SofiaPV vs ESTAR PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SofiaPV
Monitor your distributed PV power plant's performance with real-time data. Track energy generation, view module-level details, and receive alarm notifications to ensure optimal operation and expected yield.
- Module-level monitoring
- Real-time data display
- Energy generation tracking
- Alarm information display
- Plant operation monitoring
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SofiaPV is a mobile application developed by especially for owners of distributed PV power plants, which can absorb the operating data of PV power plantS from SofiaPV Cloud. There are more functions, such as module-level monitoring, real-time data display for both plant-level & module-level as well as daily, monthly, annual, and total energy display. Furthermore, you can easily see the alarm information with the equipment, which could assist the owner in monitoring the operation of the PV power plant, ensuring normal operation of the power plant and obtaining of the expected yield.
ESTAR PRO
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ESTAR PRO is a mobile application developed by 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ESTAR PRO at every 6 weeks against SofiaPV's every 5 months. SofiaPV's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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.
SofiaPV ships an update every 5 months, ESTAR PRO every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SofiaPV | ESTAR PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Solenso electronic materials Co.,Ltd | JUAN WANG |
In-app purchases
SofiaPV
No in-app purchases
ESTAR PRO
No in-app purchases
