Simple Solar vs OctopusSwift

Simple Solar is the fastest, simplest way to control your SunSynk inverter. Make changes in seconds, not minutes — no clutter, no confusing menus, just clear control. Edit battery schedules instantly with a powerful visual editor, or use quick toggles to override charging, discharging, and grid export on the fly. Monitor your solar generation, battery status, and home energy consumption in real time from one clean, reliable dashboard. Core Features: • Edit battery schedules in seconds with an intuitive visual editor • Instant on/off toggles for battery charge, discharge, and export • Real-time energy flow visualisation • Daily, weekly, and monthly energy statistics • Support for multiple plants and parallel inverters Simple Solar Pro unlocks advanced automation: • Smart Tariff Integration – Automatically charge during cheap Octopus Intelligent Go slots • Custom Schedules – Fine-grained time-based rules for grid and battery control • Push Notifications – Alerts for low battery, high load, and system events • Monthly Reports – Detailed energy summaries exportable as PDF • Ad-free experience • Smart Tariff Automation – Supports Octopus Intelligent Go, Cosy, Flux and Go, plus E.ON Next, EDF GoElectric, British Gas, ScottishPower, Good Energy and fully custom tariffs. Automatically charge your battery during the cheapest slots, including extra cheap “bump” slots your provider signals through the day, and sell stored energy back during peak export periods or before your guaranteed cheap period starts. • Solar-Aware Charging – Only tops up from the grid by as much as your predicted solar won’t cover, helping you avoid over-buying energy. • Custom Schedules – Fine-grained time-of-use rules for grid and battery control. • Push Notifications – Alerts for low battery, high load and system events. • Monthly Reports – Detailed energy summaries exportable as PDF. • Ad-free experience. Terms of Use: https://minutiamobile.com/marketing/simpleSolar/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://minutiamobile.com/marketing/simpleSolar/privacy.html

OctopusSwift is the essential companion app for Octopus Energy users in the UK. With a clean, intuitive interface, you can monitor your household’s electricity usage live and track how much it’s costing you in real-time. Key Features: - Live Demand Monitoring: View current energy usage in watts, with live cost estimates. - Dynamic Pricing: See the current and upcoming half-hourly unit rates pulled directly from Octopus Energy, including the cheapest and most expensive times to use energy. - Future Rate Forecast: Plan your energy use around rate changes with a graph of upcoming prices. - Cheapest & Peak Rate: Easily identify the best and worst times to use power each day. Perfect for users on Agile or Tracker tariffs who want to maximise savings and minimise environmental impact. Built with Swift for speed and reliability, OctopusSwift puts the power of your energy data in your hands—literally.