Plant Viewer for Mobile vs PV Master
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
PV Master
This configuration tool connects to specific energy storage inverters via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It assists installers in setting up energy storage systems.
- Configure energy storage inverters
- Wi-Fi direct connection
- Bluetooth connection
- Local configuration
- Installation assistance
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This app is renamed by PV Master, which is a configuration tool for the GoodWe energy storage inverter products. It can locally configure storage inverter via Wi-Fi direct or bluetooth connection. It helps the installer to complete the installation of an energy storage system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Plant Viewer for Mobile at 11 against PV Master's 3. Plant Viewer for Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for Plant Viewer for Mobile against 2.0 for PV Master. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 7% of Plant Viewer for Mobile's written reviews are positive against 14% of PV Master's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plant Viewer for Mobile | PV Master |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (11 ratings) | 2.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 7.1% of reviews | 13.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fimer Spa | GoodWe Technologies Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Plant Viewer for Mobile
PV Master
In-app purchases
Plant Viewer for Mobile
No in-app purchases
PV Master
No in-app purchases
Questions
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