Solar Spotter
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Your rig's real numbers have arrived — and now Battery Bluetooth speaks seven battery languages. BATTERY BLUETOOTH (Pro, BETA) — Now reads JBD (iTechworld, Hardkorr, KickAss, Fogstar and more), LiTime / Redodo / Power Queen, Renogy (built-in Bluetooth, and a BT-2 dongle on a single battery), Topband (Invicta Deep-Cycle BT, BMPRO, Enerdrive B-TEC, Ective and more), E&J (Volthium, Lithtech, CHINS), Super B and REDARC Alpha, and JK on software version 11 or later. Pick a battery the app can't read yet and it says so, with a Report this battery button, so we can add it. Once your battery's first reading lands, the app asks whether it's the one in your setup; a mate's battery is a one-off look and never replaces yours. Every percentage comes from your battery's own state of charge, and the charging line tells you how long until full. Walk out of range with the app open, and your battery reconnects by itself when you're back. ENERGY HISTORY (Pro) — After a few days out, see what your setup actually did: day by day, what you really harvested and what you really drew, each day tagged with the gear that was out. JBD and Renogy batteries fill the gaps while your phone is away; LiTime / Redodo and E&J join in once the app has checked their amp-hour count is real. Averages are honest from day one, and days line up with the calendar in every timezone. TRIP PLANNER AT CAMP (Pro) — The stop you're camped at says so for the whole stay: HERE, ON THE ROAD when you're out for a drive, AWAY when you've parked somewhere else. Tonight's battery figure at camp matches the main screen, and after dark the app quietly learns where you actually camped, so a re-run of the trip plans the real site. CHARGE, CREDITED HONESTLY (Pro) — Tell the app about your DC-DC or generator, and charge beyond what your panels could possibly make is credited to them instead. Optional drive detection reads whether you were driving, never where. PANELS PACKED OR OUT (Pro) — One tap says the panels are packed, and every number follows reality. YOUR GEAR (Pro) — Panels, batteries and camp gear on one page. Name a combination as a rig and switch the lot in one tap. WATTSUP BRIEFING (Free + Pro) — An optional heads-up before sunrise with the day's solar outlook; it keeps going in Bush Bash mode from your stored forecast. BACK UP YOUR SETUP (Pro) — One tap copies your whole setup and history into a bundle you keep, and Restore keeps an undo. As always — no accounts, no tracking, no analytics. Nothing is ever linked to you.
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Solar Spotter is the solar advisor for off-grid 4WDs, caravans, motorhomes, vanlifers, overlanders and boondockers — anyone who relies on portable solar. Live local conditions, precision panel alignment, and a direct read on your battery — we tell you when to charge, how to align, and what your battery's actually doing, so you get the most charge out of every hour of sun. Your setup works hard so you can relax and enjoy the outdoors. NEW — THE NUMBERS GET REAL Battery Bluetooth (BETA) now reads seven battery monitor families: JBD, JK, Renogy, LiTime / Redodo, Topband, E&J and Super B. Pair yours and Solar Spotter records what your setup actually harvested and drew, day by day. Can't read yours yet? The app drafts an email report for you to send us. FREE — NO ACCOUNT NEEDED: - Read today's solar day at a glance — current irradiance, efficiency against the physical max for your spot, cloud cover, and temperature. - Set up for the hours you want to charge — intuitive solar compass with azimuth, altitude, and optimal tilt, plus highlighted bands for charging now, +3hr, and +6hr. - Plan around peak solar — full-day sun path chart from sunrise to sunset with peak hours marked. - Catch what's coming — 3-hour weather snapshot. - WattsUp morning briefing — the day's solar outlook before sunrise. - Bush Bash offline mode — works anywhere. No signal? No worries. UNLOCK PRO One price. No subscription. No monthly fees. Buy once. Yours to use forever. CHARGE SMARTER. NOT LONGER. — KNOW WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING — • Battery Bluetooth (BETA) reads your battery's built-in monitor (BMS) directly — seven families and growing. See the charge coming in, what your fridge or other gear is drawing out, and how long until full. • Energy History — what your rig actually did, day by day. • Alternate Charging — tell the app about your DC-DC or generator, and charge beyond what your panels could possibly make is counted as theirs. Optional Drive Detection knows when charge comes in from a drive — and never reads your location. • Panels Packed or Out — one tap, and every number follows reality. • Daily Battery Tracker projects your sundown % and runs a sunrise check from your current charge and system draw. • Estimated Output runs your real panel + battery specs against live conditions: wattage now, recharge rate, and projected daily harvest. — CHARGE IN THE RIGHT HOURS — • Best Charging Window (BCW) rolls through the day on live weather. Set a duration, pick a custom window, or let the app find the optimal one. • 3-day solar outlook — the next few days' charging at your current spot. • Hyperlocal 15-minute weather — YOUR exact spot, not a regional average. — SET UP TO THE DEGREE — • A real game changer for portable blanket and panel users. AR Alignment shows the exact direction and tilt with audio + haptic feedback to help lock it in. Use the overlay for a quick visual guide, or the on-panel mode for precise alignment. Or set up once for the BCW and enjoy the day. — PLAN THE WHOLE TRIP INCLUDING SOLAR — • Trip Planner: solar outlooks for every stop ahead — and at camp, tonight's battery figure and a HERE / ON THE ROAD / AWAY pill. • Your own trip archives and campsite notes — future you will thank you. • Your Gear — save your panels, batteries, camp gear and named rigs. Switch rigs in one tap. • Back Up Your Setup — one tap, everything you built, yours to keep. Designed for the real world. Works in the outback, at the beach, in the mountains — anywhere you set up camp. The sun, panel and battery maths all run on your phone. Live weather needs a signal — out of range, Bush Bash keeps your last reading on screen, with the time it was taken. Our Honesty — live-weather, physics-based, real-conditions-aware outputs for your exact spot. Your Privacy — no ads, no tracking, no analytics, no accounts. Your spot stays yours. More info in our guides: solarspotter.app/guides.
What's new · 1.8.7
Your rig's real numbers have arrived — and now Battery Bluetooth speaks seven battery languages. BATTERY BLUETOOTH (Pro, BETA) — Now reads JBD (iTechworld, Hardkorr, KickAss, Fogstar and more), LiTime / Redodo / Power Queen, Renogy (built-in Bluetooth, and a BT-2 dongle on a single battery), Topband (Invicta Deep-Cycle BT, BMPRO, Enerdrive B-TEC, Ective and more), E&J (Volthium, Lithtech, CHINS), Super B and REDARC Alpha, and JK on software version 11 or later. Pick a battery the app can't read yet and it says so, with a Report this battery button, so we can add it. Once your battery's first reading lands, the app asks whether it's the one in your setup; a mate's battery is a one-off look and never replaces yours. Every percentage comes from your battery's own state of charge, and the charging line tells you how long until full. Walk out of range with the app open, and your battery reconnects by itself when you're back. ENERGY HISTORY (Pro) — After a few days out, see what your setup actually did: day by day, what you really harvested and what you really drew, each day tagged with the gear that was out. JBD and Renogy batteries fill the gaps while your phone is away; LiTime / Redodo and E&J join in once the app has checked their amp-hour count is real. Averages are honest from day one, and days line up with the calendar in every timezone. TRIP PLANNER AT CAMP (Pro) — The stop you're camped at says so for the whole stay: HERE, ON THE ROAD when you're out for a drive, AWAY when you've parked somewhere else. Tonight's battery figure at camp matches the main screen, and after dark the app quietly learns where you actually camped, so a re-run of the trip plans the real site. CHARGE, CREDITED HONESTLY (Pro) — Tell the app about your DC-DC or generator, and charge beyond what your panels could possibly make is credited to them instead. Optional drive detection reads whether you were driving, never where. PANELS PACKED OR OUT (Pro) — One tap says the panels are packed, and every number follows reality. YOUR GEAR (Pro) — Panels, batteries and camp gear on one page. Name a combination as a rig and switch the lot in one tap. WATTSUP BRIEFING (Free + Pro) — An optional heads-up before sunrise with the day's solar outlook; it keeps going in Bush Bash mode from your stored forecast. BACK UP YOUR SETUP (Pro) — One tap copies your whole setup and history into a bundle you keep, and Restore keeps an undo. As always — no accounts, no tracking, no analytics. Nothing is ever linked to you.
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