iOS Application
Glance for PV
See your solar system at a glance. Glance for PV puts live PV generation and battery state of charge on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, so you always know what your panels are producing and how full your battery is - without opening an app.
Live PV power and battery SoC. Right on your Home Screen.
Unofficial companion app. Not affiliated with Ginlong, Solis, Sofar Solar, SolaX Power, Growatt, or GoodWe.
Two Ways to Connect
- SolisCloud (cloud): sign in with your SolisCloud API keys and read your system from anywhere
- Modbus TCP (local): talk to your inverter directly on your home network, no cloud account required
- Works with Solis, Sofar, SolaX, Growatt, and GoodWe inverters
Live Widgets, Front and Center
- Home Screen widgets in small, medium, and large sizes
- Lock Screen widgets (circular and rectangular) for instant battery and power readouts
- Apple Watch complications and widgets, right on your wrist
- Compatible with iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch
Everything You Need at a Glance
- Real-time PV power output in kW
- Battery state of charge with color-coded indicators
- Today and monthly PV generation
- kWh imported and exported
- Self-sufficiency %
- How long the battery will last (power outage or overnight)
- Last update timestamp, so you know the data is fresh
Solar Hub: Game Center for Solar
Game Center in a solar monitoring app is a genuinely new idea. Solar Hub turns your daily production into something you can actually compete on - globally, against other real installations.
- Fair no matter how big your system is: the Solar Efficiency leaderboard scores daily kWh per kWp installed, not raw output. A 3 kWp balcony array can outrank a 20 kWp roof - it rewards how well your system runs, not how much you spent on it
- Three leaderboards: Solar Efficiency, Self-Sufficiency, and Off-Grid - each normalized so location and installation size never decide the winner
- 13 achievements to unlock, from First Light and Bright Day to Peak Harvest, Peak Breaker, and Self-Reliant
- Fully opt-in and anonymous - your Game Center nickname is all anyone else ever sees
Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight
- Just ask: "Hey Siri, what's my PV generation?" and hear your current output without unlocking your phone
- Shortcuts actions for live PV power, battery state of charge, and today's generation - drop them into any shortcut you already use
- Automations that react to the sun: start the dishwasher when generation crosses a threshold, or get a notification when the battery is full
- Spotlight integration: pull up Glance and its actions straight from search
Live Auto-Refresh
A one-time in-app purchase unlocks live auto-refresh across every widget size. Without it, widgets still install and display your system, but data stays frozen - so you see exactly what you'll get before you decide.
Private and Direct
- Your credentials stay on-device
- Glance talks to SolisCloud directly from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch - or speaks Modbus TCP straight to your inverter on your local network
- No middle server, no account signup, no tracking, no analytics, no ads
Unofficial Companion
Not affiliated with Ginlong, Solis, Sofar Solar, SolaX Power, Growatt, or GoodWe. Glance for PV is an unofficial third-party companion app. Use it with a SolisCloud account or any supported inverter reachable over Modbus TCP on your local network.
Requirements
- iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch
- A SolisCloud account with API access - or a supported inverter (Solis, Sofar, SolaX, Growatt, GoodWe) reachable over Modbus TCP on your local network
- One-time in-app purchase for live auto-refresh (optional)
Your Solar System, at a Glance
Live PV generation and battery state-of-charge on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Ask Siri, automate it with Shortcuts, and see how your system stacks up worldwide. Private, direct, and always one look away.