SolarStats vs ESS Energy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
ESS Energy
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SolarStats ships an update daily, ESS Energy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarStats | ESS Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Costantino Pistagna | 仁义 樊 |
In-app purchases
SolarStats
No in-app purchases
ESS Energy
No in-app purchases








