Comparison

Check My Solar vs Crown Micro Lite

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

Head to head
About

Check My Solar

Features
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Monitor your Fox ESS solar system with real-time insights, smart notifications, Home Screen widgets, and comprehensive analytics. Check My Solar is the companion app for Fox ESS owners who want a clear, modern dashboard: solar production, battery, home consumption, and grid import/export in one place-on your iPhone, and now on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Home Screen widgets & Live Activity β€’ Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island: today’s generation, forecast context, live home power, battery level-or export and earnings when the battery is full. β€’ Widgets for today’s solar, load, grid, export, battery, money, live status, month/year summaries, day curves for solar and load, forecast, forecast vs actual, net grid, peak hour, and more-mix and match the tiles that matter to you. β€’ Many advanced widgets are included with Check My Solar Pro; core today views remain accessible so everyone can get value from the Home Screen. Real-time monitoring β€’ Live power and energy totals, with updates driven by Fox Cloud (typically every 2–5 minutes for live readings-see in-app help for detail). β€’ Battery charge/discharge and state of charge. β€’ House consumption and grid import/export. β€’ Environmental context and inverter work mode awareness. β€’ Support for multiple devices across linked Fox Cloud accounts. Analytics & insights β€’ History across day, week, month, and year with interactive charts for generation, consumption, and flow. β€’ Self-sufficiency and self-consumption insights where data is available. β€’ Peak generation and operational signals to understand performance. β€’ Flexible date ranges for deeper analysis. Notifications β€’ Alerts when inverter work mode changes. β€’ Daily, weekly, and monthly generation summaries via push. β€’ Configurable preferences and delivery windows. β€’ Email option for summaries where enabled. Financial tracking β€’ Configure energy rates for import, export, and standing charges. β€’ See costs, credits, and net position over time. β€’ Financial context in notifications where rates are set. Solar forecasting β€’ Generation forecasts with setup for system capacity, tilt, and orientation. β€’ Tomorrow’s outlook and peak timing; sunrise/sunset style planning aids. Energy flow β€’ Interactive diagram of power between solar, battery, home, and grid with motion that reflects live status. β€’ Tap through for more detail on each part of the system. Built for privacy & reliability β€’ AES-256-GCM encryption for stored API key material on the server. β€’ Sensible caching for speed and offline resilience. β€’ Designed so your energy data stays yours. Great for β€’ Fox ESS owners who want depth without clutter. β€’ Households optimizing self-consumption and bills. β€’ Anyone who checks their system multiple times a day-now from the Home Screen. Start monitoring today and keep your energy story in view-on the web dashboard and on your iPhone. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Crown Micro Lite

Features
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Crown Monitor Lite by Crown Micro (PVT) Ltd is a powerful mobile monitoring application designed to help users easily monitor and manage their Crown Micro Off-Grid and Hybrid Solar Inverters. With real-time monitoring, intelligent data insights, and remote access, Crown Monitor Lite transforms your solar inverter into a smart solar management system.

Screenshots

Check My Solar4 screens
Crown Micro Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Crown Micro Lite at none against Check My Solar's 7. Crown Micro Lite also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Check My Solar sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Crown Micro Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Check My Solar versus Crown Micro Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck My SolarCrown Micro Lite
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.613.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size36 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack PearceAsif Jamil

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Check My Solar

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Check My Solar Pro$4.991 Year
One-time6
  • Tiny Tip$0.99
  • Small thanks$2.99
  • Check My Solar Pro$5.99
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  • Medium Tip$5.99
  • Large Tip$7.99
  • Massive Tip$19.99
None

Crown Micro Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Check My Solar free?
Check My Solar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crown Micro Lite free?
Crown Micro Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Check My Solar or Crown Micro Lite have ads?
Neither Check My Solar nor Crown Micro Lite shows ads.

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