Comparison

GoSolr Mobile vs Ridd's Pool Care

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

Head to head
About

GoSolr Mobile

This app provides remote monitoring and instant alerts for your home solar system. It helps you manage energy usage and track savings from reduced electricity bills. Refer friends for credits.

Highlights
  • Remote solar system monitoring
  • Instant energy usage alerts
  • Energy usage management
  • Savings tracking
  • Referral program for credits
Features
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GoSolr partners with the greatest energy source of all, bringing you perpetual power tailored to your needs and budget. As a GoSolr sunscriber you get a top of the range home solar system, without huge expenses and hassle. It really is that easy! The GoSolr app is an easy-to-use digital platform that enables you to stay connected with remote monitoring and instant alerts. Your installation is intelligently designed to control the energy to your home by simply managing your usage and settings. Manage and monitor your savings with GoSolr through reduced electricity bills or refer friends and family as sunscribers for a R1000 credit for every successful referral.

About

Ridd's Pool Care

Features
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Ridd's Pool Care is your complete pool management companion from Ridd's Aqua Centre — Roodepoort and Nelspruit's trusted pool specialists. FOR POOL OWNERS - Track your full service history - Enter water test results and get instant chemistry recommendations - Order chemicals and equipment — delivery or collection - Monitor equipment age and get maintenance alerts - Chat directly with the Ridd's team via WhatsApp FOR TRADE TECHNICIANS - Manage your client pool portfolio - Log signed job cards with photos after every visit - Order chemicals at trade pricing FEATURES - Water chemistry tracking: chlorine, pH, alkalinity, stabiliser, salt, calcium hardness, iron and copper - Auto-matched product recommendations from your test results - Full equipment records: pump, filter, chlorinator, heat pump and solar - Secure OTP email verification - Account deletion built in Free to register. No subscription.

Screenshots

GoSolr Mobile4 screens
Ridd's Pool Care4 screens

Verdict

The call

GoSolr Mobile and Ridd's Pool Care are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoSolr Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, Ridd's Pool Care weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
GoSolr Mobile versus Ridd's Pool Care: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoSolr MobileRidd's Pool Care
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoSolrMervyn Trollip

In-app purchases

None

GoSolr Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Ridd's Pool Care

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GoSolr Mobile free?
GoSolr Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ridd's Pool Care free?
Ridd's Pool Care is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GoSolr Mobile or Ridd's Pool Care have ads?
Neither GoSolr Mobile nor Ridd's Pool Care shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GoSolr Mobile or Ridd's Pool Care?
GoSolr Mobile ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ridd's Pool Care weekly. Most recently, GoSolr Mobile was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ridd's Pool Care on November 10, 2026.

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