Sunnova vs OnwardIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunnova
Take charge of your home's energy consumption. This app integrates solar, storage, and electric vehicle management into a single platform. Monitor performance, optimize usage, and gain insights into your energy ecosystem.
- Manage solar, storage, and EV devices
- View energy performance (hourly, daily, monthly)
- Optimize home energy usage
- Centralized energy ecosystem management
- Control Sunnova Adaptive Home™
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The Sunnova App puts homeowners in control of their home energy by combining modern energy appliances, including solar, storage, and electric vehicles, in one, convenient app. Users can manage their devices; view hourly, daily, and monthly performance; and discover new ways to optimize their home. As the central place for managing a new kind of home energy ecosystem, the Sunnova app enables homeowners to manage and optimize their Sunnova Adaptive Home™.
OnwardIQ
Manage and secure your home Wi-Fi network with this app. Features include network security, SSID and password management, parental controls, and content blocking to protect your household.
- Network security
- SSID management
- Password management
- Parental controls
- Content blocking
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OnwardIQ allows subscribers to secure and take control of their home Wi-Fi network. Secure your home with app features such as network security, SSID and password management. Take control with app features such as parental controls and block unwanted content from entering your home.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OnwardIQ at 5.0 against Sunnova's 3.9. Sunnova's advantage is ratings volume (844 vs 8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
OnwardIQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunnova has 844 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sunnova ships an update every 3 weeks, OnwardIQ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunnova | OnwardIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (844 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 844 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sunnova Energy Corp | Inyo Networks, Inc. |
Customer experience
Sunnova
OnwardIQ
Bugs and requests
Sunnova
Reported bugs
3 issues- App freezes on startup
- Incorrect or missing production data
- Billing information not updating properly
Requested features
3 requests- Custom date range for production data
- Real-time energy usage and generation data
- Ability to view individual panel performance
OnwardIQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sunnova
No in-app purchases
OnwardIQ
No in-app purchases
