i.Solar vs ESS Energy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i.Solar
Monitor your inverters remotely with real-time data and control capabilities. This app allows for daily data tracking, command sending, and remote device management.
- Daily data monitoring
- Real-time data enquiry
- Command sending
- Remote device control
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i.Solar APP provides remote data service such as inverters daily data monitoring, real time data enquiry of monitored devices, command sending, and remote control of monitored devices.
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: i.Solar at weekly against ESS Energy's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
i.Solar ships an update weekly, ESS Energy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i.Solar | ESS Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Trusted UPS Manufacturing Company | 仁义 樊 |
In-app purchases
i.Solar
No in-app purchases
ESS Energy
No in-app purchases
