Comparison

connecDIMLite vs Energy Meter

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

Head to head
About

connecDIMLite

Control DALI lighting installations with ease. This app automatically detects ballasts and supports broadcast, group, and address control. It offers advanced features like RGB and tunable white control, plus live updates from presence and lux sensors.

Highlights
  • Automatic DALI ballast detection
  • Broadcast, group, and address control
  • RGB and tunable white control
  • Emergency indicator panel
  • Live presence and lux level updates
  • Supports multiple gateways for larger installations
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Simple two way control of a DALI lighting installation. Comes with a user tutorial that steps users through the process of selecting what lights they want to control. Supports DALI broadcast, DALI group and DALI address control. Includes RGB and tunable white control for device type 8 devices and an emergency indicator panel for device type 1 ballasts. Supports Tridonic MSensors and supplies live updates of presence detection and lux levels. Requires a four line gateway or a computer running Firestarter. All DALI ballasts are automatically detected, no programming or mapping is required. Using multiple gateways, it is possible to use connecDIMLite to control lights across larger installations with more than four lines.

About

Energy Meter

Monitor your SMA solar plant and identify energy wasters with real-time data. Connect locally to your PV system for instant insights into power grid performance and individual device readings.

Highlights
  • Monitor SMA Energy Meter real-time data
  • Supports SMA inverters via MODBUS
  • Automatic local network device detection
  • Energy flow display
  • Consumption measurement
  • Individual phase view
  • Collect values into charts
Features
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Monitor and discover real-time data of your SMA solar photovoltaic plant or locate secret power wasters in your home. Individual SMA sensors or inverters can be examined directly (see below list of supported devices). The app communicates locally with the solar system without a cloud. This means that real-time measured data are available at lightning speed and changes of power values are detected immediately. Discover and explore your photovoltaic system and keep track of your power grid! Connect your iPhone or iPad to the same network (WiFi) as your PV plant and get a deep insight of your power grid. The app works best with self-consumption plants (plants with Sunny Home Manager devices). The focus of the app is to monitor real-time data values. Long-term recordings are currently not possible (apart from the grid consumption measurements). ** Features ** * Monitor SMA Energy Meter real-time data * Supports SMA inverters (via MODBUS protocol only!) * Automatically finds and detects SMA devices and sensors on the local network * Energy flow display of your solar plant (self-consumption plant) at the grid connection point * Measurement of consumption values (grid consumption measurement) * Separate view of individual phases (L1, L2, L3) via Energy Meter sensors * Collecting values into charts * Detailed measured value view for each individual SMA device/sensor * Use the app to detect und jump onto the web interface of the inverter device ** Supported SMA Sensors and Inverters ** * SMA Energy Meter 1.0 + 2.0 (via Speedwire protocol) * SMA Sunny Home Manager 2.0 (supports only the build-in Energy Meter!) * SMA Sunny Boy Storage 3.7, 3.8, 5.0, 6.0 (via MODBUS) * SMA Sunny Island Storage 3.0, 4.4, 6.0, 8.0 (via MODBUS) * SMA Sunny Tripower 8.0 - 10.0 (via MODBUS) * SMA Sunny Tripower Smart Energy (Hybrid, via MODBUS) ** NOT supported devices ** * SMA Sunny Home Manager 1.0 (HM-10) Hint: Manual activation of the MODBUS protocol is required for communication with SMA inverters in the device settings. For this you need installer rights of your inverters! We are looking forward to your feedback or questions to feedback@heiko-pruessing.de! P.S.: If you like this app, please support us with a short review in the App Store or write us via App contact from within the app! SMA and Sunny Boy are registered Trademarks of SMA Solar Technology AG. Modbus is a registered Trademark of SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.

Screenshots

connecDIMLite4 screens
Energy Meter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Energy Meter at 86% against connecDIMLite's 0%. connecDIMLite's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

connecDIMLite is free to download; Energy Meter costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

connecDIMLite ships an update every 4 months, Energy Meter every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 4 level
connecDIMLite versus Energy Meter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterconnecDIMLiteEnergy Meter
PriceFree โ€” better$3.99
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews86.3% of reviews โ€” better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months โ€” betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree โ€” betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 โ€” better15.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTridonic GmbH & Co KGHeiko Pruessing

Customer experience

connecDIMLite

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Energy Meter

Written reviews51 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.8%

In-app purchases

None

connecDIMLite

No in-app purchases

None

Energy Meter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is connecDIMLite free?
connecDIMLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Energy Meter free?
Energy Meter costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do connecDIMLite or Energy Meter have ads?
Neither connecDIMLite nor Energy Meter shows ads.
Which is updated more often, connecDIMLite or Energy Meter?
connecDIMLite ships an update every 4 months, and Energy Meter every 6 months. Most recently, connecDIMLite was updated on June 11, 2026 and Energy Meter on September 25, 2026.

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