Comparison

SOLAR SEC vs REFUview

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

Head to head

SOLAR MANAGER EXPERT

Monitoring for REFU inverters

Free

🔧 Utilities

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About

SOLAR SEC

Features

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RENAC Power technology co., LTD, focuses on providing advanced string inverters, hybrid inverters and integrated intelligent energy management system solutions for the distributed generation systems and micro grid systems. Meanwhile, considering the future PV market, in 2016 we established a new “solar plant operations & management platform center“. Based on continuous innovations of customer requirements, we keep developing in PV energy internet, mobile internet, cloud computing, big data and some other areas. With the operation and maintenance management experience of multiple centralized and distributed PV power projects in the world, RENAC Power has the powerful strength to manage the solar power plant. This APP is used for monitoring and intelligent control of the Renac inverter.

About

REFUview

Features

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The REFUview app for iOS allows you to monitor your solar system with REFU inverters in real time directly on your iPhone or iPad. The cloud-based application meets highest and latest security standards to ensure the protection of your data.

Screenshots

SOLAR SEC3 screens

REFUview4 screens

Verdict

The call

SOLAR SEC and REFUview 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

SOLAR SEC ships an update every 3 months, REFUview every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

SOLAR SEC versus REFUview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	SOLAR SEC	REFUview
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Every 2 months — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.6	14.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	18 MB	13 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	无锡乐伏网络科技有限公司	REFU Elektronik GmbH

In-app purchases

None

SOLAR SEC

No in-app purchases

None

REFUview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SOLAR SEC free?

SOLAR SEC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is REFUview free?

REFUview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do SOLAR SEC or REFUview have ads?

Neither SOLAR SEC nor REFUview shows ads.

Which is updated more often, SOLAR SEC or REFUview?

SOLAR SEC ships an update every 3 months, and REFUview every 2 months. Most recently, SOLAR SEC was updated on November 7, 2026 and REFUview on October 30, 2026.