ShinePhone vs Solplanet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShinePhone
Monitor your green energy systems with real-time tracking of power generation, consumption, and storage. Manage devices, access dynamic electricity prices, and utilize AI-powered optimization for smarter energy usage and increased earnings.
- Real-time energy generation tracking
- Power consumption monitoring
- Energy storage status visibility
- One-click device access
- AI-powered energy optimization
- Dynamic electricity price access
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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. Track performance and manage your solar energy system 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 (171 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 171 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 every 8 days, Solplanet every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShinePhone | Solplanet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (171 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 11 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 | 191 MB | 121 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
