SMUD vs SunStrong Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMUD
Manage your home electricity service with ease. View your bill, track usage, report outages, and make payments all from your device. Stay informed about your energy consumption and billing history.
- View bill history
- Make payments
- Track electricity usage
- Get outage information
- Report power outages
- Schedule auto bill pay
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The SMUD App offers our residential customers easy access to the things that are most important to you when it comes to home energy usage. We want your experience to be fast and simple, so once you sign in, you'll stay signed in on your device until you sign out, no matter how many times you visit. The first thing you'll see is a summary of your bill, electricity use, outage info and how to get in touch with us. Tap a tile to reveal the features: Bill - See your bill history - Make a payment - See your payment history - Schedule or cancel payments - Add or change payment methods - Schedule auto bill pay - Enroll in paperless billing Usage - See how much electricity you've used in this billing cycle - Check the current cost of your electricity use Outage - Get up-to-the minute outage info - Report a power outage See and do everything that's most important to you when it comes to your residential electricity service. Tap into energy with the SMUD App.
SunStrong Connect
Monitor and control your home solar power system with this app. View solar production, home consumption, and battery power flows. Manage battery settings and receive system alerts for informed energy decisions.
- Monitor solar production
- Track home consumption
- View battery power flows
- Control battery settings
- Receive system alerts
- View historical performance
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mySunPower is now SunStrong Connect! SunStrong Connect™ offers convenient information about and control over your home solar power system. Designed to integrate seamlessly with your solar and battery storage solutions, SunStrong Connect puts the power to monitor system performance and control battery settings in the palm of your hand. Features include: • Views of solar production, home consumption, and battery power flows. • Historical system performance, including energy consumption data for homes equipped with energy consumption meters. • SunVault™ Storage controls to change battery settings and view battery status. • Live weather data and system alerts to inform energy decisions. Copyright © 2025 SunStrong Management. All rights reserved. An official SunStrong Connect app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: SunStrong Connect at 15K against SMUD's 916. SunStrong Connect also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). SMUD's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 12%). 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 — 4.5 for SMUD against 4.4 for SunStrong Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SunStrong Connect has 15K ratings behind it against 916, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of SMUD's written reviews are positive against 12% of SunStrong Connect's.
SMUD ships an update every 6 weeks, SunStrong Connect every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMUD | SunStrong Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (916 ratings) — better | 4.4 (15K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.6% of reviews — better | 11.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 916 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SMUD | SunStrong Management |
Customer experience
SMUD
SunStrong Connect
User reviews
SMUD
From 916 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 📈 Helpful for tracking energy usage
- 💳 Convenient bill payment
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔑 Login issues and sign-out problems
- 🕰️ Delayed or inaccurate data display
SunStrong Connect
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good app for monitoring solar production
- 🚀 Provides real-time and historical data
- 🔍 Useful analytics and reporting
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent data and inaccurate readings
- 🔍 Lacks detailed panel-level information
- 🔁 Frequent app crashes and login issues
- ⏱️ Slow data updates and refresh times
- 📱 Poor user interface and navigation
Bugs and requests
SMUD
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes when accessing usage data
- Autopay feature not working as expected
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Dark mode option
- Customizable payment scheduling
- Improved push notification support
SunStrong Connect
Reported bugs
3 issues- App displaying incorrect power flow information
- Historical data disappearing or not updating
- Connectivity issues causing data loss
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view individual panel performance
- Integration with home energy consumption data
- Customizable data views and comparison tools
- Improved notification and alert system
In-app purchases
SMUD
No in-app purchases
SunStrong Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SMUD free?
Is SunStrong Connect free?
Which has better reviews, SMUD or SunStrong Connect?
Do SMUD or SunStrong Connect have ads?
Which is updated more often, SMUD or SunStrong Connect?
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