Esolar vs SofarCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Esolar
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This app is a free platform. Once you have the Esolar system, you can monitor and optimize your energy use 24/7. It provides you with a comprehensive view of the energy ecosystem. You can view the direction of energy flow and know whether the energy currently used is from photovoltaic, power grid or battery. You can view the real-time power of PV, system, power grid and battery anytime and anywhere. View the load power consumption and revenue, and set the distribution of electricity price for one day. We provide a variety of operation modes for you to choose from, and optimize the use of energy and save money by setting your electricity preferences.
SofarCloud
This platform offers intelligent monitoring and management for solar and energy storage power plants. It supports the entire plant lifecycle, providing tailored experiences for installers and owners to optimize revenue and reduce operational costs.
- Intelligent monitoring
- Operation and maintenance management
- Covers entire plant lifecycle
- Differentiated user experiences
- Maximizes plant revenue
- Reduces O&M costs
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SofarCloud is an intelligent monitoring, operation and maintenance management platform for photovoltaic and energy storage plants developed by SOFARSOLAR independently. It covers the whole life cycle of the power plant, provides differentiated service experience for different user groups such as installers and owners, and realizes the intelligent monitoring and convenient O&M of PV and energy storage power plants to maximize the revenue of the power plant and reduce the O&M cost.
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Verdict
Esolar and SofarCloud are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Esolar ships an update every 5 weeks, SofarCloud every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Esolar | SofarCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 315 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ESY Sunhome Co., Ltd | Shenzhen Sofarsolar Company Limited |
In-app purchases
Esolar
No in-app purchases
SofarCloud
No in-app purchases
