mySolarEdge vs JOYONWAY
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.
JOYONWAY
Control your spa remotely from anywhere in the world using your cell phone. Manage equipment like pumps and lights, monitor energy usage, and set custom modes. The app also provides filter life reminders and remote assistance.
- Remote spa equipment control
- Energy consumption monitoring
- Filter life reminders
- Customizable usage modes
- Device sharing
- Remote technical assistance
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JOYONWAY-Spa Control is a cell phone application that can control SPA. It allows users to establish a network connection with SPA via 3G, 4G, 5G or WIFI anywhere in the world to access the SPA. Using the JOYONWAY-Spa Control app, you will achieve: [Controlling equipment] Control water pump, air pump, underwater light in SPA, set temperature, heating time and filter time. [Energy consumption statistics] Provide real-time and historical voltage, current, power, and energy consumption data. [Filter life reminder] Provides filter life reminder, which is convenient for users to replace in time. [Custom Mode] Users can add multiple usage modes according to specific demands. [Sharing the device] Provide the control authority of sharing device. [Remote Help] Provide remote help function to solve users' problems conveniently and quickly.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mySolarEdge at 4.5 against JOYONWAY's 1.0. mySolarEdge also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). JOYONWAY's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). 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.
mySolarEdge holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySolarEdge has 19K ratings behind it against 2, 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 0% of JOYONWAY's.
mySolarEdge ships an update every 3 weeks, JOYONWAY every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySolarEdge | JOYONWAY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19K ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarEdge Technologies | Sun Hydraulics (China) Co., LTD. |
Customer experience
mySolarEdge
JOYONWAY
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
JOYONWAY
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mySolarEdge
No in-app purchases
JOYONWAY
No in-app purchases









