Comparison

SunStrong Connect vs PGE Access

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Monitor solar production
  • Track home consumption
  • View battery power flows
  • Control battery settings
  • Receive system alerts
  • View historical performance
Features
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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.

About

PGE Access

Manage external visitor access for a specific residential estate. Requires admin approval for residents to use the app for estate entry management.

Highlights
  • Manage visitor access
  • Estate entry control
  • Resident approval required
  • Visitor management system
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This APP manages the entrance access given to external visitors visiting Pearl Garden Estate located in the Sangotedo area in Lagos Nigeria. The APP is only limited to residents' use and needs approval from the admin as a resident to be able to use the APP. Registration by default sets the account inactive and requires resident to contact the Facility Manager for approval access before APP can be used.

Screenshots

SunStrong Connect4 screens
PGE Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SunStrong Connect at 4.4 against PGE Access's 2.0. SunStrong Connect also leads on ratings volume (15K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SunStrong Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SunStrong Connect has 15K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SunStrong Connect ships an update every 2 weeks, PGE Access every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SunStrong Connect versus PGE Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunStrong ConnectPGE Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (15K ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews11.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunStrong ManagementJohn Pius

Customer experience

SunStrong Connect

All ratings14,696 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews509 reviews
Positive11.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative84.3%

PGE Access

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

PGE Access

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SunStrong Connect

No in-app purchases

None

PGE Access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SunStrong Connect free?
SunStrong Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PGE Access free?
PGE Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SunStrong Connect or PGE Access?
SunStrong Connect is rated higher. SunStrong Connect averages 4.4 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while PGE Access averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SunStrong Connect or PGE Access have ads?
Neither SunStrong Connect nor PGE Access shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SunStrong Connect or PGE Access?
SunStrong Connect ships an update every 2 weeks, and PGE Access every 3 months. Most recently, SunStrong Connect was updated on November 15, 2026 and PGE Access on November 3, 2026.

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