Plant Viewer for Mobile vs mySolarEdge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plant Viewer for Mobile
Monitor your solar power system's energy generation and performance from your mobile device. This app allows homeowners to track production and installers to offer remote assistance. It integrates with existing monitoring accounts for a comprehensive view of your solar assets.
- Track energy produced by solar power plants
- Verify plant health and past performance
- Understand energy performance variations
- Access production information for analysis
- Set up Wi-Fi enabled inverters
- Edit account information
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The Aurora Vision Plant Viewer for Mobile app empowers ABB monitored solar power system owners on-the-go access to energy generation information from their iPhone, iPad and iPod. Homeowners can track energy generation on their home while installers have the option to remotely assist homeowners. Plant Viewer for Mobile works with Plant Viewer and Plant Portfolio Manager login accounts to provide a simple and fully integrated solution to the full line of the Aurora Vision monitoring solution. Users with Plant Viewer for Mobile can: - Track the energy produced by their solar power plants - Verify plant health and past performance - Understand how their energy performance varies over time - Access production information for further analysis - Set up Wi-Fi enabled inverters right from the app - Edit account information
mySolarEdge
Monitor and control your SolarEdge smart energy devices remotely. Track energy production and consumption in real-time, identify efficiency improvements, and manage smart home devices and EV charging. Troubleshoot inverter issues with guided instructions.
- Real-time energy tracking
- Energy efficiency identification
- Smart home device control
- Remote EV charging management
- Inverter status and troubleshooting
- Network setting configuration
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Manage your SolarEdge smart energy devices – anytime, anywhere Use mySolarEdge to maximize your SolarEdge experience as well as your electricity savings: · Track your energy use and production in real-time, with mobile-optimized features · Identify ways to become more energy efficient · Control your smart home devices and manage SolarEdge EV charging remotely · View solar inverter status for quick troubleshooting using step-by-step instructions and easy to read menus in SetApp-enabled inverters only · Set-up inverter communication and network settings in SetApp-enabled inverters only * To get monitoring permissions, contact your installer. ** For energy usage monitoring, a consumption meter is required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: mySolarEdge at 4.5 against Plant Viewer for Mobile's 2.0. mySolarEdge also leads on ratings volume (19K vs 11) and review sentiment (31% vs 7%). Plant Viewer for Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
mySolarEdge holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: mySolarEdge has 19K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 7% of Plant Viewer for Mobile's written reviews are positive against 31% of mySolarEdge's.
Plant Viewer for Mobile ships an update every 2 months, mySolarEdge every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plant Viewer for Mobile | mySolarEdge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (11 ratings) | 4.5 (19K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 31.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 19K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fimer Spa | SolarEdge Technologies |
Customer experience
Plant Viewer for Mobile
mySolarEdge
Bugs and requests
Plant Viewer for Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
mySolarEdge
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login issues and password reset problems
- Incorrect daily production units
- Delayed or missing data updates
- Incompatibility with newer devices
- Inability to edit account information
Requested features
6 requests- Add ability to set charging/discharging limits
- Add ability to control charging current
- Add production vs time of day graph
- Add ability to view individual panel production
- Add ability to set alerts/notifications for issues
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- Add ability to customize electricity rates and costs
In-app purchases
Plant Viewer for Mobile
No in-app purchases
mySolarEdge
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Plant Viewer for Mobile free?
Is mySolarEdge free?
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