Energy Stats vs FoxSwitch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Energy Stats
Monitor your FoxESS solar and battery system performance in real time. Track battery levels, view system trends with clear graphs, and manage your setup remotely. Optimize energy usage and keep your battery healthy with instant status checks.
- Real-time battery tracking
- System performance graphs
- Temperature and charge monitoring
- Apple Watch app and complication
- Remote inverter mode changes
- Charge schedule fine-tuning
- Exportable statistics
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See your FoxESS solar and battery system at a glance. Energy Stats puts your power in the palm of your hand: - Track battery levels in real time—and see when it’ll be full or running low. - Explore clear graphs and detailed history to spot trends and optimise performance. - Keep an eye on battery temperature and state of charge. - Check your system from your wrist with the Apple Watch app and complication. - Export your stats, switch inverter modes, and fine-tune charge schedules in seconds. To get started, you’ll need a FoxESS Cloud account and API key.
FoxSwitch
This application allows remote wireless interaction with chargers. Users can monitor charger status and retrieve detailed information from a distance.
- Remote charger interaction
- Wireless control
- Obtain charger status
- Retrieve charger information
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FoxSwitch is a client running software for chargers. It can interact with chargers remotely and wirelessly to run the charger remotely and obtain the status and information of the charger.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Energy Stats at 94% against FoxSwitch's 38%. Energy Stats also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). FoxSwitch's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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.
Energy Stats ships an update every 4 days, FoxSwitch every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Energy Stats | FoxSwitch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alistair Priest | Foxess Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Energy Stats
FoxSwitch
In-app purchases
Energy Stats
No in-app purchases
FoxSwitch
No in-app purchases
