Austa vs SofarCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Austa
Monitor your micro inverter solar power system's performance. Track energy production, view historical data, and receive alerts for any issues. Optimize your solar energy usage with this utility app.
- Monitor micro inverter solar systems
- Track energy production
- View historical data
- Receive alerts for issues
- Optimize solar energy usage
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App for monitoring micro inverter solar systems
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: SofarCloud at 3.0 against Austa's 1.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SofarCloud holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 9, 2026.
| Parameter | Austa | SofarCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 315 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Northern Electric & Power Inc | Shenzhen Sofarsolar Company Limited |
Customer experience
Austa
SofarCloud
In-app purchases
Austa
No in-app purchases
SofarCloud
No in-app purchases
