SolarEdge Mapper vs Lunar Energy
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.
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 Mapper's 50%. Lunar Energy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). SolarEdge Mapper's advantage is ratings volume (649 vs 13) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarEdge Mapper has 649 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of SolarEdge Mapper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lunar Energy's.
SolarEdge Mapper ships an update every 5 weeks, Lunar Energy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarEdge Mapper | Lunar Energy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (649 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 649 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarEdge Technologies | Lunar Energy Limited |
Customer experience
SolarEdge Mapper
Lunar Energy
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
Lunar Energy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SolarEdge Mapper
No in-app purchases
Lunar Energy
No in-app purchases
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