event notifications
  • Manage multiple tracker devices
  • Renew device connectivity plans
Features
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IMThing is an IoT GPS tracker management app for real-world devices. Use IMThing to: • View real-time device location • Playback route history • Create and manage geofences • Receive alarm and event notifications • Manage multiple tracker devices and settings • Renew device connectivity service plans by IMEI Key Notes: • This app is for physical GPS tracker devices. • Paid plans are device connectivity/service plans for those devices (not standalone virtual content). • Service quality may depend on network coverage, device status, and GPS signal conditions. Permissions: • Location: map centering and location-related features • Camera: QR/device scan flows • Photos: image upload flows • Notifications: device alarm and system messages For account and data handling details, please see our Privacy Policy in-app and on our website.

Screenshots

EMA Manager4 screens
IMThing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EMA Manager at 3.1 against IMThing's 1.0. EMA Manager also leads on review sentiment (16% vs 0%) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EMA Manager holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EMA Manager has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of EMA Manager's written reviews are positive against 0% of IMThing's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EMA Manager ships an update fortnightly, IMThing monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EMA Manager versus IMThing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEMA ManagerIMThing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (15 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews16.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size243 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAltenergy Power System,Inc.上海移慧科技有限公司

Customer experience

EMA Manager

All ratings15 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative46.7%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive16.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative70.0%

IMThing

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

EMA Manager

No in-app purchases

None

IMThing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EMA Manager free?
EMA Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IMThing free?
IMThing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EMA Manager or IMThing?
EMA Manager is rated higher. EMA Manager averages 3.1 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while IMThing averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do EMA Manager or IMThing have ads?
Neither EMA Manager nor IMThing shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EMA Manager or IMThing?
EMA Manager ships an update fortnightly, and IMThing monthly. Most recently, EMA Manager was updated on September 28, 2026 and IMThing on September 18, 2026.

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