Comparison

Check My Solar vs iVamp

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 • 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. • 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. • 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 • 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). • Battery charge/discharge and state of charge. • House consumption and grid import/export. • Environmental context and inverter work mode awareness. • Support for multiple devices across linked Fox Cloud accounts. Analytics & insights • History across day, week, month, and year with interactive charts for generation, consumption, and flow. • Self-sufficiency and self-consumption insights where data is available. • Peak generation and operational signals to understand performance. • Flexible date ranges for deeper analysis. Notifications • Alerts when inverter work mode changes. • Daily, weekly, and monthly generation summaries via push. • Configurable preferences and delivery windows. • Email option for summaries where enabled. Financial tracking • Configure energy rates for import, export, and standing charges. • See costs, credits, and net position over time. • Financial context in notifications where rates are set. Solar forecasting • Generation forecasts with setup for system capacity, tilt, and orientation. • Tomorrow’s outlook and peak timing; sunrise/sunset style planning aids. Energy flow • Interactive diagram of power between solar, battery, home, and grid with motion that reflects live status. • Tap through for more detail on each part of the system. Built for privacy & reliability • AES-256-GCM encryption for stored API key material on the server. • Sensible caching for speed and offline resilience. • Designed so your energy data stays yours. Great for • Fox ESS owners who want depth without clutter. • Households optimizing self-consumption and bills. • 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/

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iVamp

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iVamp is an independent energy dashboard that turns your compatible smart‑energy hardware into a clear, real‑time picture of how you use power — at home or across a business. Connect your devices over your local network and watch consumption, load, and live readings on customizable gauges and dashboards. Build the view that matters to you, then track it over time to spot trends, cut waste, and understand your costs. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Visualize power in real time — live gauges and readings for each connected device. • Build your own dashboards — arrange gauges, meters, and tiles to match your setup with the drag‑and‑drop dashboard builder. • Review history — see usage and trends over time to make informed decisions. • Manage multiple devices — monitor and control compatible smart‑energy hardware from one place. • Understand costs — apply your electricity tariff to translate usage into money. • Set up quickly — scan your network to find new devices and get them running in minutes. • Works across your devices — a consistent experience on iPhone, iPad & Mac. BUILT FOR HOME AND BUSINESS Whether you're keeping an eye on a single circuit at home or monitoring energy across a business, iVamp scales to what you need — from one gauge to a full multi‑device dashboard. INDEPENDENT AND PRIVACY‑MINDED iVamp talks to your hardware over its own local network interface, so your energy data stays yours. It's an independent app, not affiliated with or endorsed by any hardware manufacturer. Download iVamp and start seeing your energy clearly.

Screenshots

Check My Solar4 screens
iVamp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Check My Solar at weekly against iVamp's monthly. iVamp's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Check My Solar sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year and iVamp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Check My Solar ships an update weekly, iVamp monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Check My Solar versus iVamp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCheck My SolariVamp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJack PearceBen Cox

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Check My Solar

Subscriptions1
  • Yearly Check My Solar Pro$5.991 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
1 purchases

iVamp

One-time1
  • iVampPro$14.99

Questions

Is Check My Solar free?
Check My Solar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iVamp free?
iVamp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Check My Solar or iVamp have ads?
Neither Check My Solar nor iVamp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Check My Solar or iVamp?
Check My Solar ships an update weekly, and iVamp monthly. Most recently, Check My Solar was updated on October 30, 2026 and iVamp on October 31, 2026.

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