PV Master vs HiPortal
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.
HiPortal
Monitor your smart photovoltaic plants with this app. It offers a new user interface for easier control and seamless data migration from older versions. Stay updated on your plant's performance with this utility.
- Smart PV monitoring
- New UI design
- Easy overview control
- Seamless data migration
- Plant performance tracking
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HiPortal is a smart PV monitoring App presented to you by Hypontech. The App is now released with a 2nd Generation platform, integrating a brand new UI and much easier overview control of your plants. If you are using an older version of HiPortal, your stats and information would be seamlessly transformed onto the new version (2.0+).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PV Master at 2.0 against HiPortal's 1.0. PV Master also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
PV Master holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. 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 20% of HiPortal'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, HiPortal monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PV Master | HiPortal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.8% of reviews | 20.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | GoodWe Technologies Co., Ltd. | Suzhou Hypontech Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
PV Master
HiPortal
In-app purchases
PV Master
No in-app purchases
HiPortal
No in-app purchases
