DrCam vs Smart Solar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DrCam
This utility app allows users to connect and manage network cameras. It serves as a terminal for security monitoring, providing a centralized platform for camera control.
- Connect network cameras
- Manage network cameras
- Security monitoring
- Camera terminal
- Centralized control
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DrCam network camera management terminal to help connect and manage network cameras
Smart Solar
Monitor and manage your solar energy devices with this application. It currently supports specific MPPT chargers and inverters, providing insights into your solar energy system's performance.
- Solar device management
- Energy monitoring
- MPPT Charger support
- Inverter GTIL2-Sun support
- Performance insights
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Smart Solar is an application that helps you manage and monitor solar energy devices. Currently supported devices include: - MPPT Charger Manh Quan - Inverter GTIL2-Sun
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Verdict
DrCam and Smart Solar are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
DrCam ships an update every 3 weeks, Smart Solar every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DrCam | Smart Solar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TANGE TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. | Anh Tuan Nguyen |
Customer experience
DrCam
Smart Solar
In-app purchases
DrCam
No in-app purchases
Smart Solar
No in-app purchases
