Sunnova vs Sky Smart Home
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™.
Sky Smart Home
This app offers a smart approach to home insurance, integrating devices and services into a single platform. Monitor your home remotely with live camera feeds, receive alerts from sensors, and manage your insurance needs conveniently.
- Live HD camera feed
- Video doorbell alerts and communication
- Motion and contact sensor monitoring
- Leak detection alerts
- Automatic arming for home security
- Secure cloud video storage
- In-app customer support
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Welcome to Sky Smart Home, where you can feel close to home while you’re away. Watch all the action from your front door, live, and get everything you need in one simple package. Your privacy? Protected. Your clips? Secured. Your questions? Answered. And you’ll be set up before you know it, with step-by-step instructions in the Sky Smart Home app. What can I do in the Sky Smart Home app? Quick hello: Answer the door, even when you’re out. See it live: See all the moments from your front door, in crystal-clear HD. Saved for later: Your videos stay in the Cloud for 30 days. Worth sharing: Save clips and share them with anyone. Don’t have Sky Smart Home yet? Head to Sky.com to find out more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sunnova at 844 against Sky Smart Home's 2. Sunnova also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sky Smart Home's advantage is review sentiment (15% vs 6%). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Sunnova against 4.0 for Sky Smart Home. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunnova has 844 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 6% of Sunnova's written reviews are positive against 15% of Sky Smart Home's.
Sunnova ships an update every 3 weeks, Sky Smart Home monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunnova | Sky Smart Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (844 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.3% of reviews | 14.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 844 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sunnova Energy Corp | Sky UK Limited |
Customer experience
Sunnova
Sky Smart Home
User reviews
Sunnova
From 844 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Intuitive interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- ⚠️ Unreliable data
- 🔒 Login issues
- 💸 Poor customer service
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
Sky Smart Home
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy setup process for most users
- 💰 Good value for money/insurance bundling
- 📷 Decent video quality when working
- 🔋 Improved battery life compared to Ring (some users)
- 🌐 Works well on WiFi and remote 4G/5G connections
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnection issues from network
- 🔋 Poor doorbell battery life (2-5 days)
- ⏱️ Significant lag when viewing live feed
- 📱 App constantly logs users out
- 🔌 Weak WiFi signal range and connectivity
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
Sky Smart Home
Reported bugs
15 issues- Error 401 code preventing app access
- Login access denied without password entry option
- Firmware update failures rendering app unusable
- App won't open - constant error messages
- Camera stuck on pink screen during setup
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- Indoor camera won't connect to WiFi
- Doorbell won't update firmware
- Auto-arm function not working after updates
- Video playback shows black screen despite stored footage
- Motion detection alerts but no recording
- App loses connection and locks up during updates
- Sensors disconnect and become unresponsive
- Chime won't pair with doorbell
- App takes excessive time to connect to cameras
- Settings screen appears with no add device option
Requested features
15 requests- Landscape full-screen video viewing mode
- Separate notification types for doorbell vs motion detection
- Phone ring alert instead of beep for doorbell
- Customizable notification sounds
- Portable/wireless chime option
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- SD card support for continuous recording
- Ability to set recording duration (not just 15 seconds)
- Two-way audio that works smoothly
- Adjustable camera quality and IR settings
- Dark mode for app
- Alexa integration
- Ability to purchase additional sensors
- Auto-arm that works reliably without opening app
- Better battery charge indicator for doorbell
- Adjustable water sensor sensitivity
In-app purchases
Sunnova
No in-app purchases
Sky Smart Home
No in-app purchases
