Hailei Smart Energy vs YellowGrid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hailei Smart Energy
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Support Inverter communication to complete equipment debugging, parameter setting, log export, software upgrades and other near-end maintenance functions. 1. Applicable to household installers/dealers Multi-dimensional monitoring data from power plant/equipment/alarms/operation and maintenance/construction. 2. Provide multi-dimensional monitoring data to highlight inverter alarms and monitor the whole life cycle of the power plant. 3. the power station details page provides users with power station overview, equipment list, and current alarms in three dimensions for power station data display. 4. Parameter settings are divided into remote (cloud connection) + local (local connection), adapted to the customer's networked/networkless multi-service scenarios. 5. EMS photovoltaic and storage management background, all household distributed photovoltaic power stations and storage power stations deployed by the brand can be centrally accessed to the data and obtain the latest operating status.
YellowGrid
Monitor your solar energy production and consumption in real time. Track your earnings from selling surplus energy to the grid and manage your battery reserves. Connect your solar system to a network for trading and receive monthly proceeds.
- Real-time energy production and consumption monitoring
- Surplus energy tracking to the grid
- Earnings and monthly payment tracking
- Battery capacity reservation
- Connect solar systems for energy trading
- Assistance with solar installation
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Your solar energy. Your earnings. In one app. YellowGrid helps you see what your solar system produces, understand how you use energy and track what you earn from selling your surplus. With the YellowGrid app, you can: - Monitor your energy production and consumption in real time. - See how much surplus energy you send to the grid. - Track your earnings and monthly payments. - Choose how much battery capacity to reserve for your own use. We put your surplus energy to work. YellowGrid connects solar systems across Romania and trades their combined surplus on the energy market. We handle the trading, and you receive your share of the proceeds each month. Already have solar panels? Connect your compatible system to our network with YellowBox. Planning your first installation? We help with the equipment, installation and connection. Get more from your solar energy with YellowGrid.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: YellowGrid at fortnightly against Hailei Smart Energy's every 23 months. Hailei Smart Energy's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hailei Smart Energy ships an update every 23 months, YellowGrid fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hailei Smart Energy | YellowGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 167 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shen Zhen Hailei New Energy Co., Ltd | YellowGrid |
In-app purchases
Hailei Smart Energy
No in-app purchases
YellowGrid
No in-app purchases









