PV Master vs CSI CloudPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
CSI CloudPro
Access real-time and historical operational data for Canadian Solar plants. Monitor production energy, revenue, and device status remotely via a network connection.
- Monitor running parameters
- View production energy
- Track production revenue
- Check device status
- Access real-time data
- View historical data
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This is the software of client part for surveillance system for Canadian Solar plants, which enables obtain running parameters (production energy, production revenue, device status and etc,) from Canadian Solar Data Center. Furthermore, customers can check real-time data and historical data via remote network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CSI CloudPro at 5.0 against PV Master's 2.0. PV Master's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
CSI CloudPro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 14% of PV Master's written reviews are positive against 11% of CSI CloudPro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PV Master | CSI CloudPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.8% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoodWe Technologies Co., Ltd. | Canadian Solar Inc. |
Customer experience
PV Master
CSI CloudPro
In-app purchases
PV Master
No in-app purchases
CSI CloudPro
No in-app purchases
