Comparison

PV vs HelioPeak

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

Head to head
About

PV

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The App is designed for customer to do self-checking on the solar modules and make records of the relevant data. 1. Customer can query the module information through the App no matter modules are purchased directly or from a dealer. 2. Customer can make queries after they get qualification of the enterprise. 3. It is convenient for customers to quickly judge the status of modules and accurately collect relevant information

About

HelioPeak

Monitor your solar panel production and consumption with detailed charts and reports. Analyze year-over-year comparisons, system health, and estimated revenue. Annotate daily data and export reports in various formats.

Highlights
  • Live power readings and daily production overview
  • Production, Consumption, and Combined views
  • Year-over-year comparisons and annual reports
  • System health indicators
  • Annotate daily data with notes
  • CSV and JSON data export
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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HelioPeak gives you a clean, modern way to follow your solar production and consumption with your PVOutput.org data, on iPhone, iPad and Mac. DASHBOARD & CHARTS • Dashboard with live power, today's production and peak, self-use, grid export and import, and estimated revenue • Production, Consumption and Combined views in the charts • Interactive charts for Day, Week, Month, Year and Total, with arrows to step through each period and a date picker to jump anywhere • Your own target line, from the monthly estimates you entered on PVOutput, in the Week, Month and Year charts COMPARE • Lay yesterday, the same day last year, your record day or any date behind the day you are looking at • Show the same period of another year behind your Week, Month and Year bars, with the difference in percent • Put up to four of your systems side by side, per kWp so different sizes compare fairly, also their day curves • Year-over-Year Comparison of today, this month and the year to date, with percentage changes and a shareable one-page PDF SIRI & SHORTCUTS • Ask how much your system produced today, yesterday or this month, without opening the app • The same questions in the Shortcuts app, for any of your systems SOLAR MOMENTS • Shareable cards for records, milestones, quarter and year recaps, installation anniversaries and sunny streaks, with a notification • Statistics: all your moments at a glance, the records to beat and the next milestone INSIGHTS & REPORTING • Annual Report PDF: a multi-page A4 report with totals, monthly breakdown, peak days and yield, in all six app languages • Monthly Report: after each month, a one-page PDF per system, the month against last year and your estimate • Export for AI: one file with your history for the AI assistant of your choice • CSV and JSON export of your daily production and consumption • System health dots: see at a glance whether each system reports normally • Specific Yield (kWh/kWp per year) and Yearly Average, the solar industry's benchmarks • Estimated revenue from your electricity price, CO₂ savings and a tree equivalent iPAD & MAC • Native iPad layout with sidebar, Inspector panel, year heatmap and keyboard shortcuts • Also runs on Macs with Apple silicon (the iPad version) NOTES & TIMELINE • Add notes to any day: cleaning, weather, panel issues • Browse them in the Timeline; they sync across your Apple devices through iCloud WIDGETS • Home Screen widgets in three sizes, the large one with today's curve; each widget can show a different system • Lock Screen widgets with today's production UNDER THE HOOD • Smart caching: works offline, with up to 80% fewer API calls • Built-in demo system: try the app before connecting your own PRIVACY FIRST HelioPeak talks directly to the PVOutput API with your own read-only API key. Your key is stored on your device and goes only to PVOutput. No ads, no tracking. Anonymous usage statistics and crash reports help improve the app; you can switch them off in Settings. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a read-only API key on pvoutput.org (Settings, API Access) 2. Enter your System ID and API key in HelioPeak 3. Explore your solar production and consumption HelioPeak never sees your PVOutput password. MULTIPLE SYSTEMS The free version supports one PVOutput system. Unlock unlimited systems with a single in-app purchase. HelioPeak is not affiliated with PVOutput.org. Revenue estimates are for information only.

Screenshots

PV4 screens
HelioPeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PV at none against HelioPeak's 1. PV also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 18.6). HelioPeak's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HelioPeak sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PV asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PV ships an update every 2 months, HelioPeak every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PV versus HelioPeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPVHelioPeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrina Solar Co., Ltd.Sven De Troch

In-app purchases

None

PV

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HelioPeak

One-time1
  • Unlock Multiple Systems$5.99

Questions

Is PV free?
PV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HelioPeak free?
HelioPeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PV or HelioPeak have ads?
Neither PV nor HelioPeak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PV or HelioPeak?
PV ships an update every 2 months, and HelioPeak every 3 days. Most recently, PV was updated on November 3, 2026 and HelioPeak on October 31, 2026.

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