SunStrong Connect vs Race CommandIQ
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.
Race CommandIQ
Manage your smart home network with ease. Set up parental controls, create guest networks, and monitor connected devices and network usage. Perform speed tests to ensure optimal performance.
- Parental controls
- Guest network creation
- Speed tests
- View connected devices
- Monitor network usage
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Race CommandIQ is a simplified way to control and view every aspect of your smart home network. From setting up parental controls, creating guest networks, and running speed tests, you are in charge. View all connected devices within your home and monitor network usage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SunStrong Connect at every 2 weeks against Race CommandIQ's every 3 months. SunStrong Connect also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 263). Race CommandIQ's advantage is review sentiment (27% vs 12%). 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.
Race CommandIQ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SunStrong Connect has 15K ratings behind it against 263, 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 27% of Race CommandIQ's.
SunStrong Connect ships an update every 2 weeks, Race CommandIQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SunStrong Connect | Race CommandIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (15K ratings) | 4.6 (263 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | 26.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 263 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SunStrong Management | RACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC |
Customer experience
SunStrong Connect
Race CommandIQ
User reviews
SunStrong Connect
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good app for monitoring solar production
- 🚀 Provides real-time and historical data
- 🔍 Useful analytics and reporting
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent data and inaccurate readings
- 🔍 Lacks detailed panel-level information
- 🔁 Frequent app crashes and login issues
- ⏱️ Slow data updates and refresh times
- 📱 Poor user interface and navigation
Race CommandIQ
From 263 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great internet speeds
- 💰 Good prices
- 👍 Better than Spectrum
- 🔒 Blocks hacking attempts
- 👍 Professional organization
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't work
- 🐛 App not showing connected devices
- 🐛 App updates slowly or not at all
- 🐛 Clunky and cluttered interface
- 🐛 Internet range sucks
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
Race CommandIQ
Reported bugs
13 issues- App not working
- App not showing connected devices
- App not updating
- App is clunky and cluttered
- App has delay error messages
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- App crashes
- App freezes
- App times out
- App continuously drops connection
- App not opening after update
- App not allowing account creation
- App not connecting to internet
- No way to run speed test from app
Requested features
6 requests- Update the app soon
- Need phone options dashboard
- Simplify phone setup
- Add pin code option for phone
- Create dashboard for phone setup
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- Add speed test functionality
In-app purchases
SunStrong Connect
No in-app purchases
Race CommandIQ
No in-app purchases
Questions
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