Comparison

SolaXCloud vs S

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

Head to head
About

SolaXCloud

Monitor your solar inverter's performance, energy production, and consumption in real-time. View detailed data, manage inverter settings, and track system status remotely. Designed for both end-users and agents managing solar installations.

Highlights
  • Real-time inverter status monitoring
  • Energy yield and consumption tracking
  • Remote and local login options
  • Inverter settings management
  • Dynamic flow chart visualization
  • Alarm information display
Features
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This APP only complies to account registered on www.solaxCloud.com, if you have registered on www.solax-portal.com, please download another APP named SolaX. SolaxCloud is a monitoring App enabling the end-user and the agent to check the inverter status, yield, load consumption and exported energy anytime with the help of cloud data analysis. End-users can use either remote or local login to view the real-time data and change settings of the inverter, but agent can only use the remote login to view the site information and inverter data due to user privacy protection reason. Description of End-user Login: After successful user login, end-users can check various data including site name, panel size, inverter No., battery status, alarm information, inverter yield, load consumption, exported energy and etc. SolaxCloud collects and processes data every 5 mins, users can depend on the dynamic flow chart to monitor the power among panels, inverter, battery, grid and load. At the same time, if inverter data is online, users can change the settings including Date & time, safety, power factor, work mode, charger and etc. Please kindly note that the password will be required to enter Advance and Super parameters setting. Description of Agent Login: After successful agent login, agent can not only check the user, site, inverter list and authorization status, but also the account details including contact person, address, system commission date, rated power, user name, yield today and yield total.

About

S

This app streamlines the installation and monitoring of distributed PV power plants. It offers an easy-to-use interface for setting up monitoring accounts and provides visual guidance for microinverter installation. Access plant-level and module-level power generation data, along with detailed alarm information for diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Easy account monitoring
  • Visual installation guide
  • Rapid account configuration
  • Plant-level data
  • Module-level data
  • Alarm information
Features
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S-miles Installer is a mobile application developed by Hoymiles especially for installers of distributed PV power plants. It provides an EASY-TO-USE procedure for monitoring accounts and a visual physical layout guide for the installation of microinverters, which helps installers configure monitoring accounts rapidly, and provides installers power generation data on both plant-level & module-level as well as detailed alarm information about the power plant for commissioning & diagnostics.

Screenshots

SolaXCloud4 screens
S4 screens

Verdict

The call

SolaXCloud and S both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 66% of S's written reviews are positive against 21% of SolaXCloud's. SolaXCloud's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for SolaXCloud against 4.2 for S. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 21% of SolaXCloud's written reviews are positive against 66% of S's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SolaXCloud ships an update fortnightly, S monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SolaXCloud versus S: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolaXCloudS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (8 ratings) — better4.2 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews65.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings814 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size446 MB208 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSolaX Power Network Technology (Zhejiang) Co. , Ltd.Hoymiles Power Electronics Inc.

Customer experience

SolaXCloud

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews509 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral8.4%
Negative70.1%

S

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews119 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral8.4%
Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

SolaXCloud

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Crashing on iOS 17
  • Inaccurate energy data
  • Unresponsive remote settings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Customizable dashboards
  • Firmware update capabilities
  • Improved language support

S

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SolaXCloud

No in-app purchases

None

S

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SolaXCloud free?
SolaXCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S free?
S is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SolaXCloud or S?
SolaXCloud is rated higher. SolaXCloud averages 4.3 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while S averages 4.2 from 14 ratings.
Do SolaXCloud or S have ads?
Neither SolaXCloud nor S shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SolaXCloud or S?
SolaXCloud ships an update fortnightly, and S monthly. Most recently, SolaXCloud was updated on September 22, 2026 and S on September 23, 2026.

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