BroadLink e vs iSolarCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BroadLink e
Remotely manage your home appliances by controlling smart plugs. Turn devices on or off from anywhere using your smartphone.
- Remote appliance control
- Smart plug management
- Turn devices on/off
- Home automation
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This application is used for smart plugs designed by Broadlink Co.Ltd; It's main function is to remotely control your home appliances via turn on/off Broadlink smart plug.
iSolarCloud
Monitor and manage photovoltaic and energy storage plants with intelligent operation analysis and remote O&M services. Track power generation, configure parameters, and receive smart push notifications for fault management.
- Intelligent operation analysis
- Mobile O&M services
- Remote parameter configuration
- Data collection
- Power generation trend monitoring
- Fault management
- Smart push notifications
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iSolarCloud provides intelligent operation analysis and mobile O&M services for PV and ES plants. Our services include plant access, remote parameter configuration, WLAN configuration, data collection, power generation trend monitoring, fault management, smart push, device monitoring, etc. Version Highlights: Optimized plant creation process for higher simplicity and efficiency; Real-time weather updates to track plant power changes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: iSolarCloud at every 9 days against BroadLink e's every 5 weeks. iSolarCloud also leads on rating (2.6 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (27% vs 18%). BroadLink e's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iSolarCloud holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 139 and 673 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of BroadLink e's written reviews are positive against 27% of iSolarCloud's.
BroadLink e ships an update every 5 weeks, iSolarCloud every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BroadLink e | iSolarCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (139 ratings) | 2.6 (673 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | 27.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 139 | 673 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 542 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Broadlink Co.,Ltd | Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
BroadLink e
iSolarCloud
User reviews
BroadLink e
From 139 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works well with Broadlink items
- 👍 Customizable remote controls
- 🔒 Secure remote access
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and bugs
- 🔋 Unreliable connectivity
- 👎 Lack of updates and support
iSolarCloud
From 673 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📊 Real-time energy monitoring and visualization
- 📈 Detailed historical data and charts for analysis
- ⚡ Comprehensive system performance tracking
- 🎯 Clean overview dashboard with flow diagrams
- 🔧 Multiple data views for different use cases
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes
- 🔌 Constant connectivity issues and offline status
- 🔐 Login and authentication problems
- ⚠️ Update loops preventing app access
- 📱 Poor user interface and confusing navigation
Bugs and requests
BroadLink e
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes when selecting devices
- Timers not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with iOS 15
- Remote access not functioning
Requested features
4 requests- Alexa/Google Assistant integration
- Apple Watch app
- Improved timer/scheduling functionality
- Better UI/UX for newer devices
iSolarCloud
Reported bugs
27 issues- App won't open after update - stuck in update loop
- Proxy error messages appearing incorrectly
- Security code email not being sent
- Instruction videos failing to play
- Offline status showing despite active WiFi connection
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- App logging out unexpectedly
- Data not refreshing properly between days
- Multiple conflicting data values across different views
- Battery charge percentage font too small to read
- Weather data not displaying
- Feed-in and consumption values showing reversed
- Revenue calculations incorrect and inconsistent
- App showing yesterday's data for extended periods
- Graphs and charts missing after updates
- Self-consumption data disappearing
- Live data clock hidden or unavailable
- Consumption readings showing as zero during night operation
- Time zone issues with daylight saving time
- CAPTCHA verification failing during registration
- App crashing with iOS 18.1
- Tariff settings not saving properly
- Forced charge/discharge settings not persisting
- Negative grid data disappearing after 3 days
- Energy consumption data unreliable and inconsistent
- App unable to connect to international servers
- Dashboard not rolling over each morning
- Phase data only showing Phase A instead of all three phases
Requested features
20 requests- Dark mode support
- iOS home screen and lock screen widgets
- Daily supply charge field in tariff settings
- Time-of-use tariff configuration with multiple rates
- Manual battery control and discharge scheduling
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- Customizable graphs and data analysis tools
- Face ID and biometric authentication
- Ability to delete plants and accounts
- Plant configuration editing (location, weather)
- Feed-in tariff tracking separate from savings
- Real-time data refresh without app restart
- Larger font sizes for battery percentage and key metrics
- Manual WiFi network configuration when offline
- Server selection option (international vs regional)
- Automatic data refresh based on usage patterns
- Supply charge and billing period integration
- Firmware update scheduling and notifications
- Smart meter bidirectional monitoring by default
- Ability to paste secure passwords from password managers
- Historical data protection when updating tariffs
In-app purchases
BroadLink e
No in-app purchases
iSolarCloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BroadLink e free?
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