Comparison

mySolarfocus vs vCardr

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

Head to head
About

mySolarfocus

Control your heating system remotely via smartphone. Adjust operating modes, heating times, and hot water settings. Monitor solar thermal system performance with clear graphics and receive important system notifications.

Highlights
  • Remote heating system control
  • Adjust operating modes
  • Set heating times
  • Manage hot water settings
  • Monitor solar thermal performance
  • Receive system notifications
Features
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Durch die neue Heizregelungs-App wird heizen so einfach wie noch nie! Mit mySOLARFOCUS kann die Heizungsanlage einfach und intuitiv via Smartphone bedient werden – egal ob von der Couch oder vom Arbeitsplatz aus. So können beispielsweise die Betriebsarten (Heizbetrieb, Absenkbetrieb, Automatik, Kurzzeitbetrieb, Ferienbetrieb, Standby) oder auch die Heizzeiten der Heizkreise geändert werden. Aber auch weitere Features, wie z.B. die einmalige Warmwasser-Ladung oder nützliche Infos zu den Pufferspeichertemperaturen können über das App bezogen werden. Über ein Mitteilungsfenster werden wichtige Informationen über Ihr Heizsystem sofort angezeigt. Ist eine thermische Solaranlage vorhanden, so können Wärmeertrag und Temperaturverläufe in einer ansprechenden Grafik verfolgt werden. Voraussetzungen: - Die Software-Version des Kessels muss bei ecotop, octoplus, pellet elegance, pellet top, maximus, therminator-II touch und Regelzentrale ≥ V16.090 sein. - Um neue Features des Apps nutzen zu können, ist eine Software-Version ≥ V22.020 erforderlich - Die Heizkessel-Regelung muss mit dem Internet verbunden werden. Kompatibilität: Für alle iPhones ab iOS-Version 13.6 Sprachen: Deutsch, Englisch, Italienisch, Spanisch, Katalanisch, Lettisch, Polnisch, Niederländisch, Slowakisch, Französisch

About

vCardr

Features
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vCardr turns any contact into a full-screen QR code another phone can scan in seconds — no app required on the other end and no account. Pick a contact and vCardr renders a standard vCard QR code you can hold up for someone to scan with their camera. Their phone offers to save the card straight to Contacts. That's it. • Show your own card or anyone from your address book • Contact cards work entirely offline and stay on your device • No advertising or product tracking • Clean, high-contrast codes that scan fast, in light or dark • Received a card? Open it and save it with one tap • Home-screen widget shows your contact QR code without opening the app — StandBy included • Optionally, a widget can show a QR code for downloading vCardr vCardr reads a contact only to draw its QR code on your screen. Your contact data stays on your device.

Screenshots

mySolarfocus4 screens
vCardr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: mySolarfocus at every 3 weeks against vCardr's every 2 months. mySolarfocus also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mySolarfocus ships an update every 3 weeks, vCardr every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
mySolarfocus versus vCardr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermySolarfocusvCardr
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolarfocus GmbHPhilipp Kursawe

In-app purchases

None

mySolarfocus

No in-app purchases

None

vCardr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is mySolarfocus free?
mySolarfocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is vCardr free?
vCardr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do mySolarfocus or vCardr have ads?
Neither mySolarfocus nor vCardr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mySolarfocus or vCardr?
mySolarfocus ships an update every 3 weeks, and vCardr every 2 months. Most recently, mySolarfocus was updated on November 1, 2026 and vCardr on October 31, 2026.

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