mySolarEdge vs Race CommandIQ
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.
Race CommandIQ
Manage your smart home network with ease. Set up parental controls, create guest networks, and monitor connected devices and network usage. Perform speed tests to ensure optimal performance.
- Parental controls
- Guest network creation
- Speed tests
- View connected devices
- Monitor network usage
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Race CommandIQ is a simplified way to control and view every aspect of your smart home network. From setting up parental controls, creating guest networks, and running speed tests, you are in charge. View all connected devices within your home and monitor network usage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: mySolarEdge at 19K against Race CommandIQ's 263. mySolarEdge also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 mySolarEdge against 4.6 for Race CommandIQ. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySolarEdge has 19K ratings behind it against 263, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of mySolarEdge's written reviews are positive against 27% of Race CommandIQ's.
mySolarEdge ships an update every 3 weeks, Race CommandIQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySolarEdge | Race CommandIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19K ratings) | 4.6 (263 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.2% of reviews — better | 26.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 263 |
| 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, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarEdge Technologies | RACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC |
Customer experience
mySolarEdge
Race CommandIQ
User reviews
mySolarEdge
From 19K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Much better functionality
- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use
- 🚀 Reliable and stable
- 👍 Helpful information and monitoring
- 🚀 Graphical improvements
Room to improve
- 🔋 Limited battery control options
- 🐛 Widget graph often wrong
- 🐛 Inaccurate production readings
- 🐛 Stopped working/updating
- 🐛 Inconsistent data and performance
Race CommandIQ
From 263 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great internet speeds
- 💰 Good prices
- 👍 Better than Spectrum
- 🔒 Blocks hacking attempts
- 👍 Professional organization
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work
- 🐛 App not showing connected devices
- 🐛 App updates slowly or not at all
- 🐛 Clunky and cluttered interface
- 🐛 Internet range sucks
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
Race CommandIQ
Reported bugs
13 issues- App not working
- App not showing connected devices
- App not updating
- App is clunky and cluttered
- App has delay error messages
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- App crashes
- App freezes
- App times out
- App continuously drops connection
- App not opening after update
- App not allowing account creation
- App not connecting to internet
- No way to run speed test from app
Requested features
6 requests- Update the app soon
- Need phone options dashboard
- Simplify phone setup
- Add pin code option for phone
- Create dashboard for phone setup
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- Add speed test functionality
In-app purchases
mySolarEdge
No in-app purchases
Race CommandIQ
No in-app purchases
