Comparison

Check 'em vs Check My Solar

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

Head to head
About

Check 'em

This app notifies you when a particularly interesting or 'awesome' number appears during authentication processes for services like banking or email. You can customize your preferences and collect these special numbers.

Highlights
  • Real-time notifications for special numbers
  • Customizable notification preferences
  • Collect 'awesome' authentication codes
  • Simple and intuitive interface
Features
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If you know, you know. The drudgery of having to newly authenticate with your bank or your email account; and the little spark of joy when you get a number like 780000 or 123451. What if you could see every time a truly awesome number comes up? Check 'em finds the best of the best, and sends you a notification whenever they appear. Customise what you want to see, and tap the notification to add the GET to your collection!

About

Check My Solar

Features
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Monitor your Fox ESS solar system with real-time insights, smart notifications, Home Screen widgets, and comprehensive analytics. Check My Solar is the companion app for Fox ESS owners who want a clear, modern dashboard: solar production, battery, home consumption, and grid import/export in one place-on your iPhone, and now on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Home Screen widgets & Live Activity • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island: today’s generation, forecast context, live home power, battery level-or export and earnings when the battery is full. • Widgets for today’s solar, load, grid, export, battery, money, live status, month/year summaries, day curves for solar and load, forecast, forecast vs actual, net grid, peak hour, and more-mix and match the tiles that matter to you. • Many advanced widgets are included with Check My Solar Pro; core today views remain accessible so everyone can get value from the Home Screen. Real-time monitoring • Live power and energy totals, with updates driven by Fox Cloud (typically every 2–5 minutes for live readings-see in-app help for detail). • Battery charge/discharge and state of charge. • House consumption and grid import/export. • Environmental context and inverter work mode awareness. • Support for multiple devices across linked Fox Cloud accounts. Analytics & insights • History across day, week, month, and year with interactive charts for generation, consumption, and flow. • Self-sufficiency and self-consumption insights where data is available. • Peak generation and operational signals to understand performance. • Flexible date ranges for deeper analysis. Notifications • Alerts when inverter work mode changes. • Daily, weekly, and monthly generation summaries via push. • Configurable preferences and delivery windows. • Email option for summaries where enabled. Financial tracking • Configure energy rates for import, export, and standing charges. • See costs, credits, and net position over time. • Financial context in notifications where rates are set. Solar forecasting • Generation forecasts with setup for system capacity, tilt, and orientation. • Tomorrow’s outlook and peak timing; sunrise/sunset style planning aids. Energy flow • Interactive diagram of power between solar, battery, home, and grid with motion that reflects live status. • Tap through for more detail on each part of the system. Built for privacy & reliability • AES-256-GCM encryption for stored API key material on the server. • Sensible caching for speed and offline resilience. • Designed so your energy data stays yours. Great for • Fox ESS owners who want depth without clutter. • Households optimizing self-consumption and bills. • Anyone who checks their system multiple times a day-now from the Home Screen. Start monitoring today and keep your energy story in view-on the web dashboard and on your iPhone. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Check 'em4 screens
Check My Solar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Check 'em at none against Check My Solar's 7. 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. Check My Solar sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. Check 'em asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Check 'em versus Check My Solar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck 'emCheck My Solar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob BartlettJack Pearce

In-app purchases

None

Check 'em

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Check My Solar

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Check My Solar Pro$5.991 Year
One-time6
  • Tiny Tip$0.99
  • Small thanks$2.99
  • Check My Solar Pro$5.99
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  • Medium Tip$5.99
  • Large Tip$7.99
  • Massive Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Check 'em free?
Check 'em is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Check My Solar free?
Check My Solar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Check 'em or Check My Solar have ads?
Neither Check 'em nor Check My Solar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Check 'em or Check My Solar?
Check 'em ships an update weekly, and Check My Solar weekly. Most recently, Check 'em was updated on October 9, 2026 and Check My Solar on October 30, 2026.

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