SunStrong Connect vs Solar Lighting
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Solar Lighting
Control your Bluetooth-enabled solar lights with this app. Adjust brightness, set motion-activated lighting, or keep them on low power all night. It offers various modes for convenience and energy saving.
- Turn lights on/off
- Motion-activated lighting
- Always-on low light mode
- Adjustable brightness
- Sensor dimming mode
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Open the Bluetooth connected phone APP "Solar Lighting" to realize the function on APP. The page has six buttons: 1. ON/OFF(on / off): Turn the light on or off. 2. SENSOR(induction 30s + off): Press this button to turn on the light after walking for 30s at night and then turn it off for several times at a distance of 5-8m. 3. ALWAYS ON(always bright 10%): Press this button to illuminate the whole night, and the light is slightly bright. 4. SENSOR DIM(sensing 30s + low light 3%): The light is slightly bright at night, when people walk through the light, the induction time is 30s, and then it becomes weak light, which can be cycled several times. 5.+(brightness brightening): Press this button to brighten the light according to the vision. 6.-(brightness down): Press this button to dim the light according to the vision.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SunStrong Connect at 4.4 against Solar Lighting's 2.4. SunStrong Connect also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (15K vs 14). Solar Lighting's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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.
SunStrong Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SunStrong Connect has 15K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of SunStrong Connect's written reviews are positive against 9% of Solar Lighting's.
SunStrong Connect ships an update every 2 weeks, Solar Lighting every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SunStrong Connect | Solar Lighting |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (15K ratings) — better | 2.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SunStrong Management | Shenzhen Qianghe Technology CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
SunStrong Connect
Solar Lighting
Bugs and 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
Solar Lighting
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SunStrong Connect
No in-app purchases
Solar Lighting
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SunStrong Connect free?
Is Solar Lighting free?
Which has better reviews, SunStrong Connect or Solar Lighting?
Do SunStrong Connect or Solar Lighting have ads?
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