Comparison

Anker SOLIX Professional vs LANtern

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

Head to head
About

Anker SOLIX Professional

This application is exclusively for professional installers and requires a pre-registered account for access. It facilitates easy connection, operation, and maintenance of energy storage systems, offering a streamlined commissioning process and intelligent management.

Highlights
  • Exclusive professional installer access
  • Streamlined commissioning process
  • Efficient energy storage system management
  • Real-time device status monitoring
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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This app is only available to professional installers and requires a pre-registered account to log in.The Anker SOLIX Professional app is designed for installers to easily connect to, operate, and maintain Anker SOLIX energy storage systems. The app provides a streamlined commissioning process and a user-friendly interface for efficient and intelligent management. 1. Efficient Commissioning Quickly commission energy storage systems to ensure devices are optimally operating as soon as possible. 2. Monitor Device Status Access real-time device statuses for ongoing maintenance and performance tracking.

About

LANtern

Features
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Ever wondered what's actually on your Wi-Fi? LANtern lights it up. Tap Scan and LANtern finds the devices on your network: phones, Macs, TVs, speakers, cameras, smart plugs, and that Raspberry Pi in the closet. For each one it tells you what it is, its address and name, and how it knows. THREE WAYS TO LOOK • Lantern in the Dark: a lantern sweeps a candlelit room and each device flickers to life • Living Mesh: everything branches out from your router • List: search, sort and browse by kind, with a map of every address KNOW WHAT'S WHAT • Names devices by kind, model and maker, using Bonjour, your router's names, open ports, web pages and SSH banners • "How LANtern Knows" shows the evidence behind every guess • Open web dashboards, Pi-hole and Plex in one tap, or copy an SSH command • Remembers each network, keeps the names you give devices, and points out newcomers NO ACCOUNT NEEDED LANtern only looks at your local network. Open it, tap Scan, done. GREAT ON IPAD Keep the scene, the list and a device's details side by side. SCAN FREE, UNLOCK ONCE Scanning and the scenes are free. A one-time purchase reveals every address, hostname and service, and adds accent themes and alternate app icons. No subscription. Good to know: iOS doesn't let apps read other devices' hardware (MAC) addresses, so LANtern shows one only when a device or your router announces it.

Screenshots

Anker SOLIX Professional4 screens
LANtern4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Anker SOLIX Professional at none against LANtern's 1. Anker SOLIX Professional also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. LANtern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Anker SOLIX Professional asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Anker SOLIX Professional versus LANtern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnker SOLIX ProfessionalLANtern
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size222 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPower Mobile Life LLCFernando Bunn

In-app purchases

None

Anker SOLIX Professional

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LANtern

One-time1
  • Unlock LANtern$5.99

Questions

Is Anker SOLIX Professional free?
Anker SOLIX Professional is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LANtern free?
LANtern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Anker SOLIX Professional or LANtern have ads?
Neither Anker SOLIX Professional nor LANtern shows ads.

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