Comparison

Sunnova vs HOALink Community

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

Head to head
About

Sunnova

Manage your home's energy ecosystem, including solar, storage, and electric vehicles, from a single app. Monitor performance, optimize energy usage, and gain insights into your home's energy consumption.

Highlights
  • Manage solar, storage, and EV devices
  • View hourly, daily, and monthly performance
  • Optimize home energy usage
  • Monitor energy ecosystem
  • Gain performance insights
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

HOALink Community

Features
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HOA Link puts your community in your pocket. Submit maintenance requests, browse the marketplace, view events, access documents, receive announcements, vote in polls, message board/management, and more—right from one app. For Residents • Submit maintenance requests and track status • Community Marketplace: list items, browse, and chat with buyers/sellers • Events calendar • Documents: policies, forms, and guides in one place • Announcements & push notifications for timely updates • Polls and resident feedback to share your voice • Neighborhood feed to post and stay in the loop • Contacts: quick access to board and management info • Local services (where available) • Amenity rentals and bookings (if enabled) For Boards & Managers • Post announcements, events, and documents in seconds • Triage, assign, and close maintenance requests efficiently • Manage resident submissions and capture feedback with polls • Compliance Center: track and manage violations (if enabled) • Analytics: insights on engagement and activity Fast. Simple. Secure. Role-based access and encrypted communication designed for modern communities. Feature availability may vary by community settings.

Screenshots

Sunnova4 screens
HOALink Community4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HOALink Community at weekly against Sunnova's every 3 weeks. 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

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

Sunnova ships an update every 3 weeks, HOALink Community weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Sunnova versus HOALink Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunnovaHOALink Community
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (860 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings860 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB31 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperSunnova EnergySebastian Ray Maxwell

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

HOALink Community

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sunnova

No in-app purchases

None

HOALink Community

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sunnova free?
Sunnova is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOALink Community free?
HOALink Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sunnova or HOALink Community have ads?
Neither Sunnova nor HOALink Community shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunnova or HOALink Community?
Sunnova ships an update every 3 weeks, and HOALink Community weekly. Most recently, Sunnova was updated on November 3, 2026 and HOALink Community on October 30, 2026.

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