Comparison

SODMAP Mobile vs Enphase Enlighten

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SODMAP Mobile

This app helps users identify and assess the risk of Sudden Oak Death (SOD) in their area. It visualizes disease distribution, provides risk assessments based on proximity to confirmed cases, and encourages participation in surveys to improve data.

Highlights
  • Visualize SOD distribution with geo-location
  • View confirmed SOD-positive and negative specimens
  • Identify tree locations with pins
  • Assess SOD infection risk
  • Determine local disease incidence
  • Receive warnings for insufficient data
Features
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Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is an emergent disease caused by an exotic invasive pathogen affecting millions of oak and tanoak trees in California and Southern Oregon, and has the potential to spread to many other forests worldwide. It is currently one of the most regulated plant pathogens by most governments in the world. Besides infecting trees, the microbe that causes SOD may also be present in soil and in water bodies such as rivers, streams, and ponds. The SODMAP project (www.sodmap.org) is a collaboration of researchers, government organizations, and citizen-scientists working together to create one of the most complete distribution maps of a forest disease ever produced in North America. The UC Berkeley Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory (www.matteolab.org) SODMAP Mobile app extends this functionality to include: · Geo-location to visualize SOD distribution in relation to the user's location. · Laboratory confirmed SOD-positive, as well as, SOD-negative specimens to better illustrate the range and distribution of the disease. · Easy to identify tree location pins. · Risk assessment for SOD infection, based on the proximity of the user to laboratory confirmed cases of SOD. · Quick determination of local incidence of the disease and whether data are current or not for the local area. · Warning of insufficient surveying or a lack of current information about SOD distribution in the user's area. In case of insufficient availability of local data, the user is warned about the impossibility of determining risk and is prompted to participate in the volunteer SOD Blitz surveys (www.sodblitz.org) organized in the Spring of each year. SOD is an infectious and deadly tree disease, but contagion to oaks occurs only at short distances from previously infected trees. Knowledge of current fine-scale distribution of the disease is the key to its timely management. Treatments are available, but must be administered preventively, before oaks are infected. The SODMAP Mobile app is an aid to land owners and open space managers that will enable them to locate the nearest confirmed outbreaks of SOD, and to determine the risk of infection. It will also inform hikers and mountain bikers about the presence of SOD in recreational areas, indicating whether care should be given to prevent the further spread of the disease by the movement of infested soil. Finally, tree care specialists will use this SODMAP Moblie to determine the level SOD infestation and to design appropriate landscape management programs. To learn more about SOD and get involved in the SODMAP surveys, visit www.sodblitz.org This project made possible thanks to funding from: USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

About

Enphase Enlighten

Monitor your solar energy system's performance with ease. Verify system health, view energy production by time period, and analyze performance against weather data. Generate reports on energy production and usage directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Verify system health
  • View energy production
  • Analyze against weather data
  • Run energy reports
  • Monitor by month, day, or hour
Features
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Enlighten is the monitoring experience built specifically for the system owner. Delivering at-a-glance verification, Enlighten gives you the assurance that your Enphase System is performing as expected. - Easily verify system health and performance. - View energy production by month, day, or hour. - Analyze performance against historical weather data. - Run reports of energy production and energy usage from the app

Screenshots

SODMAP Mobile3 screens
Enphase Enlighten4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Enphase Enlighten at 4.6 against SODMAP Mobile's 4.0. Enphase Enlighten also leads on ratings volume (94K vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). SODMAP Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Enphase Enlighten holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Enphase Enlighten has 94K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of SODMAP Mobile's written reviews are positive against 42% of Enphase Enlighten's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SODMAP Mobile ships an update every 4 months, Enphase Enlighten every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SODMAP Mobile versus Enphase Enlighten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSODMAP MobileEnphase Enlighten
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings)4.6 (94K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings394K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoug SchmidtEnphase Energy, Inc.

Customer experience

SODMAP Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Enphase Enlighten

All ratings91,758 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews1,001 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral14.0%
Negative44.0%

Bugs and requests

SODMAP Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Enphase Enlighten

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App not loading or showing incorrect data
  • Login issues and settings not saving
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
  • Envoy connectivity and communication problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Real-time data and monitoring
  • Customizable dashboards and reporting
  • Integration with smart home devices and IFTTT
  • Improved battery management and scheduling
  • Ability to compare system performance with neighbors

In-app purchases

None

SODMAP Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Enphase Enlighten

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SODMAP Mobile free?
SODMAP Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Enphase Enlighten free?
Enphase Enlighten is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SODMAP Mobile or Enphase Enlighten?
Enphase Enlighten is rated higher. SODMAP Mobile averages 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Enphase Enlighten averages 4.6 from 94K ratings.
Do SODMAP Mobile or Enphase Enlighten have ads?
Neither SODMAP Mobile nor Enphase Enlighten shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SODMAP Mobile or Enphase Enlighten?
SODMAP Mobile ships an update every 4 months, and Enphase Enlighten every 2 months. Most recently, SODMAP Mobile was updated on November 1, 2026 and Enphase Enlighten on November 9, 2026.

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