Solplanet vs SofarCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Solplanet
Easily set up, commission, and monitor your Solplanet inverters with this new generation application. Stay informed about your system's performance and manage its operations efficiently.
- Inverter setup
- Commissioning tools
- Performance monitoring
- System management
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Introducing our new generation Solplanet app which allows you to set-up, commission and monitor your Solplanet inverters
SofarCloud
This platform offers intelligent monitoring and management for solar and energy storage power plants. It supports the entire plant lifecycle, providing tailored experiences for installers and owners to optimize revenue and reduce operational costs.
- Intelligent monitoring
- Operation and maintenance management
- Covers entire plant lifecycle
- Differentiated user experiences
- Maximizes plant revenue
- Reduces O&M costs
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SofarCloud is an intelligent monitoring, operation and maintenance management platform for photovoltaic and energy storage plants developed by SOFARSOLAR independently. It covers the whole life cycle of the power plant, provides differentiated service experience for different user groups such as installers and owners, and realizes the intelligent monitoring and convenient O&M of PV and energy storage power plants to maximize the revenue of the power plant and reduce the O&M cost.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Solplanet at 3.5 against SofarCloud's 3.0. Solplanet also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). SofarCloud's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Solplanet holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Solplanet ships an update every 9 days, SofarCloud every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Solplanet | SofarCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 315 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AISWEI Technology Co., Ltd | Shenzhen Sofarsolar Company Limited |
Customer experience
Solplanet
SofarCloud
In-app purchases
Solplanet
No in-app purchases
SofarCloud
No in-app purchases
