ShinePhone vs Solplanet
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.
Solplanet
Easily set up, commission, and monitor your Solplanet inverters with this new generation application. Stay informed about your system's performance and manage its operations efficiently.
- Inverter setup
- Commissioning tools
- Performance monitoring
- System management
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Introducing our new generation Solplanet app which allows you to set-up, commission and monitor your Solplanet inverters
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solplanet at 3.5 against ShinePhone's 2.4. Solplanet also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 18%). ShinePhone's advantage is ratings volume (167 vs 4) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
Solplanet holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ShinePhone has 167 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of ShinePhone's written reviews are positive against 43% of Solplanet's.
ShinePhone ships an update weekly, Solplanet every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | ShinePhone | Solplanet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (167 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| 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 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 190 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd | AISWEI Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
ShinePhone
Solplanet
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
Solplanet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ShinePhone
No in-app purchases
Solplanet
No in-app purchases
