Tigo Energy Intelligence vs Tesla One
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tigo Energy Intelligence
Manage and commission your smart solar PV array with this powerful mobile tool. It allows for system layout, configuration, and real-time monitoring, connecting directly to Tigo's Cloud Connect Advanced software via Bluetooth. Optimize your solar investment with module-level insights and automated problem detection.
- System layout and configuration
- Commissioning of PV arrays
- Real-time system monitoring
- Bluetooth interface with Cloud Connect Advanced
- Module-level detail and historical data
- Automated problem detection and alerts
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Tigo Energy’s next generation Energy Intelligence (EI) mobile application is the most powerful asset management and commissioning solution for your Smart Solar PV array. Lay out, configure, commission, and monitor your system all from your mobile phone. This application not only monitors your array, but it also enables you to interface directly with Tigo's Cloud Connect Advanced (CCA) software via local Bluetooth technology. This enables installers to configure Tigo systems, troubleshoot system issues on-site, set up the connection to the internet, and much more. Similar to Tigo’s web-based software, you can see a system or fleet of systems with an intuitive interface. Once you download the EI app, you will be able to manage your system on-the-go from anywhere in the world. Your smart solar array, optimized by Tigo, automatically detects problems and will alert you when there are issues that need your attention. Once the system is configured, you can see module-level detail and historical data to ensure you’re getting the most from your solar investment. You can demo the software even before you have installed a system. Download the app today, and click the demo button to see what it looks like. You can also log in to our website for a demo of our online software at www.tigoenergy.com. Tigo's basic monitoring service enables you to see module-level data for free. Download today to see how to get the most out of your solar system.
Tesla One
This app facilitates daily operations and functions for Tesla employees and partners. Certified installers, electricians, and employees can use it to prepare, install, and commission Tesla products. It's exclusively designed for internal use and authorized partners.
- Manage daily operations
- Customer education and support
- Prepare, install, and commission
- Manage WiFi settings
- Device configuration
- Installer training videos
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Tesla One is for Tesla employees and partners to manage their daily operations and functions. Tesla employees can manage their daily operations ranging from customer education to customer support. Certified installers, partners, electricians, and Tesla employees can use Tesla One to prepare, install, and commission. Important: This app is designed exclusively to support Tesla Employees, certified installers, and partners.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Tigo Energy Intelligence at 4.0 against Tesla One's 3.2. Tesla One's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
Tigo Energy Intelligence holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 127 and 360 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Tigo Energy Intelligence's written reviews are positive against 21% of Tesla One's.
Tigo Energy Intelligence ships an update every 3 weeks, Tesla One every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tigo Energy Intelligence | Tesla One |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (127 ratings) — better | 3.2 (360 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.3% of reviews — better | 21.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 127 | 360 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 281 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tigo Energy | Tesla, Inc. |
Customer experience
Tigo Energy Intelligence
Tesla One
User reviews
Tigo Energy Intelligence
From 127 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good information when working
- 👍 Optimizers worth the money
- 👍 Great app design
- 👍 New look and feel great
- 👍 Intuitive and simple to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🐛 App frequently not loading
- 🐛 Unable to open latest version
- 🐛 App update failed, cannot load
- 🐛 Spotty connection from solar
Tesla One
From 360 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✅ Seamless commissioning experience for wall connectors
- 👍 User-friendly interface once login method is understood
- 🎓 Excellent installer training videos and educational content
- 🔧 Ability to manage WiFi settings and device configuration
- ⚡ Works flawlessly on Android devices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app freezing and crashes
- ❌ Non-functional for regular consumers/homeowners
- 🔐 Confusing login process and unclear authentication requirements
- 📱 Significant iOS/iPhone compatibility issues
- ⚠️ Removed web interface forcing mandatory app usage
Bugs and requests
Tigo Energy Intelligence
Reported bugs
95 issues- App will not load or shows no information
- Unable to open app on iPhone 8 with iOS 16.7.15
- App cannot be loaded since latest update
- Connection from solar to app is spotty
- Loses connection every day for hours
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- CCA loses its BT interface
- Keeps disconnecting and won't reconnect
- App works poorly, only functional 2/7 days
- Data is sporadically saved
- Running Tigos lose data
- No cost control can be entered
- Poor overview and update frequency
- App doesn't show commission checklist on iPhone
- List shows up on iPad mini
- Server error code 500 when submitting bug report
- Panel diagrams are too tiny
- App stops working after 2 days
- App not working since October 2nd
- Constantly losing connection
- Plus sign to add a system is missing
- CCA not found message
- App shows panels producing 400 watts in rain or shine
- Inaccurate production data
- System doesn't recognize home Wi-Fi
- Constant server interruptions
- Annual kWh production history stopped updating
- Incorrect solar production data in chart
- App not working 100% with new iPhone versions
- Many essential functions not working
- App not working correctly after Apple update
- Multiple screens and annual/lifetime production stopped collecting data
- Bug report function not sending
- App randomly defaults to a day two weeks ago
- Historic data disabled past an arbitrary date
- Numbers are inconsistent
- Sporadic data visualization
- Data not shown for a week
- Graphing has not worked for months
- Individual panel reports work only 30% of the time
- Service is very unstable
- Many infos and displays are in English
- App is doing the same thing again, doesn't work
- Only shows energy flow from panels, nothing else
- Solar production chart is now incorrect
- App is unclear, jerky, and not usable for tracking
- Hardware for data collection is a joke
- Unusable pinch zoom gesture for panels
- Latest releases are full of bugs
- Loading data takes too long, often breaks
- Connection often fails
- Everything runs jerky
- Graphics and operation are old-fashioned
- Data resolution is insufficient
- Data is not real-time
- Data often lags significantly
- App no longer works after last update
- Serious problem with data vision, updates every 2-3 hours
- Premium subscription not providing near real-time monitoring
- Barely usable, data displayed very slowly
- Charts are not available
- Charts are not meaningful
- No proper overview on the landing page
- Autoswitch at QR codes doesn't work
- User view is average, frontend could be more user-friendly
- Latest release does not show System View or by minute stats
- App is broken after the update
- Cannot see panels, panel map, or panel production
- History charts not working in version 4.9.0
- No system overview after update to 4.9.0
- Screens on the app are no longer functional
- Bug report function would not send
- Power and reclamation display is broken
- Installation layout is not displayed
- Application has stopped displaying the layout
- App is very buggy, often freezing
- App is showing data from over an hour ago
- Update time is too long
- Premium service updates are not frequent
- Latest iOS version doesn't display history charts
- Poor quality and release control
- Stuck in an infinite loop as soon as registered
- App doesn't update automatically
- No option to remain logged in or remember username
- Requires full login inputs each time
- No data for over 2 years
- Login is constantly lost
- Constantly have to re-login
- Hate it, have to sign in each time
- Cannot visualize production graphs with updated version
- New layout, instant Kwh production not on the same page as graph
- Basic overview, shows bare minimum data
- Does not use fingerprint login
- Does not save password beyond a phone reboot
- Needs a refresh facility
- Couple of screens on the app are no longer functional
Requested features
28 requests- Add widgets for home screen
- iPad app with same functionality
- Apple Watch app and complication
- Add Small Medium and Large widgets
- API interface for data access
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- Add a 'NOT-AUS' (Emergency Stop) button
- Tutorial or navigation page for symbols
- Show 'last updated' time
- Remember login details
- Update button to refresh data
- Show usage alongside production
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- More monitoring functions
- Cost control entry
- Improve overview and update frequency
- Add Bluetooth USB fob support
- Add Wi-Fi and Ethernet interfaces
- Allow saving display configuration
- Improve zoom and centering of panels
- Add percentage indicators to charts
- Improve landing page overview
- Fix autoswitch at QR codes
- Make frontend more user-friendly
- Add history charts (hours, days, months, years)
- Improve data resolution
- Make data updates more frequent
- Allow programming update refresh times
Tesla One
Reported bugs
14 issues- App freezes on Face ID authentication screen
- Crashes when scanning QR codes or barcodes
- Unable to access jobs/equipment on install screen (iPhone)
- App fails to connect to Powerwalls and wall connectors
- Barcode scanning functionality unreliable
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- Phase detection failures during commissioning
- App not saving device information after failed setup attempts
- Login credentials rejected despite correct username/password
- Mobile badge feature missing on iPhone despite rollout promises
- Grid charging settings being reset unexpectedly
- WiFi connection lost immediately after configuration
- App unresponsive when selecting products (e.g., Powerwall)
- Clock in/punch functionality not working properly
- App not refreshing on Tesla WiFi or mobile data
Requested features
10 requests- Restore web interface for direct IP address access
- Offline mode for clocking in/out without WiFi
- Remove location permission requirement for time punch
- Simplify login process with clearer instructions
- Add troubleshooting video content
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- Restore granular backup reserve percentage control
- Enable consumer/homeowner access without employee credentials
- Improve WiFi network compatibility (WPA3 support)
- Integrate scheduling functionality into main Tesla app
- Mobile badge functionality for iPhone users
In-app purchases
Tigo Energy Intelligence
No in-app purchases
Tesla One
No in-app purchases
Questions
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