myQ Community vs Sunnova
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
myQ Community
Access your community building using your smartphone. Unlock doors remotely, send guest passes, and receive video calls from your main entrance. Enjoy convenient and secure access without physical fobs or cards.
- Remote door unlocking
- Send guest passes
- Receive video calls from entrance
- Contactless building access
- Smartphone-based entry
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The myQ Community app allows residents to seamlessly access their building with their phones, without the additional need for additional key-fobs or cards. Simply download and use the myQ Community app to: • Open and unlock your community door's remotely from anywhere, anytime. • Send Guest Passes to friends, family, delivery people and service providers for easy access when you want it. • Receive video calls to see your guests at the main entrance for those unannounced visits.
Sunnova
Manage your home's energy ecosystem, including solar, storage, and electric vehicles, from a single app. Monitor performance, optimize energy usage, and gain insights into your home's energy consumption.
- Manage solar, storage, and EV devices
- View hourly, daily, and monthly performance
- Optimize home energy usage
- Monitor energy ecosystem
- Gain performance insights
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The Sunnova App puts homeowners in control of their home energy by combining modern energy appliances, including solar, storage, and electric vehicles, in one, convenient app. Users can manage their devices; view hourly, daily, and monthly performance; and discover new ways to optimize their home. As the central place for managing a new kind of home energy ecosystem, the Sunnova app enables homeowners to manage and optimize their Sunnova Adaptive Home™.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: myQ Community at 4.5 against Sunnova's 3.9. myQ Community also leads on ratings volume (40K vs 861) and review sentiment (19% vs 6%). Sunnova's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
myQ Community holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: myQ Community has 40K ratings behind it against 861, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of myQ Community's written reviews are positive against 6% of Sunnova's.
myQ Community ships an update monthly, Sunnova every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | myQ Community | Sunnova |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (40K ratings) — better | 3.9 (861 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.9% of reviews — better | 6.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40K — better | 861 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Chamberlain Group, Inc. | Sunnova Energy |
Customer experience
myQ Community
Sunnova
User reviews
myQ Community
From 40K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Responsive connection for opening/closing gates
- 🔒 Secure system
- 👍 User-friendly app
- 💡 Convenient access without physical keys
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent log-outs
- 🐛 Unreliable performance, glitchy
- 🐛 Slow response times
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🤔 Subscription required for access
Sunnova
From 861 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- ⚠️ Unreliable data
- 🔒 Login issues
- 💸 Poor customer service
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
Bugs and requests
myQ Community
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Login issues, password reset problems
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent functionality across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Watch support
- Integrate with CarPlay
- Allow users to save/pin favorite access points
- Improve Siri/voice command integration
- Provide detailed user guides and tutorials
Sunnova
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes on startup
- Incorrect or missing production data
- Billing information not updating properly
Requested features
3 requests- Custom date range for production data
- Real-time energy usage and generation data
- Ability to view individual panel performance
In-app purchases
myQ Community
No in-app purchases
Sunnova
No in-app purchases
