SimplySolar vs ChargePro 2.0
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimplySolar
This app helps users manually align solar panels and solar thermal heaters to maximize energy output. It offers a cost-effective solution for increasing solar energy viability, especially in developing regions, by replacing expensive tracking systems with a smart algorithm and simple tools. The app aims to improve lifestyles and create sustainable communities.
- 30-40% energy gain
- Works with solar panels and thermal heaters
- Increases ROI
- Offline functionality
- Works on cheap smartphones
- Compass for True North alignment
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SimplySolar is a solar panel alignment app designed to increase the viability of solar energy and positively change the lifestyles of people in developing countries. As of right now it is more economically viable to buy more solar panels than buy a solar tracking system that automatically aligns solar panel/solar thermal heaters. SimplySolar replaces expensive alignment tools and solar tracking systems with a clever algorithm and a few tools to aid in manually adjusting a solar panel to increase the amount of energy output by up to 30%, helping create sustainable communities with a higher standard of living. Features & Benefits -30-40% energy gain -Works with both solar panels and solar thermal heaters -Increases the ROI of solar panels/solar heaters -Built to work in remote areas - No internet connection required -Prevents lost energy -With copper oxide solar panels - more solar panels available at lower price -Simple to use -Works on both large and small panels -Works on extremely cheap smartphones -Can work on makeshift solar panels, the phone accurately calculates the angles, doesn't rely on angle markings -Compass to align the solar panel with True North
ChargePro 2.0
Remotely monitor and control solar DC charge systems. View real-time PV, battery, and load status, access historical data, and adjust charge controller parameters like battery type and load modes.
- Remote operation and monitoring
- PV, battery, and DC load status display
- Historical data viewing
- Parameter settings for charge controllers
- Device information display
- Bluetooth connection management
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ChargePro 2.0 is designed for remote operation & monitoring on solar charge controller in any solar DC charge systems. This APP is used as a remote display and operation panel for the relevant solar charge controller (an external or inbuilt BT module is required for usage). By operation on this APP, you can check the status of PV, battery, DC load for the solar DC charge system with charge controller. We have 3 main pages of operations in this APP. The first page is for displaying the status of the system, the 2nd page is for displaying the historical data, the last page is for displaying the parameters for settings, and we also have 2 slide menus for displaying the device information and BT connection. Except for showing the present system information, we also can set the parameters for the charge controllers in the parameter setting pages, like for battery type, battery charge & discharge voltages, load mode settings and etc. For more information, please contact the solar charge controller providers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SimplySolar at 80% against ChargePro 2.0's 0%. ChargePro 2.0's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
SimplySolar ships an update every 13 months, ChargePro 2.0 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimplySolar | ChargePro 2.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.2 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Matt Privman | HNE |
Customer experience
SimplySolar
ChargePro 2.0
In-app purchases
SimplySolar
No in-app purchases
ChargePro 2.0
No in-app purchases









