mySolarEdge vs CivilGrid
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.
CivilGrid
This app provides a centralized GIS platform for accessing utility, environmental, and geotechnical site data. It helps reduce project risk and increase planning efficiency by consolidating hundreds of data layers into a single map.
- Centralized GIS platform
- Access utility data
- View environmental data
- Geotechnical site data
- Hundreds of data layers
- Single map interface
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CivilGrid centralizes utility, environmental, and geotechnical site data in an intuitive GIS platform. Access hundreds of data layers in a single map. Reduce project risk. Increase planning efficiency.
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Verdict
mySolarEdge and CivilGrid both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of CivilGrid's written reviews are positive against 31% of mySolarEdge's. mySolarEdge's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 12) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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 mySolarEdge against 4.6 for CivilGrid. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySolarEdge has 19K ratings behind it against 12, 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 67% of CivilGrid's.
mySolarEdge ships an update every 3 weeks, CivilGrid monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySolarEdge | CivilGrid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19K ratings) | 4.6 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarEdge Technologies | CivilGrid, Inc. |
Customer experience
mySolarEdge
CivilGrid
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
CivilGrid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mySolarEdge
No in-app purchases
CivilGrid
No in-app purchases
