Comparison

Desky vs Solar Glance

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Desky

This app controls your standing desk via Bluetooth, allowing you to adjust height, save favorite positions, and set reminders to stand. Track your standing time and improve your work habits.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth desk pairing
  • Save favorite sit/stand positions
  • Stand up reminders
  • Display statistics
  • Automatic position switching
Features
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A standing desk timer that interacts with your new Desky Desk! Simply plug in your bluetooth adapter and connect to open up a set of features to enhance your productivity and help you work better! Pairing via Bluetooth® wireless technology allows you to adjust your Desky desk up/down and set your favourite position. The Desky® Standing Desk Control & Timer App works with Desky Dual, Triple, Quad, & L-Shaped frame systems with a Desky Bluetooth® Adaptor. Features: - Easy pairing of desk and mobile device through Bluetooth® wireless technology - Set favourite sit and stand positions - Set your own goal and stand up reminders to reduce sedentary behaviour - Display your statistics - Automatic switch to favourite positions

About

Solar Glance

Features
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Solar Glance is an iOS Dashboard App for your iPad or iPhone (also available on macOS) that allows you to monitor your Sigenergy Solar and Battery data at a glance. • Connect to your Sigenergy Inverter via Modbus on the local network • Works even when your internet is down (it does not connect to Sigenergy servers) • You choose which readings you want to monitor • Readings are updated every 10s • The last 24 hours are shown on the graphs • Tells you when the grid is down (even without internet) • Tells you the status of your EV Charger • Monitor Inverter and Battery temperatures • Monitor Smart loads (eg Smart Port & Shelly devices) Solar Glance is ideal on an iDevice permanently attached to a wall. Perfect for an old device you have lying around, so long as it runs on iOS 18 or later. Note - You need to have a Sigenergy SigenStor Solar System to use Solar Glance. Solar Glance is not affiliated with Sigenergy. Modbus must be enabled on your inverter. You can enable Modbus in the mySigen App, Settings, System Settings, Modbus TCP Server Settings. Alternatively, ask your installer or Sigenergy to enable Modbus. If you have an AC EV charger, get them to set the inverter device ID to 2 as the AC EV charger will default to 1. The 24 hours graphs requires Solar Glance to be running to collect the data from your solar system for the 24 hours. If you have another device, or a Mac, continually running Solar Glance, then the 24 graphs will update from your other devices using iCloud. A wall mounted iPad, or running Solar Glance in the background on a Mac, is perfect for this. For configuration, just enter the IP address of your Sigenergy inverter, and click Test to discover the Modbus IDs. Get the IP address from the mySigen App, Settings, System Settings, Connectivity, Device, SigenStor, Ethernet or Wifi, IP Address. Make the IP Address Fixed/Static on your home router so it does not change when your inverter reconnects to your router. To add readings, such as any smart loads you have connected, just tap a graph to show the "+" button, and click, then choose the reading you want to add. Tap a reading to add or remove that reading from the graphs. Long tap a reading to edit it (colour and text), to move it up or down, or to remove it.

Screenshots

Desky4 screens
Solar Glance4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Desky at Free against Solar Glance's $1.99. Desky also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Desky is free to download; Solar Glance costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Desky versus Solar Glance: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeskySolar Glance
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDesky Pty LtdMark Malone

In-app purchases

None

Desky

No in-app purchases

None

Solar Glance

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Desky free?
Desky is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solar Glance free?
Solar Glance costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Desky or Solar Glance have ads?
Neither Desky nor Solar Glance shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Desky or Solar Glance?
Desky ships an update every 2 months, and Solar Glance every 2 months. Most recently, Desky was updated on October 15, 2026 and Solar Glance on October 30, 2026.

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