SolarEdge Go vs Lunar Energy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SolarEdge Go
Manage solar installations and sites remotely. Monitor system status, modify settings, and troubleshoot alerts from anywhere. Streamline end-to-end operations for solar professionals.
- Remote system access
- Inverter status monitoring
- Settings modification
- Fleet management
- Site creation and editing
- User and equipment management
- Alert troubleshooting
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SolarEdge Go consolidates solar installation, site & fleet management, and remote services (Beta) for streamlined end-to-end operations on-the-go. Access systems remotely to view inverter status and modify settings and save on truck rolls to the site. Monitor and manage your fleet, create and edit sites, manage site users and equipment, and troubleshoot alerts all from SolarEdge Go wherever you are.
Lunar Energy
Monitor your home's solar energy production, consumption, and storage in real-time. Gain confidence during power outages with backup duration estimates and maximize savings with automatic Lunar Mode. Participate in Virtual Power Plant programs to earn money.
- Real-time energy monitoring
- Backup power duration estimates
- Automatic savings optimization (Lunar Mode)
- Virtual Power Plant program enrollment
- Energy usage reports
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Open App. Operate Sun. With the brilliantly-designed Lunar App, it's that simple. - Watch how much energy your home is making, using, and storing in real-time. - Power through grid outages with confidence. The Lunar System seamlessly takes over during an outage, and the Lunar App shows you how long you'll last at your current electrical usage. - Save money. With Lunar Mode, your system will maximize savings automatically. - Enroll and earn money in Virtual Power Plant programs directly from the Lunar App. "The app is designed to show you just what you need to know: how much power you have for backup, how much you're consuming, and how much your solar is generating. It'll also give you an easily readable report on how power is being utilized at any given time." – The Verge
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lunar Energy at 100% against SolarEdge Go's 15%. Lunar Energy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.1). SolarEdge Go's advantage is ratings volume (173 vs 13). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lunar Energy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarEdge Go has 173 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of SolarEdge Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lunar Energy's.
SolarEdge Go ships an update fortnightly, Lunar Energy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarEdge Go | Lunar Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (173 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 173 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarEdge Technologies | Lunar Energy Limited |
Customer experience
SolarEdge Go
Lunar Energy
In-app purchases
SolarEdge Go
No in-app purchases
Lunar Energy
No in-app purchases
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