Comparison

TSUN Smart vs SolarCloud

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

Head to head
About

TSUN Smart

Monitor your solar power plants and devices from your mobile. Track real-time and historical generation data, calculate yield, and visualize individual panel performance with a custom layout.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple solar plants
  • Add and configure devices
  • View real-time generation data
  • Review historical generation data
  • Calculate solar yield
  • Build solar panel layouts
  • Monitor individual panel performance
Features
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TSUN Smart is a solar plant mornitoring application used by endusers or installers for TSUN products. You are able to manage different plants, add devices, configure the devices in batch, review real-time and historic generation data as well calculate your yield on your mobile phone. In addition, you are able to build a layout of your solar panels and mornitor the perfomance of each panel individually.

About

SolarCloud

Features
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SolarCloud App是一款光伏监控产品,集实时监控、消息精准推送、智能报警、高效运维、远程升级控制、可视化大屏、统计分析于一体,可实时监测光伏逆变器等设备的运行状态, 自动计算设备及电站维度的发电、效率情况,并能快速定位故障电站,辅助运维人员迅速完成现场消缺工作。

Screenshots

TSUN Smart4 screens
SolarCloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

TSUN Smart and SolarCloud 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TSUN Smart ships an update every 6 weeks, SolarCloud monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TSUN Smart versus SolarCloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTSUN SmartSolarCloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB136 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperTSUNESS Co., Ltd鑫 俞

Bugs and requests

TSUN Smart

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Server connection failures preventing data display
  • Missing daily energy data in monthly summaries
  • Incorrect total energy calculations
  • Data frozen or not updating in real-time
  • App crashes or fails to load
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  • Verification code not sent during registration
  • Inverter configuration mode issues
  • Smart Meter integration causing system type changes
  • Synchronization problems with multiple micro-inverters
  • Daily counter resets losing historical data
  • Inconsistent power readings between panels on same roof
  • Connection drops between 12-13 hours daily
  • Data not recorded after app updates
  • Inverter shows offline despite active production
  • Micro-inverter pairing failures

Requested features

12 requests
  • Display daily peak power values consistently
  • Real-time data updates on demand (pull-to-refresh)
  • Export data in CSV format
  • Show maximum inverter capacity information
  • Email and push notifications for alerts
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  • Ability to adjust power limits directly in app
  • Display current firmware version
  • Monthly and yearly energy generation summaries
  • Larger chart labels and improved layout
  • Support for 5GHz WiFi networks
  • Improved German language translation
  • Better error messages and user guidance

SolarCloud

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TSUN Smart

No in-app purchases

None

SolarCloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TSUN Smart free?
TSUN Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SolarCloud free?
SolarCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TSUN Smart or SolarCloud have ads?
Neither TSUN Smart nor SolarCloud shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TSUN Smart or SolarCloud?
TSUN Smart ships an update every 6 weeks, and SolarCloud monthly. Most recently, TSUN Smart was updated on October 9, 2026 and SolarCloud on October 11, 2026.

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