Comparison

SolarGrade vs SolarView

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

Head to head
About

SolarGrade

Streamline solar installation and field service with specialized checklists and automated reporting. This tool replaces manual paperwork with georeferenced issue tagging, photo documentation, and customizable reports. It helps teams work faster, standardize on-site tasks, and improve asset care.

Highlights
  • Solar-specific QA/QC, O&M, and inspection templates
  • Georeferenced issue tagging
  • Photo capture and editing
  • Automated and customizable reports
  • Automatic punch lists and task management
  • Offline mode and syncing
  • Data exports
Features
Read full description

Solar installers and field service technicians work faster and smarter with SolarGrade. Replace paperwork and busywork with made-for-solar checklists, automated reports, and auto-generated punch lists. SolarGrade was invented by solar professionals who were frustrated by generic construction, O&M, and inspection software. It’s the platform they wanted for themselves. MUST-HAVE FEATURES • Ready-made solar specific construction QA/QC, O&M, and inspection templates • Georeferenced issue tagging • Photo capture and editing • Easy access to project information and drawings • Mark-up tools • Automated and customizable reports • Automatic punch lists and task management • Off-line mode and syncing • Scheduling and calendars • Data exports KEY BENEFITS Save Time and Standardize On-Site Work • Use solar and storage-specific workflows that you can edit for your company or team. • Document work in a few taps with pre-written descriptions for common tasks and issues. Know Where Issues Are • Location is everything – especially at large projects. • SolarGrade uses your device’s built-in GPS to locate issues. • Do corrective maintenance and finish punch lists faster by going to the pins on your SolarGrade map. Work Simultaneously at Sites • Divide and conquer – without missing a step. • Split up tasks while following the same workflow easily with SolarGrade. • Track progress across team members simultaneously. Easily Update As-Builts • Keep every plan in the palm of your hand. • Upload and geolocate project as-builts on-site and make mark-ups on mobile, even offline. Document Everything Easily • Take and edit photos with your device. • Scan barcodes with one tap. Create Great Reports Fast • Stop spending hours drafting reports and compiling photos after site visits. • Document your work quickly by auto-generating professional SolarGrade reports with one tap. • Customize reports with your company’s brand to share with clients. Elevate Your Asset Care • Every site visit can generate actionable asset care data for your clients. • Analyze fieldwork data from site visits to identify your team’s challenges and growth opportunities. • Compare teams and projects to inform resource allocation and training. • Generate actionable, geo-referenced punch lists along with fleet-wide analytics, and portfolio-level task lists that ensure problems are solved – not forgotten. WHO USES SOLARGRADE? EPCs, Integrators, & Installers • Standardize installation protocols, manage OSHA requirements, and conduct QAQC quickly and accurately. Leverage SolarGrade reports for easy hand-offs to O&M after commissioning. O&M Providers • Document preventative and correct maintenance, identify issues by severity level, conduct fast and comprehensive site walks, schedule timely corrective maintenance, generate punch lists for future site visits, and impress your customers with rigorous reports. ASSET Owners, Managers, and Off-Takers • Measure asset health from the ground-up with structured field data. Optimize asset operations from construction all the way to decommissioning with robust analytics. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER SolarGrade brings field and office teams together on one digital page for smarter, faster, more accurate fieldwork and proactive asset care. It all adds up to profitable projects that generate clean energy for the planet. What are you waiting for? Using SolarGrade levels up your fieldwork so you can achieve better results — at scale, on time, and on budget. Get started now so you can: • Work 30% more faster in the field • Do less rework on new builds • Stop wasting time on reports at the end of the day • Prevent safety events by standardizing fieldwork processes and quality control protocols • Improve your business operations with better data from better fieldwork

About

SolarView

Visualize solar panel installations in augmented reality. Accurately place inverters, batteries, and other components on a detected wall to show homeowners the final look of their solar setup. Supports a wide range of popular solar equipment brands.

Highlights
  • Augmented reality visualization
  • Wall detection for placement
  • Add inverters and batteries
  • Include conduit and disconnects
  • Supports major solar brands
  • Visualize final installation look
Features
Read full description

Show homeowners what your solar installation will look like, using Augmented Reality. You can detect the wall and put inverters, batteries, conduit, disconnects, and more! The equipment we currently feature: Duracell Pwr Center FranklinWH Battery HomeGrid Battery Enphase Combiner Panel Enphase Enpower Enphase Encharge 3 and 10 Electriq Powerpod 2 SolarEdge HD Wave SolarEdge Storedge SolarEdge Hub Tesla Powerwall 2 Tesla Powerwall Stacked SMA Inverter Solis Inverter Generac Inverter Generac Battery Delta Inverter Storz Power Battery BYD Battery Chargepoint Car Charger Power Electronics Car Charger Fortress Power Battery Outback Power Inverter Darfon Inverter Panasonic Evervolt Inverter and Battery Sunpower Energy Hub End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SolarGrade4 screens
SolarView4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SolarGrade at none against SolarView's 3. SolarGrade also leads on ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. SolarView sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. SolarGrade asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SolarGrade against 5.0 for SolarView. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarGrade has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SolarGrade ships an update fortnightly, SolarView every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SolarGrade versus SolarView: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolarGradeSolarView
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB592 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHelioVoltaARTV, LLC

Customer experience

SolarGrade

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SolarView

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SolarGrade

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SolarView

Subscriptions3
  • Solarview Subscriber$9.991 Month
  • Before Trial Ends$78.991 Year
  • Solarview Subscriber$98.991 Year

Questions

Is SolarGrade free?
SolarGrade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SolarView free?
SolarView is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SolarGrade or SolarView?
SolarGrade and SolarView are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 16 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do SolarGrade or SolarView have ads?
Neither SolarGrade nor SolarView shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SolarGrade or SolarView?
SolarGrade ships an update fortnightly, and SolarView every 3 weeks. Most recently, SolarGrade was updated on October 21, 2026 and SolarView on October 20, 2026.

Other comparisons