Comparison

S vs PVB Cloud

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

Head to head
About

S

This app streamlines the installation and monitoring of distributed PV power plants. It offers an easy-to-use interface for setting up monitoring accounts and provides visual guidance for microinverter installation. Access plant-level and module-level power generation data, along with detailed alarm information for diagnostics.

Highlights
  • Easy account monitoring
  • Visual installation guide
  • Rapid account configuration
  • Plant-level data
  • Module-level data
  • Alarm information
Features
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S-miles Installer is a mobile application developed by Hoymiles especially for installers of distributed PV power plants. It provides an EASY-TO-USE procedure for monitoring accounts and a visual physical layout guide for the installation of microinverters, which helps installers configure monitoring accounts rapidly, and provides installers power generation data on both plant-level & module-level as well as detailed alarm information about the power plant for commissioning & diagnostics.

About

PVB Cloud

Features
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PVB Cloud is an APP for Beny micro solar inverters. By PVB Cloud, you will be able to manage the information of devices, monitoring micro solar inverters.

Screenshots

S4 screens
PVB Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

S and PVB Cloud are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

S ships an update monthly, PVB Cloud every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
S versus PVB Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSPVB Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size208 MB141 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHoymiles Power Electronics Inc.zhejiang benyi new energy technology co.,ltd.

In-app purchases

None

S

No in-app purchases

None

PVB Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is S free?
S is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PVB Cloud free?
PVB Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do S or PVB Cloud have ads?
Neither S nor PVB Cloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, S or PVB Cloud?
S ships an update monthly, and PVB Cloud every 4 weeks. Most recently, S was updated on September 23, 2026 and PVB Cloud on September 10, 2026.

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