Comparison

Sunnova vs ReliaHome Solar+

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Manage solar, storage, and EV devices
  • View energy performance (hourly, daily, monthly)
  • Optimize home energy usage
  • Centralized energy ecosystem management
  • Control Sunnova Adaptive Home™
Features
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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™.

About

ReliaHome Solar+

Gain complete command of your home's energy with this app. Monitor and control all connected circuits, optimize battery usage during outages, and schedule circuit activity to reduce energy costs. It provides real-time and historical data for efficient power management.

Highlights
  • Real-time energy monitoring
  • Circuit control and scheduling
  • Blackout management
  • Battery optimization
  • Historical energy data
  • Solar+Storage management
Features
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The ReliaHome Solar+ app grants homeowners full control over their home energy. Paired with the ReliaHome Smart Panel ABBHEM1, the app gives you access to all connected circuits, allowing you to monitor and control what’s important to you. It helps extend backup battery life by prioritizing energy use during a blackout. The app also provides real-time energy monitoring, historical data and circuit scheduling to help homeowners reduce costs from time-of-use rates and demand charges. Key Features: - Blackout Management: Access and control all connected circuits during an outage, extending battery life and prioritizing loads based on homeowner preferences. - Customizable Load Control: Set schedules and automate circuit control based on your needs. - Battery Integration: Integrations with major brands enable customizable battery optimization based on the battery’s state of charge (Tesla, Enphase, FranklinWH, SolarEdge, EG4). - Energy Monitoring: View real-time and historical energy consumption across all circuits to track and optimize your home’s power use. - Solar+Storage Optimization: Seamlessly manage solar+storage systems, ensuring efficient energy use whether connected to the grid or on battery backup.   Get smarter home energy management with the ReliaHome Solar+ app. Learn more at electrification.us.abb.com.   Note: The ReliaHome Solar+ app does not support the ReliaHome Smart Panel models focused on service upsize avoidance (Indoor: ABBHEM2, Outdoor: ABBHEM2N3R). For these models, download the ReliaHome Smart Panel app.

Screenshots

Sunnova4 screens
ReliaHome Solar+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ReliaHome Solar+ at 5.0 against Sunnova's 3.9. ReliaHome Solar+ also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Sunnova's advantage is ratings volume (844 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ReliaHome Solar+ 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunnova ships an update every 3 weeks, ReliaHome Solar+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sunnova versus ReliaHome Solar+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunnovaReliaHome Solar+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (844 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews6.3% of reviews
Number of ratings844 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB58 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSunnova Energy CorpCOULOMB, INC

Customer experience

Sunnova

All ratings833 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral1.3%
Negative25.5%
Written reviews142 reviews
Positive6.3%
Neutral2.8%
Negative90.8%

ReliaHome Solar+

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

ReliaHome Solar+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sunnova

No in-app purchases

None

ReliaHome Solar+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sunnova free?
Sunnova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReliaHome Solar+ free?
ReliaHome Solar+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sunnova or ReliaHome Solar+?
ReliaHome Solar+ is rated higher. Sunnova averages 3.9 out of 5 from 844 ratings, while ReliaHome Solar+ averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sunnova or ReliaHome Solar+ have ads?
Neither Sunnova nor ReliaHome Solar+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunnova or ReliaHome Solar+?
Sunnova ships an update every 3 weeks, and ReliaHome Solar+ monthly. Most recently, Sunnova was updated on September 23, 2026 and ReliaHome Solar+ on June 2, 2026.

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