Valley Solar vs ChargePoint Installer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Valley Solar
Connect with a solar provider to manage your purchasing experience. Receive updates and communicate directly through the app. Share your feedback after your purchase.
- User registration
- In-app messaging
- Push notifications
- Product reviews
- Direct communication with provider
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Valley Solar is a free app available for anyone to download and is used for those that want to communicate with Valley Solar. It is as simple as downloading the App and register as a user. Once registered, you can begin communicating right away. We will reach out to you via push notifications and in-app messaging to improve your overall buying experience. Once you purchase your new Solar from Valley Solar, feel free to write a review. We appreciate your business.
ChargePoint Installer
This app empowers certified technicians to install, set up, and service electric vehicle charging stations for residential and commercial clients. It supports a range of AC and DC fast charging models.
- EV station installation
- Setup and service
- Home and commercial support
- Supports multiple charging models
- Certified technician tool
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The ChargePoint Installer App enables certified electricians to complete the installation, setup, and service for homeowners and commercial station owners. The Installer App is supported on the ChargePoint® Home Flex (CPH50), CPF50, CP6000 AC, Express 280, and Express Plus DC EVSE charging stations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Valley Solar at 100% against ChargePoint Installer's 3%. Valley Solar also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). ChargePoint Installer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and ratings volume (27 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Valley Solar holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChargePoint Installer has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Valley Solar's written reviews are positive against 3% of ChargePoint Installer's.
Valley Solar ships an update every 9 months, ChargePoint Installer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Valley Solar | ChargePoint Installer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 2.2 (27 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 2.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Valley Solar, LLC | ChargePoint, Inc. |
Customer experience
Valley Solar
ChargePoint Installer
In-app purchases
Valley Solar
No in-app purchases
ChargePoint Installer
No in-app purchases
