TouchCab vs SolaXCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TouchCab
Control your DCC model railroad wirelessly from your iPhone or iPod touch. Manage locomotives, speed, functions, and switches with a user-friendly interface. Compatible with ESU, Märklin, and Lenz command stations.
- Wireless DCC model railroad control
- Control locomotives and their functions
- Manage speed and train routes
- Operate switches and signals
- Alphabetical listing of locomotives and accessories
- Switchable left/right-handed operation
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You have a model railroad. You have an ECoS or ECoS2 digital command station from ESU, a Central Station from Märklin or a Lenz v3.6 command station. You also have an iPhone or an iPod touch from Apple and a wireless network connected to the command station. Would you like to run your model railroad from the iPhone or iPod? You can - with TouchCab. So what is TouchCab? TouchCab is a handheld controller for your DCC (Digital Command Control) model railroad / railway / train set. With TouchCab you can follow your trains around your layout without having to worry about plugging and unplugging a wired device. You can throw switches/turnouts and set train routes as you move along. Features: - Control all the locomotives defined in the command station. - Access up to 29 functions of each locomotive. - Clear overview of the locomotive’s speed and state. - Easily change the throttle from left- to right handed operation. - Wireless network connection to the command station. - Control all switches/turnouts and signals defined in the command station. - Locomotives and accessories are listed alphabetically, regardless of their order in the command station lists. Supported DCC command stations: ECoS 50000 by ESU (v1.1.3 or higher) ECoS 2 50200 by ESU (v3.2.0 or higher) Central Station 60212 by Märklin (v2.0.4 or higher) Lenz 23151 XpressNet Interface with Lenz v3.6 command stations LZV100 or LZ100 Requirements: -Digital Model Railway with a compatible DCC Command Station - Network connection to the command station - Wireless connection to the iPhone or iPod Touch Instructions: - Tap the speed wedge in either side to speed up and slow down your trains - Change speed gradually by dragging across the speed wedge - Double-tap the halt button to halt all trains. - Swipe the function buttons sideways to access locomotive functions above F7 - Switch between left and right hand operation from the options tab - Control routes and turnouts from the turnouts tab - Control signals and other accessories from the signals tab Want to try before your buy? Try TouchCab Free - a feature limited free version that is built on the same code base as TouchCab.
SolaXCloud
Monitor your solar inverter's performance, energy production, and consumption in real-time. View detailed data, manage inverter settings, and track system status remotely. Designed for both end-users and agents managing solar installations.
- Real-time inverter status monitoring
- Energy yield and consumption tracking
- Remote and local login options
- Inverter settings management
- Dynamic flow chart visualization
- Alarm information display
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This APP only complies to account registered on www.solaxCloud.com, if you have registered on www.solax-portal.com, please download another APP named SolaX. SolaxCloud is a monitoring App enabling the end-user and the agent to check the inverter status, yield, load consumption and exported energy anytime with the help of cloud data analysis. End-users can use either remote or local login to view the real-time data and change settings of the inverter, but agent can only use the remote login to view the site information and inverter data due to user privacy protection reason. Description of End-user Login: After successful user login, end-users can check various data including site name, panel size, inverter No., battery status, alarm information, inverter yield, load consumption, exported energy and etc. SolaxCloud collects and processes data every 5 mins, users can depend on the dynamic flow chart to monitor the power among panels, inverter, battery, grid and load. At the same time, if inverter data is online, users can change the settings including Date & time, safety, power factor, work mode, charger and etc. Please kindly note that the password will be required to enter Advance and Super parameters setting. Description of Agent Login: After successful agent login, agent can not only check the user, site, inverter list and authorization status, but also the account details including contact person, address, system commission date, rated power, user name, yield today and yield total.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: TouchCab at 77% against SolaXCloud's 22%. TouchCab also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). SolaXCloud's advantage is price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (3.9 vs 2.1). On ratings volume, 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
SolaXCloud is free to download; TouchCab costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SolaXCloud holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of TouchCab's written reviews are positive against 22% of SolaXCloud's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
TouchCab ships an update every 2 months, SolaXCloud fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TouchCab | SolaXCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.1 (7 ratings) | 3.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 515 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Sutherland | SolaX Power Network Technology (Zhejiang) Co. , Ltd. |
Customer experience
TouchCab
SolaXCloud
Bugs and requests
TouchCab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SolaXCloud
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Crashing on iOS 17
- Inaccurate energy data
- Unresponsive remote settings
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Customizable dashboards
- Firmware update capabilities
- Improved language support
In-app purchases
TouchCab
No in-app purchases
SolaXCloud
No in-app purchases









