Overkill Solar vs myCalpha
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Overkill Solar
This app connects to a solar battery management system to provide detailed monitoring and control. Users can track cell voltage, capacity, current, and manage charging/discharging ports. It also offers advanced configuration options for calibration, balancing, and protection settings.
- Monitor cell voltage and capacity
- Control charging and discharging ports
- Calibrate voltage and current
- Configure balancer and protection values
- Log voltage, current, and power
- Monitor BMS alarms and temperature
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Overkill Solar iOS App allows users to connect with the Overkill Solar Battery Management System (BMS). It can monitor voltage of the cells, total capacity, charging and discharging current, and switch the charging and discharging ports on or off. Features: - change bluetooth advertising name - unlock hardware protected BMS - save or load BMS configurations - calibrate cells voltage and charging or discharging current - log maximum or minimum voltage, current and power - enable and configure the balancer - modify the capacity settings - monitor temperature - monitor BMS alarms - import and export .fig files - set level 2 and 3 advanced protection values
myCalpha
Monitor and remotely control your smart energy devices in real-time. View historical performance data and set custom energy usage strategies for efficiency. Easily share device access with family and manage multiple devices simultaneously.
- Real-time device monitoring
- Remote device control
- Historical energy data analysis
- Custom energy usage strategies
- Device sharing with family
- Multi-device management
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Monitor and control your smart energy devices anytime, anywhere with myCalpha! 1. Monitor and remote control your devices in real-time; 2. View historical data by day, month, and year to better understand its performance, such as energy production and consumption; 3. Set up your own energy usage strategy, making it smarter and more efficient； 4. One tap to share devices among family members; 5. Manage multiple devices simultaneously, conveniently and quickly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Overkill Solar at 4.7 against myCalpha's 4.0. Overkill Solar also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). myCalpha's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). 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.
Overkill Solar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Overkill Solar has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Overkill Solar | myCalpha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Overkill Solar LLC | Calpha Industries Inc. |
Customer experience
Overkill Solar
myCalpha
In-app purchases
Overkill Solar
No in-app purchases
myCalpha
No in-app purchases
