VistaPro Smart vs SunStrong Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VistaPro Smart
Control your landscape lighting remotely. Schedule on/off times, adjust brightness, and change colors all from one app. Manage all your VistaPro lighting needs in a single, convenient location.
- Remote landscape control
- Scheduling on/off times
- Dimming functionality
- Color adjustment
- All lighting needs in one place
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With the VistaPro Smart App, you can control your landscape from anywhere. From scheduling on and off times, to dimming and changing colors. Your VistaPro lighting needs in one place.
SunStrong Connect
Monitor and control your home solar power system with this app. View solar production, home consumption, and battery power flows. Manage battery settings and receive system alerts for informed energy decisions.
- Monitor solar production
- Track home consumption
- View battery power flows
- Control battery settings
- Receive system alerts
- View historical performance
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mySunPower is now SunStrong Connect! SunStrong Connect™ offers convenient information about and control over your home solar power system. Designed to integrate seamlessly with your solar and battery storage solutions, SunStrong Connect puts the power to monitor system performance and control battery settings in the palm of your hand. Features include: • Views of solar production, home consumption, and battery power flows. • Historical system performance, including energy consumption data for homes equipped with energy consumption meters. • SunVault™ Storage controls to change battery settings and view battery status. • Live weather data and system alerts to inform energy decisions. Copyright © 2025 SunStrong Management. All rights reserved. An official SunStrong Connect app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SunStrong Connect at every 2 weeks against VistaPro Smart's every 9 months. SunStrong Connect also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 49) and review sentiment (12% vs 0%). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for VistaPro Smart against 4.4 for SunStrong Connect. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SunStrong Connect has 15K ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of VistaPro Smart's written reviews are positive against 12% of SunStrong Connect's.
VistaPro Smart ships an update every 9 months, SunStrong Connect every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VistaPro Smart | SunStrong Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (49 ratings) — better | 4.4 (15K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 11.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | U.S.T.E., Inc | SunStrong Management |
Customer experience
VistaPro Smart
SunStrong Connect
Bugs and requests
VistaPro Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SunStrong Connect
Reported bugs
3 issues- App displaying incorrect power flow information
- Historical data disappearing or not updating
- Connectivity issues causing data loss
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view individual panel performance
- Integration with home energy consumption data
- Customizable data views and comparison tools
- Improved notification and alert system
In-app purchases
VistaPro Smart
No in-app purchases
SunStrong Connect
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is VistaPro Smart free?
Is SunStrong Connect free?
Which has better reviews, VistaPro Smart or SunStrong Connect?
Do VistaPro Smart or SunStrong Connect have ads?
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