Orbis EV vs SolarHope
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orbis EV
Locate, use, and pay for electric vehicle charging stations across the UK. This app allows access to your own network or partnered stations, providing real-time session monitoring and tariff information.
- Locate EV charging stations
- Initiate and stop charging sessions
- Real-time charging session view
- View charging tariffs
- Search by socket type and capacity
- Comment on charge point locations
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Orbis EV are an independent CPO (charge point operator). By using the Orbis EV app you can locate, use, and pay for charging stations across the UK operated by us, our app also allows you to locate, use, and pay when using other networks partnered with us giving you a wider choice of EV charge points across the UK. You’ll never far from an electric vehicle charge point. Business owners can operate their workplace electric vehicle charge points through our app and back office, enabling only authorised staff to charge their car. Full user reporting can be published from our back office detailing individual user data. View charging tariff for individual charging stations, Start and stop your charging session, view your charge session in real time, search for socket type and charge capacity, comment on charge point locations, view charge points in your private work network. www.orbis-es.co.uk Help Desk 01785 248203
SolarHope
Monitor your solar inverter's performance and access configuration settings. This application provides a centralized platform for viewing inverter data logs and managing device settings.
- Monitor inverter data
- View inverter logs
- Configure inverter settings
- Real-time performance tracking
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Solar inverter monitoring APP to monitor inverter data/log and provide inverter configuration.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orbis EV at 100% against SolarHope's 0%. SolarHope's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.1). 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.
Orbis EV ships an update every 4 months, SolarHope monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orbis EV | SolarHope |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saascharge Inc | AsianPowerDevicesInc |
Customer experience
Orbis EV
SolarHope
In-app purchases
Orbis EV
No in-app purchases
SolarHope
No in-app purchases
