Sunrun vs Torus Station
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sunrun
Monitor your solar energy system, track energy production, and access support. Gain insights into your environmental impact and manage your system data from a single, user-friendly interface.
- System data management
- Energy production tracking
- Customer support access
- Environmental impact insights
- User-friendly interface
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Newly designed and easy-to-use, our app is the single access point for Sunrun customers to monitor their systems, track energy production, and get the support they need. Featuring: • Streamlined access to manage and organize all of your system data. Our user-friendly interface provides a centralized hub where you can conveniently access and oversee your system data. • Thorough support page to help you find the answers you need. Whether it’s getting started with your new system or questions around the fundamentals of solar, we’ve got you covered. • Contextualized insights to better understand the positive environmental impact you’re making. Our app utilizes your system data to offer valuable insights, deepening your understanding of how your choices contribute to a greener planet.
Torus Station
This app helps users optimize their renewable energy systems for reduced costs and increased grid independence. It provides daily insights, personalized energy forecasts, and real-time power monitoring. Users can automate energy-intensive tasks like EV charging and air conditioning, and track their environmental and financial impact.
- Daily insights and recommended actions
- Renewable and battery power monitoring
- Personalized energy forecasts
- Automation for EV charging and AC
- Impact reports for savings and environment
- Smart thermostat and EV integrations
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Our app is designed to help customers with a Torus Station maximize their CO2 reductions, energy cost savings, and grid independence. The Today experience surfaces important insights and recommended actions to help you get the most out of your Torus Station on a daily basis. See how much renewable and battery power you’re using with Torus-Powered, plan your usage with personalized Energy Forecast, and monitor your home’s power in real-time. Automate your heavy loads including EV charging and air conditioning so you can use as much renewable energy as possible. Torus has a growing library of electric vehicle and smart thermostat integrations to help you connect and begin automating your home. Measure the impact you and your Torus Station are creating for our world and your wallet with with our Impact reports. Compare the impact of your home with a Torus Station vs a fossil fuel home to see how you are helping save the world and money along the way. You can learn more at torus.co
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Sunrun at 3K against Torus Station's 8. Sunrun also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Sunrun against 4.5 for Torus Station. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunrun has 3K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Sunrun's written reviews are positive against 67% of Torus Station's.
Sunrun ships an update every 4 weeks, Torus Station monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sunrun | Torus Station |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (3K ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 321 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sunrun Inc. | Torus, Inc |
Customer experience
Sunrun
Torus Station
Bugs and requests
Sunrun
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes
- Frequent loading issues
- Charts and graphs not functioning properly
- Discrepancies between app and actual production
Requested features
5 requests- Download or export data
- Integrate energy usage data
- Add alerts and notifications
- Provide landscape mode on iPad
- Show year-over-year production comparisons
Torus Station
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Sunrun
No in-app purchases
Torus Station
No in-app purchases
