Sunbase Solar Designer vs SolarView
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunbase Solar Designer
Design 3D solar and roofing layouts with advanced tools. Measure roofs, add obstacles like trees, and generate detailed performance simulations with shading analysis for accurate reports.
- 3D solar and roofing design
- Roof measurement tools
- Obstacle placement (trees)
- Lidar data integration
- Performance simulations
- Shading analysis reports
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Create 3D Solar and Roofing Designs, measure roofs, apply setbacks, draw trees, pull lidar and run performance simulations with shading data to create accurate shading reports.
SolarView
Visualize solar panel installations in augmented reality. Accurately place inverters, batteries, and other components on a detected wall to show homeowners the final look of their solar setup. Supports a wide range of popular solar equipment brands.
- Augmented reality visualization
- Wall detection for placement
- Add inverters and batteries
- Include conduit and disconnects
- Supports major solar brands
- Visualize final installation look
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Show homeowners what your solar installation will look like, using Augmented Reality. You can detect the wall and put inverters, batteries, conduit, disconnects, and more! The equipment we currently feature: Duracell Pwr Center FranklinWH Battery HomeGrid Battery Enphase Combiner Panel Enphase Enpower Enphase Encharge 3 and 10 Electriq Powerpod 2 SolarEdge HD Wave SolarEdge Storedge SolarEdge Hub Tesla Powerwall 2 Tesla Powerwall Stacked SMA Inverter Solis Inverter Generac Inverter Generac Battery Delta Inverter Storz Power Battery BYD Battery Chargepoint Car Charger Power Electronics Car Charger Fortress Power Battery Outback Power Inverter Darfon Inverter Panasonic Evervolt Inverter and Battery Sunpower Energy Hub End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sunbase Solar Designer at none against SolarView's 3. Sunbase Solar Designer also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). SolarView's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. SolarView sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Sunbase Solar Designer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sunbase Solar Designer against 5.0 for SolarView. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Sunbase Solar Designer ships an update every 2 months, SolarView every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunbase Solar Designer | SolarView |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 592 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jared Dubin | ARTV, LLC |
Customer experience
Sunbase Solar Designer
SolarView
In-app purchases
Sunbase Solar Designer
No in-app purchases
SolarView
- Solarview Subscriber$9.991 Month
- Before Trial Ends$78.991 Year
- Solarview Subscriber$98.991 Year
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