Race CommandIQ vs Sunrun
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Race CommandIQ
Manage your smart home network with ease. Set up parental controls, create guest networks, and monitor connected devices and network usage. Perform speed tests to ensure optimal performance.
- Parental controls
- Guest network creation
- Speed tests
- View connected devices
- Monitor network usage
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Race CommandIQ is a simplified way to control and view every aspect of your smart home network. From setting up parental controls, creating guest networks, and running speed tests, you are in charge. View all connected devices within your home and monitor network usage.
Sunrun
Monitor your solar energy system, track energy production, and access support. Gain insights into your environmental impact and manage your system data from a single, user-friendly interface.
- System data management
- Energy production tracking
- Customer support access
- Environmental impact insights
- User-friendly interface
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Newly designed and easy-to-use, our app is the single access point for Sunrun customers to monitor their systems, track energy production, and get the support they need. Featuring: • Streamlined access to manage and organize all of your system data. Our user-friendly interface provides a centralized hub where you can conveniently access and oversee your system data. • Thorough support page to help you find the answers you need. Whether it’s getting started with your new system or questions around the fundamentals of solar, we’ve got you covered. • Contextualized insights to better understand the positive environmental impact you’re making. Our app utilizes your system data to offer valuable insights, deepening your understanding of how your choices contribute to a greener planet.
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Verdict
Race CommandIQ and Sunrun both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of Sunrun's written reviews are positive against 27% of Race CommandIQ's. Sunrun also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3K vs 263). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Race CommandIQ against 4.5 for Sunrun. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunrun has 3K ratings behind it against 263, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 27% of Race CommandIQ's written reviews are positive against 73% of Sunrun's.
Race CommandIQ ships an update every 3 months, Sunrun every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Race CommandIQ | Sunrun |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (263 ratings) — better | 4.5 (3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 263 | 3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RACE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC | Sunrun Inc. |
Customer experience
Race CommandIQ
Sunrun
Bugs and requests
Race CommandIQ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sunrun
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Frequent loading issues
- Charts and graphs not functioning properly
- Discrepancies between app and actual production
Requested features
5 requests- Download or export data
- Integrate energy usage data
- Add alerts and notifications
- Provide landscape mode on iPad
- Show year-over-year production comparisons
In-app purchases
Race CommandIQ
No in-app purchases
Sunrun
No in-app purchases
