Access Northpark vs SunStrong Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Access Northpark
Unlock doors and access facilities using your smartphone. This utility app provides convenient entry control through your mobile device.
- Smartphone access control
- Unlock doors
- Facility access
- Mobile entry
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Access Northpark with your smart phone!
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
Access Northpark and SunStrong Connect both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Access Northpark's written reviews are positive against 12% of SunStrong Connect's. Access Northpark also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). SunStrong Connect's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence 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
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 Access Northpark against 4.4 for SunStrong Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SunStrong Connect has 15K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Access Northpark's written reviews are positive against 12% of SunStrong Connect's.
Access Northpark ships an update fortnightly, SunStrong Connect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Access Northpark | SunStrong Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 4.4 (15K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 11.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZENDACCESS, INC | SunStrong Management |
Customer experience
Access Northpark
SunStrong Connect
Bugs and requests
Access Northpark
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Access Northpark
No in-app purchases
SunStrong Connect
No in-app purchases
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