PV Master vs SMTEN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PV Master
This configuration tool connects to specific energy storage inverters via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It assists installers in setting up energy storage systems.
- Configure energy storage inverters
- Wi-Fi direct connection
- Bluetooth connection
- Local configuration
- Installation assistance
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This app is renamed by PV Master, which is a configuration tool for the GoodWe energy storage inverter products. It can locally configure storage inverter via Wi-Fi direct or bluetooth connection. It helps the installer to complete the installation of an energy storage system.
SMTEN
Monitor your photovoltaic plant's performance remotely. Access real-time data on energy yield, income, and system status from anywhere. Requires registration with the SMTEN PV Data Center.
- Remote monitoring of photovoltaic plants
- Access energy yield data
- Track income generation
- View system status
- Wireless data access
- Requires SMTEN PV Data Center registration
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A client software for monitoring the photovoltaic plant; it can collect the plant running info from SMTEN PV Data Center, such as energy yield, income and system status, which can be remotely and wirelessly accessed by the user. At present it supports plant which is registered in SMTEN PV Data Center(server.smten.com)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMTEN at 4.0 against PV Master's 2.0. PV Master's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SMTEN holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of PV Master's written reviews are positive against 10% of SMTEN's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PV Master ships an update every 2 months, SMTEN every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PV Master | SMTEN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.8% of reviews — better | 10.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 230 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoodWe Technologies Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
PV Master
SMTEN
In-app purchases
PV Master
No in-app purchases
SMTEN
No in-app purchases
