mySolarEdge vs CERV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mySolarEdge
Monitor and control your SolarEdge smart energy devices remotely. Track energy production and consumption in real-time, identify efficiency improvements, and manage smart home devices and EV charging. Troubleshoot inverter issues with guided instructions.
- Real-time energy tracking
- Energy efficiency identification
- Smart home device control
- Remote EV charging management
- Inverter status and troubleshooting
- Network setting configuration
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Manage your SolarEdge smart energy devices – anytime, anywhere Use mySolarEdge to maximize your SolarEdge experience as well as your electricity savings: · Track your energy use and production in real-time, with mobile-optimized features · Identify ways to become more energy efficient · Control your smart home devices and manage SolarEdge EV charging remotely · View solar inverter status for quick troubleshooting using step-by-step instructions and easy to read menus in SetApp-enabled inverters only · Set-up inverter communication and network settings in SetApp-enabled inverters only * To get monitoring permissions, contact your installer. ** For energy usage monitoring, a consumption meter is required.
CERV
Manage your smart ventilation system remotely. Monitor indoor air quality, view historical performance data, and purchase replacement filters directly through the app. Supports control of multiple units.
- Remote comfort control
- Indoor air quality monitoring
- Historical performance data
- Filter replacement purchasing
- Multi-unit support
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Welcome to CERV-ICE, the ultimate companion for your CERV smart ventilation system! - Control your comfort and indoor air quality from anywhere! - View indoor air quality analytics and see how you stack up against other CERV users! - See how your CERV has been performing using the Historical Data tab - Filters need to be changed? Purchase replacements right from the app! - Supports control of multiple CERV units Note: A CERV or CERV2 device is required to use this app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CERV at 100% against mySolarEdge's 22%. CERV also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). mySolarEdge's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CERV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySolarEdge has 19K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of mySolarEdge's written reviews are positive against 100% of CERV's.
| Parameter | mySolarEdge | CERV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarEdge Technologies | Newell Instruments, Inc |
Customer experience
mySolarEdge
CERV
Bugs and requests
mySolarEdge
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and password reset problems
- Incorrect daily production units
- Delayed or missing data updates
- Incompatibility with newer devices
- Inability to edit account information
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to set charging/discharging limits
- Add ability to control charging current
- Add production vs time of day graph
- Add ability to view individual panel production
- Add ability to set alerts/notifications for issues
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- Add ability to customize electricity rates and costs
CERV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mySolarEdge
No in-app purchases
CERV
No in-app purchases
