mySolarEdge vs Beacon Protection Cloud
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.
Beacon Protection Cloud
Access your security cameras remotely to stream live feeds and view recorded footage. Enjoy high-definition quality, customizable alerts, and a user-friendly interface for complete surveillance control from your device.
- Remote camera access
- Live feed streaming
- Recorded clip review
- High-definition quality
- Customizable alerts
- User-friendly interface
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Beacon Protection Cloud provides seamless access to your security cameras from anywhere. Stream live feeds and review recorded clips effortlessly through our intuitive app. With stunning high-definition quality, customizable alerts, and a user-friendly interface, you will have complete control over your surveillance at your fingertips. Access your video surveillance footage anytime, anywhere, right from your device with Beacon Protection Cloud.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Beacon Protection Cloud at 100% against mySolarEdge's 22%. Beacon Protection Cloud also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). mySolarEdge's advantage is ratings volume (19K vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Beacon Protection Cloud 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 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 100% of Beacon Protection Cloud's.
mySolarEdge ships an update every 3 weeks, Beacon Protection Cloud every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mySolarEdge | Beacon Protection Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarEdge Technologies | Beacon Protection Group LLC |
Customer experience
mySolarEdge
Beacon Protection Cloud
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
Beacon Protection Cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
mySolarEdge
No in-app purchases
Beacon Protection Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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