Foster City Access vs Sunrun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foster City Access
This official city app allows residents to report non-emergency issues like potholes or park maintenance with location and photos. Track the status of your reports and access city news, calendars, and services.
- Report non-emergency issues
- Add location and photos to reports
- Track report status
- Access city calendar and news
- Links to city services
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Foster City Access is the official app for the City of Foster City in California. The free download for your mobile device is designed to improve how the City of Foster City delivers services to the community. You can report non-emergency issues (potholes, street light issues, codes violations, park maintenance, etc.) and you can add your location and pictures to help the city respond quickly. Reports are sent to the City for resolution. You can track the status of your reports as well as those submitted by other community members. The app also houses information and links to the City calendar, news, City services, and much, much more!
Sunrun
Monitor your solar energy system, track energy production, and access support. Gain insights into your environmental impact and manage your system data from a single, user-friendly interface.
- System data management
- Energy production tracking
- Customer support access
- Environmental impact insights
- User-friendly interface
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Newly designed and easy-to-use, our app is the single access point for Sunrun customers to monitor their systems, track energy production, and get the support they need. Featuring: • Streamlined access to manage and organize all of your system data. Our user-friendly interface provides a centralized hub where you can conveniently access and oversee your system data. • Thorough support page to help you find the answers you need. Whether it’s getting started with your new system or questions around the fundamentals of solar, we’ve got you covered. • Contextualized insights to better understand the positive environmental impact you’re making. Our app utilizes your system data to offer valuable insights, deepening your understanding of how your choices contribute to a greener planet.
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Verdict
Foster City Access and Sunrun both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Foster City Access's written reviews are positive against 73% of Sunrun's. Sunrun's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 23) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Foster City Access against 4.5 for Sunrun. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunrun has 3.4K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Foster City Access's written reviews are positive against 73% of Sunrun's.
Foster City Access ships an update every 3 months, Sunrun every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Foster City Access | Sunrun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (23 ratings) — better | 4.5 (3.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 73.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Foster City | Sunrun Inc. |
Customer experience
Foster City Access
Sunrun
Bugs and requests
Foster City Access
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sunrun
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Frequent loading issues
- Charts and graphs not functioning properly
- Discrepancies between app and actual production
Requested features
5 requests- Download or export data
- Integrate energy usage data
- Add alerts and notifications
- Provide landscape mode on iPad
- Show year-over-year production comparisons
In-app purchases
Foster City Access
No in-app purchases
Sunrun
No in-app purchases
