Comparison

HoriSol vs Solar Insight

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

Head to head
About

HoriSol

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No hype. Real numbers. HoriSol calculates whether a balcony solar kit actually makes sense at your specific location — using real photo-based shading measurements and conservative assumptions you can actually understand. 6 STEPS TO YOUR YIELD ESTIMATE 1. Location — GPS or address search 2. Panel — power, orientation, tilt, multiple arrays (East/West) 3. Shading — three photos per orientation, real horizon analysis 4. Consumption — household profile with heat pump, EV, hot water 5. Economics — investment cost, electricity price, feed-in tariff 6. Result — annual yield (kWh), payback period, self-consumption rate, CO₂ savings WHY OTHER APPS ARE TOO OPTIMISTIC Vendor calculators use idealized data. HoriSol measures your actual shading from photos, corrects known bias in hourly aggregations, and pulls solar data from the best available source for your location: • PVGIS for Europe and Africa • PVWatts for the USA • NASA POWER as global fallback Results carry a ±10% confidence range — no black box, no magic numbers. NO COMPROMISES • Fully offline — no cloud required, no tracking • No account, no sign-up, no email • All model assumptions openly documented • Country-specific defaults: electricity prices, load profiles, feed-in rates PREMIUM — ONE-TIME, NO SUBSCRIPTION A single purchase unlocks: • 3-page professional PDF report (vs. 1 page free) • Up to 20 saved configurations (vs. 1 free) • Multiple arrays with separate shading analysis • Detailed load profile upload (custom consumption data) WHO IS HORISOL FOR? HoriSol is for renters and homeowners who want an honest answer — not for people already convinced who just want confirmation. If the numbers don't add up, the app will tell you that too.

About

Solar Insight

Features
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Solar Insight is the free energy dashboard that shows your solar power production, electricity consumption, and battery storage — all in one place. Track energy generation, monitor battery charge levels, and watch grid flow in real time. See your electricity usage patterns, power consumption trends, and energy savings at a glance. CONNECT YOUR INVERTER — FREE: Link your solar inverter and see live data straight from your hardware: • SolarEdge monitoring • Enphase monitoring • Fronius monitoring • Huawei FusionSolar monitoring • SMA monitoring • Tesla Solar monitoring Real-time production tracking, fault alerts with push notifications, consumption monitoring, CSV data export, and offline mode with cached data — all included at no cost. NO INVERTER? NO PROBLEM: Solar Insight uses your location to model solar output, forecast production, and track energy patterns for your exact latitude and timezone. Your location is processed on your device only — it is never sent to our servers. EVERYTHING IS FREE — NO SUBSCRIPTION: • Live solar production estimates based on your location • Hourly energy output chart and 7-day solar forecast • Best grid export window recommendations • Tomorrow's solar forecast with weather confidence • Energy flow diagram: solar to home, grid import and export • Battery charge tracking and consumption monitoring • Widget-style glance cards for production, consumption, and grid • Fault alerts with push notifications • CSV export for snapshots and daily history No subscription. No account. No paywall. Just your solar data — free.

Screenshots

HoriSol4 screens
Solar Insight4 screens

Verdict

The call

HoriSol and Solar Insight are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. HoriSol sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Solar Insight sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
HoriSol versus Solar Insight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHoriSolSolar Insight
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMalte SchlüterRehan Jawaid

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HoriSol

One-time1
  • HoriSol Premium (Lifetime)$5.99
1 purchases

Solar Insight

Subscriptions1
  • Solar Pro$29.991 Month

Questions

Is HoriSol free?
HoriSol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Solar Insight free?
Solar Insight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HoriSol or Solar Insight have ads?
Neither HoriSol nor Solar Insight shows ads.

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