Comparison

SundialEV vs ampee

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

Head to head
About

SundialEV

This app intelligently directs surplus solar energy to charge your electric vehicle instead of sending it back to the grid. It helps users save money by avoiding high electricity buy-back rates and utilizing cheaper off-peak charging times. The system is designed for a set-and-forget experience, integrating with existing EV and solar hardware.

Highlights
  • Charges EV with surplus solar
  • Avoids grid export for low rates
  • Set charging floor and battery reserve
  • Works with all Tesla models
  • Coordinates with Powerwall
  • Utilizes off-peak charging
Features
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Your rooftop solar is worth far more in your car than sold back to the grid. SundialEV automatically charges your EV from surplus solar instead of exporting it for pennies — set it once and forget it. Under "Net billing" electric plans (like NEM 3.0), utilities pay you a few cents for the solar you export, then charge you full price for the same energy at night. Sundial closes that gap: when your panels make more than your home needs, it sends the surplus to your car instead of the grid, saving most users on their electricity bills. • Set-and-forget — pick a charging floor and a battery reserve once; Sundial does the rest • Works with every Tesla model — and with any EV brand via an OCPP smart wall charger, like the Wallbox Pulsar Plus • Reads your production from Tesla, SolarEdge, Enphase solar systems (+ more now) • Coordinates with your Powerwall — you choose how full it gets before the car charges • Tops up on cheap off-peak power on your schedule, and avoids peak-rate windows when solar isn't available • Need range right now? One tap starts a full-speed charge — solar takes back over when it's done • No new hardware — works with the solar, battery, car, and charger you already own

About

ampee

This app intelligently charges your electric vehicle using your home's solar power. It automatically adjusts charging speed to match surplus solar energy, ensuring your car uses your own sunshine instead of grid power.

Highlights
  • Automatic solar charging
  • Real-time surplus matching
  • Vehicle and solar system integration
  • Departure and boost charging
  • Home battery priority
  • Live dashboard and history
  • In-app assistant
Features
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ampee charges your electric car with your own solar power - automatically. If you have solar panels and an EV, ampee makes sure your car soaks up your surplus sunshine instead of exporting it cheaply to the grid or charging from expensive grid power. It watches your solar production in real time and continuously adjusts your car's charging speed to match the surplus - no manual tweaking, no schedules to babysit. HOW IT WORKS - Connect your vehicle: Tesla, plus Rivian, Polestar, Ford, Volvo, and Lucid - Connect your solar system or energy monitor: Enphase, SolarEdge, Fronius, Solarman, Growatt, Tesla, Sense, or Emporia - Plug in - ampee reads your surplus every 30 seconds and sets the charge rate to use it FEATURES - Solar mode: charge only on excess solar, automatically - Boost, Overnight, and Charge-to-% commands for a quick or full top-up - Departure charging: reach the level you want by the time you leave - Home-battery priority: fill your home battery first, then the car - Charge and battery limits, schedules, and export-limit awareness - Live dashboard of solar, house, car, and available power - Session history and savings: see how much solar you captured - Notifications that explain why charging started, paused, or resumed - "Ask ampee" in-app assistant for instant help ampee is free during beta. Charge on sunshine.

Screenshots

SundialEV4 screens
ampee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: SundialEV at 11 against ampee's 3. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SundialEV against 5.0 for ampee. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SundialEV ships an update every 6 days, ampee every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SundialEV versus ampee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSundialEVampee
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAppAheadAmpee LLC

Customer experience

SundialEV

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ampee

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SundialEV

No in-app purchases

None

ampee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SundialEV free?
SundialEV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ampee free?
ampee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SundialEV or ampee?
SundialEV and ampee are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do SundialEV or ampee have ads?
Neither SundialEV nor ampee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SundialEV or ampee?
SundialEV ships an update every 6 days, and ampee every 2 weeks. Most recently, SundialEV was updated on October 24, 2026 and ampee on October 24, 2026.

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