Comparison

SolarStats vs ESS Energy

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

Head to head
About

SolarStats

Monitor your SolarEdge photovoltaic system's performance with this app. It offers home screen widgets for iOS and macOS, plus a watchOS extension for convenient access and complications.

Highlights
  • SolarEdge PV system monitoring
  • iOS home screen widgets
  • macOS widgets
  • watchOS extension
  • Watch complications
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SolarStats is a monitoring tool for SolarEdge photovoltaic arrays. Once you're logged in you can easily add a Widget to your home screen both on iOS and macOS as well as using the watchOS extension for both monitoring and watch complications. App is fully available also on Macs equipped with M1 Chip running macOS BigSur. ** SolarStats is in any way related, sponsored neither endorsed by SolarEdge Inc.

About

ESS Energy

Features
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1.Register the device and fill in the customer information by scanning the bar code; 2.Display the devices position information in the map; 3.Observe single device real time operation situation; 4.Upgrade Device Version Remotely:if a prompt to update device software version, it's not for your app, just the device; 5.Upgrade Device Version Locally: you can upgrade your device by our mobile app; 6.Configure Device Parameters Locally or Remotely: you can configure your device parameters by our mobile app; 7.View Real-time Device Information Locally or Remotely: you can monitor the real-time operation of your device by our mobile app; 8.Config Device Wifi: before config device wifi, please confirm your phone connect with a WLAN that generated by device like "USR-WIFI232****" ,then search which SSID you want the device to connect.

Screenshots

SolarStats2 screens
ESS Energy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SolarStats at daily against ESS Energy's every 5 weeks. SolarStats also leads on device support (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SolarStats ships an update daily, ESS Energy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SolarStats versus ESS Energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolarStatsESS Energy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB54 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCostantino Pistagna仁义 樊

In-app purchases

None

SolarStats

No in-app purchases

None

ESS Energy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SolarStats free?
SolarStats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESS Energy free?
ESS Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SolarStats or ESS Energy have ads?
Neither SolarStats nor ESS Energy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SolarStats or ESS Energy?
SolarStats ships an update daily, and ESS Energy every 5 weeks. Most recently, SolarStats was updated on October 24, 2026 and ESS Energy on September 10, 2026.

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