ShinePhone vs S
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShinePhone
This app provides a comprehensive platform for end-users to manage their green energy systems. It offers real-time energy monitoring, device management, and AI-powered smart control to optimize power usage and energy earnings.
- Real-time energy monitoring
- Device management
- AI smart control
- Dynamic electricity prices
- Optimized charging/discharging strategies
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ShinePhone is an energy monitoring platform exclusively built for end users, serving as your one-stop smart hub for managing green energy systems. Energy Monitoring: Real-time tracking of power generation, consumption and energy storage status, with clear visibility of battery level, device operation, load power and grid interaction. Device Management: Support one-click device access and multi-device monitoring, with versatile and personalized energy management plan settings available. AI Smart Control: Access dynamic electricity prices across multiple platforms. AI-powered intelligent analysis optimizes charging and discharging strategies for more rational power usage and improved overall energy earnings.
S
Monitor your distributed PV power plant's performance with real-time data. View energy generation, module-level details, and receive alarm notifications to ensure optimal operation and expected yield.
- Module-level monitoring
- Real-time data display
- Energy generation tracking (daily, monthly, annual, total)
- Alarm information display
- Operation monitoring
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S-miles Enduser is a mobile application developed by Hoymiles especially for owners of distributed PV power plants, which can absorb the operating data of PV power plants from S-miles Cloud. There are more functions, such as module-level monitoring, real-time data display for both plant-level & module-level as well as daily, monthly, annual, and total energy display. Furthermore, you can easily see the alarm information with the equipment, which could assist the owner in monitoring the operation of the PV power plant, ensuring normal operation of the power plant and obtaining of the expected yield.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: S at 4.2 against ShinePhone's 2.4. S also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 18%). ShinePhone's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
S holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 170 and 91 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of ShinePhone's written reviews are positive against 37% of S's.
ShinePhone ships an update weekly, S monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | ShinePhone | S |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (170 ratings) | 4.2 (91 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | 37.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 170 — better | 91 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 224 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd | Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc. |
Customer experience
ShinePhone
S
Bugs and requests
ShinePhone
Reported bugs
5 issues- App freezes when changing dates
- Incorrect power consumption data
- Datalogger connection problems
- Inconsistent color coding in graphs
- App loses data after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve graph readability
- Allow more customization of settings
- Provide real-time data updates
- Integrate with home automation systems
S
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShinePhone
No in-app purchases
S
No in-app purchases
