Comparison

Sunrun vs Trashporters

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • System data management
  • Energy production tracking
  • Customer support access
  • Environmental impact insights
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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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.

About

Trashporters

This app helps junk haulers build their business by connecting them with customers. Customers sign up via a unique link, and jobs are offered to haulers first. It also allows for partner deals based on customer spending.

Highlights
  • Customer acquisition via unique QR code/link
  • Receive job offers directly
  • Choose jobs based on schedule
  • Offer partner deals to customers
  • Build community through word of mouth
Features
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Build your community by word of mouth, getting customers to sign up using your unique QR code or link so you become their preferred junk hauler. Every job they need done comes directly to you first, if you can take it on in their requested time frame, great! If not, it will go to all available junk haulers to accommodate them. Fill up your schedule by picking and choosing jobs that best fits your schedule! Grant customers access to E&C Trashporter partner deals based on how much they spend and their frequency with doing business with you on the Trashporter app.

Screenshots

Sunrun4 screens
Trashporters3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Trashporters at 5.0 against Sunrun's 4.5. Trashporters also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks). Sunrun's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K 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

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

Trashporters holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunrun has 3.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sunrun ships an update every 4 weeks, Trashporters every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sunrun versus Trashporters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunrunTrashporters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (3.4K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSunrun Inc.Easy & Convenient Trashporter, Inc.

Customer experience

Sunrun

All ratings3,433 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews429 reviews
Positive73.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative21.2%

Trashporters

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Trashporters

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sunrun

No in-app purchases

None

Trashporters

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sunrun free?
Sunrun is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Trashporters free?
Trashporters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sunrun or Trashporters?
Trashporters is rated higher. Sunrun averages 4.5 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while Trashporters averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Sunrun or Trashporters have ads?
Neither Sunrun nor Trashporters shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sunrun or Trashporters?
Sunrun ships an update every 4 weeks, and Trashporters every 2 days. Most recently, Sunrun was updated on November 7, 2026 and Trashporters on October 31, 2026.

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