Comparison

Span Installer vs CPS Connect Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Span Installer

This app streamlines the installation and servicing of new and existing SPAN panels. It offers enhanced navigation, an improved breaker labeling process, and integrated troubleshooting support. Users can also confirm communications with battery systems and program setpoints for energy management.

Highlights
  • Faster new SPAN Panel commissioning
  • Simplified user navigation
  • Improved breaker labeling
  • Integrated troubleshooting and support
  • Confirm hardware communications
  • Program setpoints with SPAN PowerUp
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The new and improved SPAN Installer App supports the seamless installation of new SPAN panels. The SPAN Installer App also allows for seamless service calls of existing SPAN Panel installations. - Set up and commission a new SPAN Panel faster than ever before - Enhanced and simplified user navigation and design - New and Improved breaker labelling process making it even easier to install SPAN - Seamless troubleshooting and support integrated into the app - Confirm communications with battery systems and other hardware like SPAN Drive - Program setpoints to help customers avoid service upgrades with SPAN PowerUpTM Shift to smarter, cleaner energy with SPAN and ensure quality installations for your customers. **You must be a SPAN Authorized Installer to login to the SPAN Installer App.**

About

CPS Connect Pro

This app allows users to connect to and manage various hardware modules for solar inverters. It facilitates parameter settings, firmware upgrades, and remote monitoring of PV plants.

Highlights
  • Connect to hardware modules (FG4E, FG4C, WiFi, GPRS, FOMlink)
  • Initialize and modify CPS NO-LCD inverters
  • Upgrade inverter firmware
  • Configure gateways for internet access
  • Scan Modbus bus for configuration
  • Simplify PV plant activation and creation
  • Remote data viewing and alarm monitoring
Features
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*Able to connect to hardware such as FG4E, FG4C, WiFi gateway, GPRS gateway, FOMlink module. *By connecting the FOMlink module, you can initialize the CPS NO-LCD inverters, modify parameter settings, and upgrade firmware. *When installing the FG series gateway, you can choose different communication ways to access the Internet; configure the gateway to send data directly to the 3rd party server. *When installing FG series gateways, you can scan the Modbus bus and perform required configuration and maintenance. *When installing FG and various types of gateways, the process of activating and creating a PV plant becomes simpler; even when encountering field problems, the configuration process and diagnostic data can be sent directly to the cloud.Timely access to technical services. *Operation and maintenance users with accounts can directly view data and alarms through mobile phones; according to different permissions, they can remotely control power plants.

Screenshots

Span Installer4 screens
CPS Connect Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CPS Connect Pro at 100% against Span Installer's 0%. CPS Connect Pro also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.7) and device support (3 vs 1). Span Installer's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CPS Connect Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Span Installer's written reviews are positive against 100% of CPS Connect Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Span Installer ships an update fortnightly, CPS Connect Pro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Span Installer versus CPS Connect Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpan InstallerCPS Connect Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (13 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB233 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSpan.io, IncFOMWARE LIMITED

Customer experience

Span Installer

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.8%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

CPS Connect Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Span Installer

No in-app purchases

None

CPS Connect Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Span Installer free?
Span Installer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CPS Connect Pro free?
CPS Connect Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Span Installer or CPS Connect Pro?
CPS Connect Pro is rated higher. Span Installer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while CPS Connect Pro averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Span Installer or CPS Connect Pro have ads?
Neither Span Installer nor CPS Connect Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Span Installer or CPS Connect Pro?
Span Installer ships an update fortnightly, and CPS Connect Pro every 3 weeks. Most recently, Span Installer was updated on September 11, 2026 and CPS Connect Pro on August 3, 2026.

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