Comparison

Solartelligent vs LANtern

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

Head to head
About

Solartelligent

Plan and simulate solar energy systems with advanced tools for homeowners and professionals. Analyze solar potential, predict output and savings, and visualize installations using augmented reality. Generate detailed project reports for confident decision-making.

Highlights
  • Global location solar potential analysis
  • Augmented Reality (AR) sun path and shade simulation
  • PV energy output and savings prediction
  • Automatic optimal PV module placement
  • Detailed project report generation
  • Inclinometer tool for module alignment
  • iCloud project synchronization
Features
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Discover Solartelligent: The Ultimate Solar Planning Tool. Whether you’re a curious homeowner or a solar expert, Solartelligent makes solar energy planning, simulation, and installation simple, precise, and effective. Easy for beginners with integrated step-by-step guidance, and indispensable for professionals with advanced calculations, sun and shadow simulations, output predictions, and powerful utilities. For rooftop systems, ground-mounted panels, balconies, or walls. For Homeowners: • Determine if solar energy is right for your location. • Predict PV energy output and savings. • Save money and evaluate installation offers with confidence. For Professionals: • Plan and manage detailed projects with ease. • Use (AR) tools for real-time shading and sun path analysis. • Amaze clients with professional and innovative insights on-site. Key Features: • Select any location worldwide and analyze its solar potential. • Plan PV projects with integrated utilities for design, shading, and energy optimization. • Use Augmented Reality (AR) to visualize sun paths and mark precise horizon lines on-site. • Simulate energy outputs, shading, and system efficiency for any month or time of day. • Add solar areas for rooftops, ground-mounted panels, balconies, or walls to your projects. • Use automatic, optimal PV module placement on a solar area based on best sunlight conditions. • On flat surfaces, PV Modules can also be tilted or dual-tilted (e.g., east-west) for maximum efficiency. • Adjust row spacing or add additional walkways between module rows or modules. • Manually mark custom shadow objects like nearby houses or trees on the map for precise shadow analysis. • Calculate optimal angles for PV modules based on sunlight and shadows. • Incorporate energy consumption, storage (batteries), and grid data to predict self-consumption and savings. • Generate detailed project reports, including yield, break-even time and lifetime revenue predictions. • Generate accurate sun path and horizon diagrams for any location. • Export results as PDF for easy sharing. • Export horizon data for mountains and shadow objects in projects as a CSV or horizon file. • Measure tilt or align modules to optimal orientation and tilt with the Inclinometer tool. • Sync projects via iCloud to seamlessly share them between iPhone and iPad. • Works anywhere in the world. Solartelligent Business Features: Unlock advanced functionality with a subscription: • Manage multiple projects seamlessly. • Use AR shading horizons to mark exact site conditions quickly and for maximum precision. No need to add shadow objects manually. • Calculate outputs and revenues based on AR inputs. • Add your logo on all reports and exported PDFs. With Solartelligent, you can plan, optimize, and install solar energy systems confidently and efficiently. Solar energy for everyone. For our future. Let’s start! Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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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

Solartelligent4 screens
LANtern4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LANtern at Free against Solartelligent's $12.99. Solartelligent's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On 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

LANtern is free to download; Solartelligent costs $12.99 up front. Solartelligent sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and LANtern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Solartelligent versus LANtern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolartelligentLANtern
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThomas ModerFernando Bunn

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Solartelligent

Subscriptions2
  • Business Subscription, Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Business Subscription, Yearly$89.991 Year
1 purchases

LANtern

One-time1
  • Unlock LANtern$5.99

Questions

Is Solartelligent free?
Solartelligent costs $12.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is LANtern free?
LANtern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Solartelligent or LANtern have ads?
Neither Solartelligent nor LANtern shows ads.

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