Deye Cloud vs Solar Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deye Cloud
This app facilitates the establishment, monitoring, and maintenance of new energy power stations. It offers transparent management through a big data platform, supporting various power station and equipment types for efficient operation and troubleshooting.
- Power station establishment
- Real-time data monitoring
- Operation and maintenance services
- After-sales support
- Transparent power station management
- Accurate alarm positioning
- Intelligent data analysis
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"Supporting the establishment, data acquisition, data monitoring, one-stop operation maintenance and after-sales service of all new energy power stations. Through the Deye Cloud big data platform, all types of power stations with transparent management which improves the value of power stations comprehensively. 【Rich Types of Power Stations】 Power stations can be built everywhere. Deye Cloud big data will help you to build your own photovoltaic power station in the shortest time. 【Rich Equipment Types】 breaking the traditional limitation, it can comprehensively monitor the operation of the system composed of photovoltaic, battery, fan, power grid, micro inverter, diesel generator, load, ups and smartload 【Rich Functions and Applications】 accurate alarm positioning and efficient troubleshooting;Intelligent data analysis reduces troubleshooting time;The energy flow map can grasp the direction of energy quickly; Multiple working modes to realize diversified power station management. 【Cooperate with the Merchant Version】 With power station authorization function, you can authorize the power station you created to the merchant and working together to ensure the safety and stability of the power station. Meanwhile, you can also recieve the power station from merchant which saves the operation of power station build and equipment configuration. "
Solar Setup
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Plan your off-grid solar setup in minutes. Solar Setup Calculator turns your appliance list into a complete, sized system — solar panels, battery bank, inverter, and charge controller — with real-world cost estimates and payback time. No spreadsheets. No installer sales calls. Just answer three questions about where you live, how much power you use, and how many days of battery backup you want — and the app does the off-grid solar math using the same formulas professional installers use. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT * Off-grid solar sizing built for everyone, not just installers. Pick appliances from a built-in catalog of 30+ common loads (fridges, lights, laptops, AC units, water pumps) or type in your own watts and hours. * Real sun-hours data, not guesses. The app pulls NASA POWER satellite data for your exact location on demand, so your panel count reflects what your roof actually gets — not a generic regional average. * Real battery science. Lithium and lead-acid have very different depth-of-discharge limits and round-trip efficiency. The calculator handles both correctly so your battery bank is sized for what it can actually deliver, not what's printed on the label. * Inverter sizing that handles surge loads. Air conditioners, fridges, and pumps draw 3 to 5 times their rated wattage during startup. The app accounts for this so your inverter doesn't trip out on day one. * Cost and payback estimates. Add your local kWh price and see how many years until your solar setup pays for itself versus staying on the grid. * Save and compare. Try different configurations side-by-side — 12V vs 24V vs 48V, lithium vs lead-acid, 1 day vs 3 days of backup — and see which one wins on cost and reliability. * Export as PDF. Share your sized system with an installer or supplier as a clean, professional PDF — no spreadsheet attachments. BUILT FOR - RV and van life — calculate solar for your rig with realistic appliance assumptions - Tiny house and cabin — design a system sized for your real consumption - Backyard sheds, workshops, and outbuildings — keep your tools running without trenching mains - Backup power for grid-tied homes — size a battery bank for blackouts - Marine solar setups — the same off-grid math works on a boat FREE FOREVER - Unlimited setups and saved designs - Cloud sync across devices (optional) - Full off-grid sizing wizard - NASA POWER sun-hours refresh - Built-in solar education library PRO — ONE-TIME $6.99, LIFETIME - PDF export of your sized system - Side-by-side comparison of multiple setups No subscriptions. No ads. Pay once, keep forever. THE STORY Solar Setup Calculator was built by an off-grid enthusiast frustrated with calculators that sized panels for daytime use only and left batteries empty by midnight. The app uses the full daily kWh figure for panel sizing, accounts for system losses, and handles depth-of-discharge correctly — the same way a professional designer would. Whether you're planning a weekend cabin, going full-time off-grid, or just curious what it would take to cover your fridge with solar — Solar Setup Calculator gives you a real answer in 5 minutes. Download free, design unlimited setups, and pay once for Pro if you need the comparison view or PDF export.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deye Cloud at none against Solar Setup's 1. Solar Setup's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Solar Setup sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deye Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Deye Cloud ships an update every 2 weeks, Solar Setup every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deye Cloud | Solar Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (280 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 280 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 221 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 萃绩科技(上海)有限公司 | Ammar Khatib |
Bugs and requests
Deye Cloud
Reported bugs
21 issues- Data from inverter isn’t live
- Push notifications not working
- No push notifications alerts
- Copilot ended up costing us £150 extra every month
- App isn’t working on IOS
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- Data is not realtime
- App does not display true total capacity
- Disconnected from the grid it sends me push notifications every minute
- Internal feedback form doesn’t work
- Localization to Ukrainian language is poor
- Data polling time is really high at 5-6 mins
- Inexplicably long periods of no data logging/indication if being offline
- Always offline from 0600hrs to 1900 hrs
- Can’t log in for the past 2 weeks!
- Account does not exist, email does not exist!
- App is logging me out and i cant sign in for few days already!
- If i try to recover password, says email does no exist!
- Region switching is gone
- Unable to log-in, login info has changed
- APP not receiving data after last update
- Network unavailable
Requested features
8 requests- Add total yield
- Suggest a third option: Force Sell Mode
- Still see load usage when selling first
- Build more servers around the world
- Dedicated app server centre in Australia
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- Add Ukrainian language
- Include data from an EV charger
- Settings to control where power goes first
Solar Setup
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Deye Cloud
No in-app purchases
Solar Setup
- Solar Setup Pro$6.99









