SolarEdge Mapper vs Energy CURB
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.
Energy CURB
Monitor your home's energy consumption in real-time, including solar production. Gain insights to track costs over time and identify specific appliance usage to save money and energy.
- Real-time home energy monitoring
- Solar production tracking
- Track energy costs over time
- Identify appliance energy usage
- Monitor idle appliance consumption
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Elevation's Curb is your smart home energy monitoring system. The Curb app provides actionable data on how your home consumes energy. With these insights from Curb, you can save money/energy by: - Monitoring energy costs/use in real-time on your overall home (including solar production) - Tracking energy costs/use in your home over time - See what specific active and idle appliances are using electricity in your home in real-time To purchase a Curb energy monitor, visit: poweredbyelevation.com Customer Support: Website: https://www.poweredbyelevation.com/contact-us Email: support@poweredbyelevation.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SolarEdge Mapper at 4.5 against Energy CURB's 2.2. SolarEdge Mapper also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 27%) and ratings volume (648 vs 55). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SolarEdge Mapper holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarEdge Mapper has 648 ratings behind it against 55, 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 27% of Energy CURB's.
SolarEdge Mapper ships an update every 5 weeks, Energy CURB every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SolarEdge Mapper | Energy CURB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (648 ratings) — better | 2.2 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 26.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 648 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarEdge Technologies | Curb, Inc. |
Customer experience
SolarEdge Mapper
Energy CURB
User reviews
SolarEdge Mapper
From 648 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Seamless integration with Designer and monitoring apps
- 📱 Functional for onsite work
- 🎯 QR code scanning works well
- ⚡ Improved functionality in recent updates
Room to improve
- 🐛 Excessive bugs and glitches throughout app
- ⏱️ Extremely slow loading times for sites
- 😕 Unintuitive and complicated user interface
- 🔧 Difficult setup and configuration process
- 📸 Camera/barcode scanning unreliable
Energy CURB
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Detailed energy consumption insights (historical)
- 💡 Real-time usage monitoring
- 💡 Potential for cost savings
- 👍 Simple interface (older versions)
- 👍 Great product (hardware)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Login issues (app & website)
- 🐛 App is broken/unusable
- 🐛 Removed historical charts/graphs
- 🐛 Charging for data access
- 🐛 Slow and buggy
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
Energy CURB
Reported bugs
20 issues- Login doesn't work (app and website)
- App broken, clicking login button does nothing
- App freezes constantly
- Displays mixed up (solar production, grid, household consumption)
- App does not change with iPad orientation
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- Fonts are messed up on iPad
- Displays are on top of each other on iPad
- App freezes when opened
- App shows opening screen but is unresponsive
- App turns white and nothing happens on open
- New app doesn't open on some phones
- App stuck in endless chord logo spinning on iOS 12.1
- App does not give production numbers, only usage
- Won't work with SmartThings
- Can't register or see SmartThings devices on Curb website
- Misappropriated tab sizes overlapping
- No accommodation for iPad orientation or screen size
- App loses itself into blank screens
- Displays text in impossible sizes overlaid over other text
- Graph is squished/small when phone is turned sideways
Requested features
9 requests- Bring back historical line graphs
- Provide access to data without subscription
- Restore old app version's features
- Allow users to label and designate zones
- Add total daily power usage at a glance
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- Fix graph squished/small issue on sideways iPhone
- Fix bug showing only usage, not production
- Integrate with SmartThings
- Add landscape mode option
In-app purchases
SolarEdge Mapper
No in-app purchases
Energy CURB
No in-app purchases
Questions
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