Comparison

MAP Energy vs Zap Panels

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

Head to head
About

MAP Energy

Monitor and manage your home battery energy storage. View real-time energy flow, analyze historical data, and automate backup and export strategies for compatible battery systems.

Highlights
  • Live energy flow monitoring
  • Historical performance tracking
  • Automated backup reserve control
  • Intelligent export behavior automation
  • Support for Tesla Powerwall
  • Support for Hanchu batteries
Features
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MapEnergy helps you monitor and control your energy usage, supporting both Tesla Powerwall and Hanchu batteries. View live energy flow, track historical performance, and automate your backup reserve and export behaviour using intelligent automation tools. Terms of Use : - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Zap Panels

Features
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Zap Panels gives your Tesla Powerwall a simple, stylish, dedicated in-home display. A real-time dashboard showing exactly what your home energy system is doing right now. Ideal for wall or desk mounted displays. Monitor live power readings across solar generation, home consumption, battery charge and grid import/export. The home consumption breakdown shows exactly where your energy is coming from at any moment. Daily kWh totals, tariff cost tracking and a personalised solar generation forecast give you the full picture of your energy use. Octopus Agile customers can view live half-hourly import rates directly on the dashboard, updated automatically throughout the day. Intelligent Octopus Go users can view current tariff status, peak/off-peak and upcoming dispatch slots. Features • Live solar, home, battery and grid power readings • Home consumption breakdown by source: solar, battery and grid • Octopus Agile half-hourly import rates • Intelligent Octopus Go slots and rates • Daily kWh totals for all energy flows • Tariff cost tracking: import costs, export earnings and net daily spend • Solar generation forecast, auto-calibrated to your real system over time • Weather forecast • Full screen and landscape view for a dedicated energy display • Dark mode and light mode • Panel drag-to-reorder • Configurable poll speed, font size and display settings • Keep screen on mode for always-on display • Screen dimming scheduler • In-day charts • Historical charts with comparison tool • Data export • 14-day free trial, no subscription, one-time purchase to unlock premium features Not affiliated with or endorsed by Tesla, Inc. or Octopus Energy Ltd. Requires a Tesla Energy account.

Screenshots

MAP Energy4 screens
Zap Panels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MAP Energy at every 9 days against Zap Panels's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. MAP Energy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Zap Panels sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MAP Energy ships an update every 9 days, Zap Panels every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MAP Energy versus Zap Panels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMAP EnergyZap Panels
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAptica LimitedWilliam Lee

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MAP Energy

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly14 Days trial$39.991 Year
1 purchases

Zap Panels

One-time1
  • Zap Panels Premium$4.99

Questions

Is MAP Energy free?
MAP Energy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zap Panels free?
Zap Panels is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MAP Energy or Zap Panels have ads?
Neither MAP Energy nor Zap Panels shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MAP Energy or Zap Panels?
MAP Energy ships an update every 9 days, and Zap Panels every 3 weeks. Most recently, MAP Energy was updated on November 9, 2026 and Zap Panels on November 5, 2026.

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