Comparison

hopeCloud vs TSUN Smart

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

Head to head
About

hopeCloud

Manage power stations, monitor equipment status, and handle alarms and maintenance tasks. This utility app provides tools for efficient operation and upkeep of energy infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Create new power stations
  • Manage equipment
  • Check alarms
  • Perform daily maintenance
  • Monitor equipment status
Features
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You can create new power stations, manage equipment, check alarms, and perform daily maintenance through the hopeCloud app.

About

TSUN Smart

Monitor your solar power plants and devices from your mobile. Track real-time and historical generation data, calculate yield, and visualize individual panel performance with a custom layout.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple solar plants
  • Add and configure devices
  • View real-time generation data
  • Review historical generation data
  • Calculate solar yield
  • Build solar panel layouts
  • Monitor individual panel performance
Features
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TSUN Smart is a solar plant mornitoring application used by endusers or installers for TSUN products. You are able to manage different plants, add devices, configure the devices in batch, review real-time and historic generation data as well calculate your yield on your mobile phone. In addition, you are able to build a layout of your solar panels and mornitor the perfomance of each panel individually.

Screenshots

hopeCloud4 screens
TSUN Smart4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: hopeCloud at 67% against TSUN Smart's 18%. hopeCloud also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). TSUN Smart's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. hopeCloud sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. TSUN Smart asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

hopeCloud ships an update every 3 weeks, TSUN Smart every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
hopeCloud versus TSUN Smart: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterhopeCloudTSUN Smart
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better18.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Hopewind Electric Co., LtdTSUNESS Co., Ltd

Customer experience

hopeCloud

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

TSUN Smart

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive18.1%
Neutral11.1%
Negative70.8%

Bugs and requests

hopeCloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

TSUN Smart

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Server connection failures preventing data display
  • Missing daily energy data in monthly summaries
  • Incorrect total energy calculations
  • Data frozen or not updating in real-time
  • App crashes or fails to load
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  • Verification code not sent during registration
  • Inverter configuration mode issues
  • Smart Meter integration causing system type changes
  • Synchronization problems with multiple micro-inverters
  • Daily counter resets losing historical data
  • Inconsistent power readings between panels on same roof
  • Connection drops between 12-13 hours daily
  • Data not recorded after app updates
  • Inverter shows offline despite active production
  • Micro-inverter pairing failures

Requested features

12 requests
  • Display daily peak power values consistently
  • Real-time data updates on demand (pull-to-refresh)
  • Export data in CSV format
  • Show maximum inverter capacity information
  • Email and push notifications for alerts
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  • Ability to adjust power limits directly in app
  • Display current firmware version
  • Monthly and yearly energy generation summaries
  • Larger chart labels and improved layout
  • Support for 5GHz WiFi networks
  • Improved German language translation
  • Better error messages and user guidance

In-app purchases

4 purchases

hopeCloud

One-time4
  • Traffic recharge$0.99
  • data_traffic_1$0.99
  • data_traffic_2$0.99
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  • data_traffic_3$0.99
None

TSUN Smart

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is hopeCloud free?
hopeCloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TSUN Smart free?
TSUN Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do hopeCloud or TSUN Smart have ads?
hopeCloud shows ads; TSUN Smart does not.
Which is updated more often, hopeCloud or TSUN Smart?
hopeCloud ships an update every 3 weeks, and TSUN Smart every 6 weeks. Most recently, hopeCloud was updated on October 5, 2026 and TSUN Smart on October 9, 2026.

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