Comparison

MARSTEK vs Storium

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

Head to head
About

MARSTEK

Monitor your solar energy system in real-time. Optimize for energy independence, outage protection, or savings by setting your preferences. Control your system remotely and receive instant alerts.

Highlights
  • Real-time solar energy monitoring
  • Customizable optimization settings
  • Remote system control
  • Instant alerts
  • Energy independence focus
  • Outage protection settings
  • Savings optimization
Features
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With the Marstek app, you can monitor solar energy in real-time. Set your preferences to optimize for energy independence, outage protection, or savings. Control your system from anywhere with remote access and instant alerts.

About

Storium

Features
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Everything you read, play and watch. One beautiful library. Storium brings your books, games, films, series and bookmarks together in a single app. No more scattered lists, half-forgotten recommendations or wondering which season you were on. Just your collection, always with you. ADD IN SECONDS Search the online catalogues and Storium fills in the rest: cover, description, release date, artwork and more. Prefer to do it yourself? Import an EPUB or enter the details by hand. NEVER MISS A THING New & Upcoming shows the new seasons of series you follow and the films on your watchlist that are out or on their way. Pick your streaming services and see right away where to watch. ALWAYS KNOW WHAT'S NEXT Build a queue for what you want to read, play or watch next. Track your page, your seasons and your progress, and pick up exactly where you left off. ORGANISED YOUR WAY Tags, favourites, platforms, formats and personal notes. Filter and sort in a tap, switch between list and grid, and put the collections and tags you care about most on your Home screen. SEE HOW FAR YOU'VE COME Statistics and goals show what you've finished this year and keep you motivated to reach the next one. MORE THAN A LIST • Listen to your audiobooks right inside the app • Save links from any app with the share sheet • Keep your current read on your Home Screen with the widget • Find any item through Spotlight YOURS, ON EVERY DEVICE Your library syncs securely through iCloud to all your devices. Export a full backup whenever you like. No account to create. Download Storium and give your stories the home they deserve.

Screenshots

MARSTEK4 screens
Storium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MARSTEK at none against Storium's 1. MARSTEK also leads on iOS requirement (15.5 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Storium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MARSTEK asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MARSTEK ships an update every 2 weeks, Storium fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MARSTEK versus Storium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMARSTEKStorium
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size212 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHamedata Technology Co., LimitedMontanja

In-app purchases

None

MARSTEK

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Storium

One-time1
  • Storium Unlimited$3.99

Questions

Is MARSTEK free?
MARSTEK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Storium free?
Storium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MARSTEK or Storium have ads?
Neither MARSTEK nor Storium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MARSTEK or Storium?
MARSTEK ships an update every 2 weeks, and Storium fortnightly. Most recently, MARSTEK was updated on October 27, 2026 and Storium on October 25, 2026.

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