Comparison

SimplySolar vs ChargePro 2.0

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 30-40% energy gain
  • Works with solar panels and thermal heaters
  • Increases ROI
  • Offline functionality
  • Works on cheap smartphones
  • Compass for True North alignment
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

SimplySolar4 screens
ChargePro 2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SimplySolar versus ChargePro 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplySolarChargePro 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.2 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better10.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMatt PrivmanHNE

Customer experience

SimplySolar

All ratings436 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

ChargePro 2.0

All ratings25 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative64.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral9.1%
Negative90.9%

In-app purchases

None

SimplySolar

No in-app purchases

None

ChargePro 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimplySolar free?
SimplySolar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChargePro 2.0 free?
ChargePro 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, SimplySolar or ChargePro 2.0?
SimplySolar ships an update every 13 months, and ChargePro 2.0 every 3 weeks. Most recently, SimplySolar was updated on October 13, 2026 and ChargePro 2.0 on October 20, 2026.

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