FutureLink vs RICH SOLAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FutureLink
Manage and analyze your solar energy system with real-time diagnostics. Configure settings, monitor power generation from solar panels and batteries, and view historical harvest statistics. Connect via Bluetooth for seamless control and customization of your devices.
- Real-time system diagnostics
- Configure settings with custom profiles
- Device identification and customization
- Solar panel and battery power monitoring
- Lifetime solar harvest statistics
- Bluetooth connectivity
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This application is designed to enable communication with your Future Solutions Solar Controller. This tool allows system owners to manage and perform operational analysis via real time system diagnostics. With BT connectivity, this application will allow users to: • Configure settings according to system specifications using preset or custom profiles. • Identify and customize each device in your system for easy access • Power Monitoring including: o Solar panel charging state & voltage o Battery Charging state & voltage • View lifetime solar harvest statistics which show an in-depth history of your renewable power generator
RICH SOLAR
Monitor and control RICH SOLAR products like lithium batteries and solar charge controllers directly from your smartphone. Update device firmware and explore features through a convenient demo mode.
- Live data monitoring
- Device configuration
- Firmware updates
- Demo mode for product exploration
- Bluetooth connectivity
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RICH SOLAR lets you get live status info and configure RICH SOLAR products with built-in bluetooth support. LIVE DATA: Get instant data from your lithium battery or solar charge controller. CONFIGURE SETTINGS: Most exciting feature! Configure your device with just a few taps on your phone screen. Simplifies all, navigate through the configuration pages edit settings and changes will be sent instantly to your device. UPDATE FIRMWARE: Be always up to date. RICH SOLAR includes the latest firmware versions, when outdated firmware is detected you'll be prompted to update. lt is also possible to update firmware manually. DEMO MODE: Select a product from the built-in demo library and discover all the features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RICH SOLAR at 5.0 against FutureLink's 3.1. RICH SOLAR also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). FutureLink's advantage is ratings volume (8 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.
RICH SOLAR holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FutureLink has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
FutureLink ships an update every 4 months, RICH SOLAR fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FutureLink | RICH SOLAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Future Sales LLC | Rich Solar, Inc. |
Customer experience
FutureLink
RICH SOLAR
In-app purchases
FutureLink
No in-app purchases
RICH SOLAR
No in-app purchases
