OpenSolar vs SolarView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OpenSolar
This free application provides a comprehensive solution for designing and selling solar energy systems. It offers end-to-end functionality for solar professionals.
- End-to-end solar design
- Sales application
- Free to use
- Comprehensive functionality
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OpenSolar is the world's first free, end-to-end, solar design and sales application.
SolarView
Visualize solar panel installations in augmented reality. Accurately place inverters, batteries, and other components on a detected wall to show homeowners the final look of their solar setup. Supports a wide range of popular solar equipment brands.
- Augmented reality visualization
- Wall detection for placement
- Add inverters and batteries
- Include conduit and disconnects
- Supports major solar brands
- Visualize final installation look
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Show homeowners what your solar installation will look like, using Augmented Reality. You can detect the wall and put inverters, batteries, conduit, disconnects, and more! The equipment we currently feature: Duracell Pwr Center FranklinWH Battery HomeGrid Battery Enphase Combiner Panel Enphase Enpower Enphase Encharge 3 and 10 Electriq Powerpod 2 SolarEdge HD Wave SolarEdge Storedge SolarEdge Hub Tesla Powerwall 2 Tesla Powerwall Stacked SMA Inverter Solis Inverter Generac Inverter Generac Battery Delta Inverter Storz Power Battery BYD Battery Chargepoint Car Charger Power Electronics Car Charger Fortress Power Battery Outback Power Inverter Darfon Inverter Panasonic Evervolt Inverter and Battery Sunpower Energy Hub End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SolarView at 100% against OpenSolar's 45%. SolarView also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). OpenSolar's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SolarView sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. OpenSolar asks for nothing beyond the download.
SolarView holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OpenSolar has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of OpenSolar's written reviews are positive against 100% of SolarView's.
OpenSolar ships an update every 6 weeks, SolarView every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 5, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OpenSolar | SolarView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.7 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 592 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OpenSolar Pty Ltd | ARTV, LLC |
Customer experience
OpenSolar
SolarView
In-app purchases
OpenSolar
No in-app purchases
SolarView
- Solarview Subscriber$9.991 Month
- Before Trial Ends$78.991 Year
- Solarview Subscriber$98.991 Year
