Comparison

TSUN Smart vs REFUview

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

REFUview

Features
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The REFUview app for iOS allows you to monitor your solar system with REFU inverters in real time directly on your iPhone or iPad. The cloud-based application meets highest and latest security standards to ensure the protection of your data.

Screenshots

TSUN Smart4 screens
REFUview4 screens

Verdict

The call

TSUN Smart and REFUview 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, REFUview every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TSUN Smart versus REFUview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTSUN SmartREFUview
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews18.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB13 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTSUNESS Co., LtdREFU Elektronik GmbH

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

REFUview

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TSUN Smart

No in-app purchases

None

REFUview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TSUN Smart free?
TSUN Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is REFUview free?
REFUview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TSUN Smart or REFUview have ads?
Neither TSUN Smart nor REFUview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TSUN Smart or REFUview?
TSUN Smart ships an update every 6 weeks, and REFUview every 2 months. Most recently, TSUN Smart was updated on October 9, 2026 and REFUview on October 3, 2026.

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