SolarEdge Mapper vs SolarDashboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SolarEdge Mapper
Streamline new system registration for installers by mapping physical layouts directly within the cloud monitoring platform. Create, edit, and verify system layouts on-site, and easily scan and assign power optimizer serial numbers to their correct locations.
- Onsite system registration
- System physical layout creation
- Onsite layout editing
- Onsite layout verification
- Power optimizer serial number scanning
- Offline functionality
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The site mapper allows SolarEdge installers to streamline the registration of a new system by mapping its physical layout in the SolarEdge cloud-based monitoring platform. This application is integrated with the SolarEdge monitoring platform and enables the following functionality: • Simple onsite registration of new systems. • Creation, editing and on-site verification of system physical layout. • Scanning and assigning SolarEdge power optimizer serial number to the right location in the system physical layout. • The scanning can be done by utilizing the mobile device’s integrated camera or with an external Bluetooth connected scanner. • Working off-line with no data connection. The data is stored locally on the mobile device and allows data synchronization with the SolarEdge monitoring platform when data connection is available.
SolarDashboard
Monitor your solar system's real-time production and consumption. Optimize EV charging with solar surplus and automate HomeKit devices using green electricity. Save money and reduce your environmental impact.
- Real-time solar system data display
- EV charging with solar surplus
- HomeKit device automation
- Widget for iOS home screen
- Supports multiple inverters and chargers
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Use your solar power smarter with SolarDashboard. Keep track of your photovoltaic system, electricity consumption and solar surplus at all times. SolarDashboard shows your current energy flows in real time – on iPhone, iPad, Mac and as a convenient widget. Real-time solar monitoring See at a glance how much power your PV system is currently producing, how much electricity you are using and how much energy is being exported to or imported from the grid. Supported systems: SolarEdge, SMA, Kostal, Huawei, Fronius, Growatt, GoodWe and Enphase. Charge your electric car with solar surplus Connect your wallbox and charge your electric car automatically with excess solar energy. SolarDashboard dynamically adjusts the charging power to the available solar energy. You can define: * from which solar power level charging should start * which minimum charge level should be reached * how your solar surplus should be used most efficiently This helps you lower electricity costs, increase self-consumption and use more green power from your own PV system. Supported wallboxes: Easee, Fronius Wattpilot, go-e Charger, Zaptec, NRGkick Connect, SMA EV Charger 22, Wallbox Pulsar Plus and Alfen Eve. SolarDashboard also supports direct vehicle integration for selected electric cars from Audi, SEAT and Škoda. Control smart devices with solar power Use your surplus solar energy for HomeKit or Matter devices. Automatically control air conditioners, infrared heaters, water heaters, pool heaters or smart plugs with green power. Also ideal for using an iPad as a central home automation device. Your benefits More independence: Use more self-generated electricity and become less dependent on the grid. Lower electricity costs: Increase your self-consumption and reduce your electricity bill. More sustainability: Use your own green electricity instead of power from fossil sources. SolarDashboard is available for free. Some features, such as automatic solar surplus charging, require a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SolarEdge Mapper at none against SolarDashboard's 1. SolarEdge Mapper also leads on ratings volume (651 vs 32) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). SolarDashboard's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 30%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. SolarDashboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. SolarEdge Mapper asks for nothing beyond the download.
SolarEdge Mapper holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarEdge Mapper has 651 ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 30% of SolarEdge Mapper's written reviews are positive against 61% of SolarDashboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SolarEdge Mapper ships an update every 5 weeks, SolarDashboard fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarEdge Mapper | SolarDashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (651 ratings) — better | 4.3 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.6% of reviews | 60.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 651 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarEdge Technologies | TAPWORK GmbH |
Customer experience
SolarEdge Mapper
SolarDashboard
Bugs and requests
SolarEdge Mapper
Reported bugs
10 issues- Error 1001 when loading sites
- Site creation fails with errors
- Camera stops working for barcode scanning
- Endless loading screens when creating sites
- Invalid state validation errors in dropdown menus
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- Satellite image portion not working properly
- Login failures
- App crashes constantly
- Unable to upload site data
- Unexpected behaviors and finicky scanner
Requested features
9 requests- iPad/tablet version of the app
- Ability to delete old sites and declutter home screen
- Array number option in array builder
- Easier scanning and array building process
- Customer/owner read-only access to mapper functions
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- Download/export data to spreadsheet format
- Traditional barcode scanning support
- Simplified module moving and deletion workflow
- Developer responses to user reviews
SolarDashboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SolarEdge Mapper
No in-app purchases
SolarDashboard
- Monthly$1.991 Month
Questions
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