Comparison

PV2Go vs SolarMark

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

Head to head
About

PV2Go

Monitor, analyze, and optimize your solar energy system with real-time data and custom alerts. Get actionable insights to maximize efficiency and track your environmental impact.

Highlights
  • Real-time solar production monitoring
  • Comprehensive analytics and trends
  • Customizable system status alerts
  • Actionable energy optimization tips
  • Environmental impact tracking
  • PVOutput.org integration
Features
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PV2Go: Your Solar Power Companion Effortlessly Manage Your Solar Energy with PVOutput.org Integration! PV2Go connects seamlessly to PVOutput.org, giving you powerful tools to monitor, analyze, and optimize your solar energy system anytime, anywhere. Whether you're a solar enthusiast or a sustainable living advocate, PV2Go simplifies solar energy management like never before. Key Features: Real-Time Data: Monitor live solar production and consumption from PVOutput.org. Comprehensive Analytics: Leverage detailed performance metrics and trends directly from your PVOutput.org data. Custom Alerts: Receive personalized notifications for your system's status and updates. Energy Optimization Tips: Get actionable insights to maximize your solar efficiency. Environmental Impact Tracker: See how your system contributes to reducing carbon emissions. Why PV2Go? Built on the trusted PVOutput.org platform for accurate and reliable data. A sleek, intuitive design for effortless system management. Cloud-based syncing for access on-the-go. Power your solar journey with PV2Go, the ultimate companion for PVOutput.org users.

About

SolarMark

Monitor your solar power generation and battery storage systems locally and privately. Visualize real-time energy flow, get intelligent predictions, and receive protection alerts without relying on cloud services.

Highlights
  • Direct Modbus TCP polling
  • Live power flow dashboard
  • Multi-device infrastructure management
  • Localized weather-based generation predictions
  • On-device analytics ledger
  • Open data export (CSV)
  • Protection alerts (no-generation, performance, thermal)
Features
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Take complete local control of your green energy infrastructure with SolarMark—the ultimate privacy-focused telemetry engine designed explicitly for solar power generation and battery storage systems. Unlike standard cloud platforms that lock your history behind proprietary servers, SolarMark establishes a direct, secure line to your hardware using local Modbus TCP polling. No third-party accounts, no remote data centers, and zero internet tracking dependencies required. REAL-TIME ECOSYSTEM MONITORING • Direct Modbus TCP Polling: Pull telemetry straight from your inverters and battery systems every 5 seconds. • Live Power Flow Dashboard: Instantly visualize generation metrics, grid imports, grid exports, and real-time utility currency valuation flows. • Multi-Device Infrastructure: Seamlessly configure and manage multiple independent inverters and standalone battery installations. INTELLIGENT PREDICTIONS & ANALYTICS • Localized Weather Gating: Synchronize system coordinates with local Open-Meteo irradiance data to generate automated daily generation predictions. • SQLite Analytics Ledger: Securely store lifetime energy metrics, battery state-of-charge curves, performance tracking, and voltage anomalies directly on your device. • Open Data Freedom: Extract energy histories and localized telemetry logs at any time using filtered, uncompressed CSV schema layers. SELF-CALIBRATING PROTECTION ALERTS • No-Generation Alarms: Receive automated system warnings if your hardware fails to initialize or generate power during standard daylight profiles. • Performance Threshold Vetting: SolarMark dynamically maps 30 days of production data to calibrate and alert you if real-time sunlight conversion loops drop below 40% efficiency. • Battery Thermal Shielding: Three independent detection layers monitor and instantly alert you of uncharacteristic voltage shifts or active thermal volatility spikes. FINANCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE • Track absolute localized financial tracking metrics with an integrated multi-currency picker (£ $ € ¥ A$ C$). • Toggle your sustainability output dashboards dynamically between metric tons of CO₂ offset or real-time equivalent trees planted. Keep your home data inside your local network. Secure your infrastructure, maximize your grid efficiency index, and download SolarMark today!

Screenshots

PV2Go4 screens
SolarMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SolarMark at 100% against PV2Go's 0%. SolarMark also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PV2Go versus SolarMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPV2GoSolarMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLuxx GmbHSolarMark Software LLC

Customer experience

PV2Go

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

SolarMark

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

In-app purchases

None

PV2Go

No in-app purchases

None

SolarMark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PV2Go free?
PV2Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SolarMark free?
SolarMark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PV2Go or SolarMark have ads?
Neither PV2Go nor SolarMark shows ads.

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