Good Device, Bad App
Infuriating app. I just want to set to hardware mode and forget it. Constantly pesters about bluetooth access. The hardware cutoff threshold does not save, immediately resets to default if you connect with bluetooth which is incredibly annoying. Many places in the app, including in the hardware cutoff threshold, it is impossible to read the full instructions, it ends with “…” with no way to expand to read the rest. A shame that such a great product is ruined by such horrible user interface.
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Great idea - poor app
I bought the USB-C Chargie as I wanted to extend the life of my iphone battery. Unfortunately the app is plagued with issues. Aside from some features being poorly explained (looking at you hardware only page), but the app constantly loses connection to the Chargie so sometimes it doesn’t start charging and lets the battery drop low or it fully charges the phone. I’m sure some of this is IOS background limitations but then don’t advertise your product as compatible if it really isn’t.
Also when enabling hardware only mode, if you open the app to check on things, annoyingly it will often switch automatically to app mode.
Like the title says, great idea but definitely issues currently.
Also when enabling hardware only mode, if you open the app to check on things, annoyingly it will often switch automatically to app mode.
Like the title says, great idea but definitely issues currently.
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Been using for years
Well, it worked great for a while. Then iOS 26 seemed to have messed it up.
I do not use schedules. I always want my phone to charge to 85% and stop.
But, now it will display charging paused, yet continue to charge and i wake up with it at 100%.
I have tried turning off every setting. Sometimes it will work, but most times it ends up overcharging.
Guess I’ll have to get a new phone that can manage this on its own.
As for the UI: The new look is too overdone! Everything is too big! It no longer fits on one screen, and whenever I try to scroll up or down I end up accidentally changing the charge limit. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max, running standard zoom level. Please shrink the whole thing down! The battery image doesn’t need to be that huge.
I do not use schedules. I always want my phone to charge to 85% and stop.
But, now it will display charging paused, yet continue to charge and i wake up with it at 100%.
I have tried turning off every setting. Sometimes it will work, but most times it ends up overcharging.
Guess I’ll have to get a new phone that can manage this on its own.
As for the UI: The new look is too overdone! Everything is too big! It no longer fits on one screen, and whenever I try to scroll up or down I end up accidentally changing the charge limit. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max, running standard zoom level. Please shrink the whole thing down! The battery image doesn’t need to be that huge.
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Used to work on iOS
I don’t know what the update that they did. I have had these for about 3-4 years. Haven’t always worked on iOS devices fully. Usually, I have to go into the app to make sure that it connects to the correct charge (I have three of them , two USB A and one USB-C ) and then it would work. Ever since an update of late no matter what I do, plug it in open the app, make sure it’s connected before I leave it. It never stopped charging my iPad until 100%. It loses Bluetooth connectivity. Would not recommend anymore. The device I spent money on and they ruined it with an app update, so much for trying to save my battery.
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Was Marvelous, Now Only Works Intermittently
Bought two Chargie-Cs at the same time thinking I would keep one in reserve just in case. The one I hooked up initially worked great, wonderfully, for the first 2 years. Then suddenly, and with mine it happened once iOS 26.0 was onboard, it stopped working consistently. It would always connect and find my phone with my settings intact but 50% or more of the time would permit my phone to charge to 100%. As of today, it has permitted 100% charge every night for the last week.
So, clever fellow that I am, I got my spare out (never used since purchase) but discovered I couldn’t use it at all. The app simply wouldn’t find it and connect it. I followed the in-app instructions to the letter. No dice! I tried 3 days in row after subbing my original back in. Still no luck.
So again, clever fellow that I am, I used the in-app ability to send a note to the developer asking for help. Sent the request 3 times over a week. No response at all.
3 stars for the time it worked. Would be 5 stars if it hadn’t crapped out on me, if the replacement had worked, or if the developer had answered my calls for help. For now, avoid this device and app like the plague. If an eventual app update solves the problem or the developer ever does contact me with a fix, I will change the rating to 5 stars because when it worked it worked beautifully!
So, clever fellow that I am, I got my spare out (never used since purchase) but discovered I couldn’t use it at all. The app simply wouldn’t find it and connect it. I followed the in-app instructions to the letter. No dice! I tried 3 days in row after subbing my original back in. Still no luck.
So again, clever fellow that I am, I used the in-app ability to send a note to the developer asking for help. Sent the request 3 times over a week. No response at all.
3 stars for the time it worked. Would be 5 stars if it hadn’t crapped out on me, if the replacement had worked, or if the developer had answered my calls for help. For now, avoid this device and app like the plague. If an eventual app update solves the problem or the developer ever does contact me with a fix, I will change the rating to 5 stars because when it worked it worked beautifully!
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Horrifyingly bad after update
Used to work most of the time. After the last update, less than 10% of the time. It just goes straight to 100% or anything else you didn’t set. lol. What a joke.
Broken again
Yay the developer added CarPlay pass through (unclear if it actually works - doubt it) but your schedules are erased (again!) and even when you add them back you’ll wake up to a phone that hasn’t charged because they ruined everything else in the app - again! Stop messing with the app! Just give me basic functionality that actually works!
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Stopped working reliably
The app either loses connection to the dongle (and never reconnects) or it does not update the charging state. This results either in the device (here: iPad on iOS 16), charging constantly or to not charge at all.
This worked just fine before the big app overhaul. Right more, the dongle is completely useless.
This worked just fine before the big app overhaul. Right more, the dongle is completely useless.
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App keeps declining
This app just gets worse and worse the more they update it. It’s to the point it doesn’t even work properly anymore. Despite the settings or schedule you set it just charges to 100% when it feels like it. Defeats the purpose of having a chargie.
The new update won’t work
The app won’t charge after update iOS 26. Half of the time won’t “find the device” and even it find it. It would drop it later.
This morning my phone is dead.
Don’t do it, just charge to 100%. The iPhone will keep it at 80 for you sometimes.
This morning my phone is dead.
Don’t do it, just charge to 100%. The iPhone will keep it at 80 for you sometimes.
Works half of the time
Pretty much a waste of time and money at this point. At least once a week, I find my iPad charged to 100%, despite Chargie’s setting to limit charge to 70% and allow a 15% drop. Instead, it always charges if below 70%, and has been unpredictably charging all the way to 100. As others have noted, this seems to relate to Bluetooth connectivity, and as the iPad sleeps, the Chargie hardware device loses contact; this doesn’t always happen, and in fact the setup performed well from Nov ‘25-early January 2026. The latest update seems to have returned to the bad overcharging behavior. There’s nothing gained from Chargie if iPads are overcharged; I can do that with Apple’s normal setup!
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It has one job
It has literally one job: keep the phone below the specified charging limit. Can it do that? No. It doesn’t connect to the Chargie or just disconnects and allows the phone to go to 100%. Absolutely feel scammed by this product.
Still doesn’t work
I deeply regret buying Chargies
Dramatic regression
The Summer app update that made the app too cute and “glitzy” also made connection slow and unreliable. It no longer connects unless I pull the app into the foreground when I plug in the phone. Even then, it takes a minute or more to scan and to verify the physical connection. Too often it fails to connect at all, and I wake up with my iPhone 13 at 100% instead of 70%. I suspect the app update was to support Chargie for Laptop, which so far doesn’t work on my MacBook Air. It’s not clear if the whole Chargie enterprise will thrive, collapse, or continue to limp along.
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No good
Had original Chargie A for years, worked great.
Just bought new Chargie and installed this app.
Hopeless. Don’t buy Chargie / use this app.
Just bought new Chargie and installed this app.
Hopeless. Don’t buy Chargie / use this app.
Problems with IOS26
I have been using the app for many years and have several Chargie devices. Since the release of the new app and IOS26, I need to constantly connect and disconnect the Chargie device for it to connect properly with the phone. Very frustrating. I hope they fix it.
Update
After the update, the app gets five stars. The app finally tops up the battery at the scheduled time! Thank you for fixing the charging scheduler issue.
Good hardware, almost good software
I’ve been using Chargie on my iPhone for a while now and it has been great. It would be a five star for the phone alone. But a few weeks back I got a Chargie for my Mac. The hardware is good, but the software can not read my battery state correctly. It shows 1% charge no matter what the actual level is. I’ve written the company, and used its ChatGPT assistant to try and figure it out. No reply from a human, and GPT directed me to putting the Chargie in hardware limiting mode. That works poorly at best, charging to around 45% and not restarting charging unless I unplug and replug in the Chargie. I really like the product overall, but the Chargie laptop software has left me disappointed.
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Does not work
I use macbook m4 pro and it does not work at all, it is charging normally :/
Very disappointed, no support
The idea is very good, but the implementation is a disaster.
I've had this Chargie for over a year, but I've always had problems with Bluetooth connections between the Chargie and the iPhone. The Chargie doesn't automatically connect to the iPhone, so the latter charges to 100%, so you have to open the app each time to connect. I also tried to automate this connection with the Shortcuts app, with the same problem. I just reinstalled the app, and since then, there's no way to connect the Chargie and the iPhone via Bluetooth.
I've sent two emails to the Chargie manufacturer, but no response. This is close to a scam.
I've had this Chargie for over a year, but I've always had problems with Bluetooth connections between the Chargie and the iPhone. The Chargie doesn't automatically connect to the iPhone, so the latter charges to 100%, so you have to open the app each time to connect. I also tried to automate this connection with the Shortcuts app, with the same problem. I just reinstalled the app, and since then, there's no way to connect the Chargie and the iPhone via Bluetooth.
I've sent two emails to the Chargie manufacturer, but no response. This is close to a scam.
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