Comparison

Solar PV Forecast & Alerts vs Open Frame

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

Head to head
About

Solar PV Forecast & Alerts

This app predicts your household solar panel's energy production by integrating weather forecasts and your system's configuration. It offers hourly production charts, optimization tips for running appliances, and alerts for peak production times. Seamlessly control smart home devices to align with solar output for efficient energy usage.

Highlights
  • Predicts household solar panel energy production
  • Integrates weather forecasts and panel configuration
  • Hourly production charts
  • Smart home device integration (SmartThings, Matter, Tuya)
  • Guidance on optimal appliance usage times
  • Peak production time insights
  • Daily production estimates and peak alerts
Features
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Solar Estimator: Your Personal Energy Manager! Harness the power of the sun like never before with our cutting-edge mobile application designed to predict the power production of your household photovoltaic (PV) installation. With the integration of weather forecasts and your panel's unique configuration, we provide you with the most accurate Solar Forecast available. Control your smart devices seamlessly with integration to popular apps like Samsung SmartThings, Smart Life, Matter, Tuya Smart and many more. Align your smart home gadgets with solar production for a harmonious and efficient energy usage. Automate your home and let your devices work in sync with your solar power production. Stay Ahead with Hourly Charts: Dive into our user-friendly interface showcasing an hourly chart that estimates your power production for the upcoming day. Never be in the dark about your solar energy potential. Solar Energy Optimization at Your Fingertips: Our app doesn't just stop at predictions. We guide you on when to boost your power consumption. Thinking of running the dishwasher, boiler, or washing machine? We'll let you know the best time! Six-Step Solar Efficiency Scale: Compare your energy production with our unique 6-step scale that measures how your current production stacks up against the average daily output. Always know how you're performing. Peak Production Insights: Our PV Production Forecast feature calculates the prime time during the day when your energy production hits its zenith. Maximize your solar gains with this invaluable insight. Stay Notified, Stay Efficient: Enable notifications and receive daily updates on tomorrow's power production estimates. Plus, get real-time alerts the moment your power production is at its peak, ensuring Solar Efficient Usage. It's like having a personal energy assistant in your pocket! Join the Green Revolution: With our app, you're not just optimizing your energy; you're contributing to a sustainable future. Make the most of your solar panels and transform the way you utilize energy. Download now and embark on a journey of energy efficiency, optimization, and sustainability. Become a part of the future with Solar Estimator: Your Ultimate Solar Forecast and Energy Manager. Enjoy Terms and conditions: https://mysticmobileapps.com/legal/terms/solarforecast Privacy policy: https://mysticmobileapps.com/legal/privacy/solarforecast

About

Open Frame

Transform your TV into a personal art display. This app sends your photos directly to compatible TVs over your local Wi-Fi, ensuring privacy. Customize the display with various matte styles and colors.

Highlights
  • Send photos from iPhone to TV
  • Automatic cropping and resizing for 4K
  • Customizable matte styles and colors
  • Photo preview before sending
  • Rotate and adjust photos
  • Browse and manage sent images
  • Supports HEIC, JPEG, PNG
Features
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Turn your TV into a personal art gallery. Open Frame is an independent app that sends your own photos to your TV's art gallery over your home Wi-Fi — no cloud account, and nothing ever leaving your local network. If you have an art-mode TV on your wall and you've been looking for a simple, private way to get your personal photos onto it, this is for you. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Send photos from your iPhone straight to a compatible TV on your Wi-Fi • Crop and resize automatically to match the TV's 4K display • Choose from your TV's built-in matte styles and colors (modern, shadowbox, flexible, panoramic, triptych, and more) • Preview how your photo will look with each matte before you send it • Rotate and adjust portrait or landscape photos for the best fit • Browse and manage what you've already sent — select or remove images • HEIC, JPEG, and PNG photos all supported (HEIC is converted automatically) WHY PEOPLE USE OPEN FRAME • Private — your photos travel only between your iPhone and your own TV on your local Wi-Fi; they are never sent to any server • No account required — just open the app and connect • No tracking, no analytics — your photo library is your business • Works with the art-mode TV you already own HOW IT WORKS Open Frame scans your home Wi-Fi to find a compatible TV on first launch. From there, pick a photo, pick a matte, and send it to the TV's art gallery. It's that simple. SUPPORTING THE APP Open Frame is free to install and free to use — uploads are never gated or interrupted. A small banner ad appears on a few screens, and a one-time $1.99 purchase removes it forever. Either way, your photos go directly from your iPhone to your own TV; ads are served separately and never see your photos. WORKS WITH • Samsung The Frame TV, 2019 models and newer, with Art Mode switched on • Same Wi-Fi network as your iPhone, and Local Network permission so the app can find the TV Not every art-mode television is supported. If Open Frame cannot reach yours, your television manufacturer's own companion app remains the supported way to transfer images. HAVE FEEDBACK? Open Frame is actively developed. Use the built-in "Report a Bug" option to send suggestions or issues directly to the developer. --- Open Frame is an independent app developed and published by Raylytics. Samsung, The Frame and Art Mode are trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Open Frame is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or certified by Samsung, and uses these names only to describe compatibility.

Screenshots

Solar PV Forecast & Alerts4 screens
Open Frame4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Open Frame at 100% against Solar PV Forecast & Alerts's 27%. Open Frame also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Solar PV Forecast & Alerts's advantage is ratings volume (38 vs 1). 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. Solar PV Forecast & Alerts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Open Frame asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open Frame holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Solar PV Forecast & Alerts has 38 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Solar PV Forecast & Alerts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open Frame's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Solar PV Forecast & Alerts ships an update every 2 weeks, Open Frame every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Solar PV Forecast & Alerts versus Open Frame: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolar PV Forecast & AlertsOpen Frame
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (38 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMYSTIC MOBILE APPS LLCRaylytics

Customer experience

Solar PV Forecast & Alerts

All ratings28 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive27.3%
Neutral13.6%
Negative59.1%

Open Frame

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Solar PV Forecast & Alerts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Solar PV Forecast+$0.991 Month
  • Annual Solar PV Forecast+$8.991 Year
None

Open Frame

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solar PV Forecast & Alerts free?
Solar PV Forecast & Alerts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Frame free?
Open Frame is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solar PV Forecast & Alerts or Open Frame?
Open Frame is rated higher. Solar PV Forecast & Alerts averages 3.9 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Open Frame averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Solar PV Forecast & Alerts or Open Frame have ads?
Both Solar PV Forecast & Alerts and Open Frame show ads.
Which is updated more often, Solar PV Forecast & Alerts or Open Frame?
Solar PV Forecast & Alerts ships an update every 2 weeks, and Open Frame every 3 weeks. Most recently, Solar PV Forecast & Alerts was updated on October 30, 2026 and Open Frame on October 28, 2026.

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