LADBS Go vs SolarEdge Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LADBS Go
Access Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety services on the go. Find service centers, request inspections, review permit and parcel details, and report violations. Get real-time wait times for service counters.
- Find Service Centers
- Request Inspections
- Review Permit Information
- Review Parcel Details
- Report Violations
- View Service Center Wait Times
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The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety offers LADBS Go. A quick and easy way to find the nearest Service Centers, Request Inspections, Review Permit Information, Review Parcel Details, Report Potential Violations, and get the latest wait times for all our Service Center counters. Once you have requested an inspection, your information will be available in the application history, making it even quicker and easier to request additional inspections. Winner of a 2016 Outstanding IT Project Award at the L.A. Digital Government Summit.
SolarEdge Go
Manage solar installations and sites remotely. Monitor system status, modify settings, and troubleshoot alerts from anywhere. Streamline end-to-end operations for solar professionals.
- Remote system access
- Inverter status monitoring
- Settings modification
- Fleet management
- Site creation and editing
- User and equipment management
- Alert troubleshooting
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SolarEdge Go consolidates solar installation, site & fleet management, and remote services (Beta) for streamlined end-to-end operations on-the-go. Access systems remotely to view inverter status and modify settings and save on truck rolls to the site. Monitor and manage your fleet, create and edit sites, manage site users and equipment, and troubleshoot alerts all from SolarEdge Go wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: LADBS Go at 60% against SolarEdge Go's 14%. LADBS Go also leads on rating (3.4 vs 2.2) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). SolarEdge Go's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (170 vs 14). 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.
LADBS Go holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SolarEdge Go has 170 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of LADBS Go's written reviews are positive against 14% of SolarEdge Go's.
LADBS Go ships an update every 13 months, SolarEdge Go fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LADBS Go | SolarEdge Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (14 ratings) — better | 2.2 (170 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 14.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 170 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety | SolarEdge Technologies |
Customer experience
LADBS Go
SolarEdge Go
In-app purchases
LADBS Go
No in-app purchases
SolarEdge Go
No in-app purchases









