PlugShare User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience53.9% of reviews
Neutral9.3% of reviews
Negative experience36.8% of reviews

~ Based on 857 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is PlugShare Safe?

PlugShare: Charging Stations appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for PlugShare is 94/100.

This assessment is based on 140,663 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

93.6% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.7% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 140,663 App Store ratings for PlugShare.

Is PlugShare Legit?

PlugShare: Charging Stations appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for PlugShare is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Great, but …

Please consider that NACS no longer means “Tesla”. More and more non-Tesla have adopted the standard. For example, when I find an EvGo station with NACS, it says “NACS (Tesla)”. That implies to a new EV owner that the site is for Tesla cars, solely. I suggest a toggle in the search filters for NACS, and checkbox for “I own a Tesla”. That way actual Tesla owners can see all NACS sites, including *Tesla exclusive* Superchargers or “destination” sites. Then drivers with non-Tesla NACS can see both 3rd party NACS as well as Tesla sites that they are allowed to use. It’s also helpful to see NACS without any Tesla branded sites simply because Tesla sites are often congested or have short cables. I realize this can be mostly achieved using the existing filters but sometimes it’s complicated and/or buggy. Sorry to sound critical —I’m a big fan of PlugShare and pay for the premium version. Thanks for reading
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Totally essential for EV drivers

PlugShare is a totally essential app for EV drivers. Charge locations can be in all sorts of places, and do not follow the same position logic nor signage as a petrol station. Thank goodness for PlugShare !

How long?

Work in progress chargers around my home are 7 for the past 3 months, when are you gonna make them available?

Unnecessary personal Data Gathering

I shouldn’t need to create an account to plan a trip; I know it’s just to gather data to sell so that I can receive an ever increasing amount of spam and scams

Mechanics Bank

Ahhhh I need this one sooo bad.

Everything everywhere!

Shows more than one company! When you are planning a trip -essential!

Whereas the proprietary services only show their own which is very frustrating!

Fails in its primary purpose

Some stations aren’t pinned on the map. I can only find them if I zoom in to their exact location. They are pinned when the app is running on another phone (with same filters), or on the website, but are hidden (not pinned) on my phone so I can’t discover them. I’ve seen others post the same issue over the past year.
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Unreliable / not worth downloading

Not sure why all these ev vehicles have this app incuded in their library as a tool to help you locate EV chargers in your area. It’s useless, missing about 75% of EV stations that are actually on the map, doesn’t include important details for example if a charging station is accessible or not. Most of the stations it has on the map are located in private apartment complexes and resident only parking garages. It’s very obvious that the creator of PlugShare has some type of partnership with Chargepoint because of all the Chargepoint stations it has on their map. This app relies on user inputted data and not real facts, doesn’t verify if a location someone shared is actual and if the location checks out. So if you’re in a bind and are looking for charging stations in your area because you’re running low or you’re trying to save a buck and want to find affordable or free EV charging stations near you , save yourself the heartache and stress driving in circles and download yourself an app that actually functions the way PlugShare claims it does. This goes for all EV charging customers that don’t use NACS .. because Tesla started this EV charging frenzy, therefore the seamless variety of accurate Tesla charging station locators isn’t much of an issue not like non Tesla EV drivers have to deal with.
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Absolute must for electric car owners

Know which stations are working, how to access them, how fast they charge. Electric cars wouldn’t be viable for trips without this app.

Utilidade

Aplicativo muito útil

Muito bom

Melhor app para pontos de recarga

No dark mode in 2026

Also the app barely works, data quality is garbage

Nonexistent

Too far or a few in between ridiculous

Fast and lonely

Stall 5A NACS showed no connection when I tried to initiate charging nultiple times. Since no one else was there I moved to 4A and everything worked great.

Carregador rápido

Carga rápida!

Great, but …

Please consider that NACS no longer means “Tesla”. More and more non-Tesla have adopted the standard. For example, when I find an EvGo station with NACS, it says “NACS (Tesla)”. That implies to a new EV owner that the site is for Tesla cars, solely. I suggest a toggle in the search filters for NACS, and checkbox for “I own a Tesla”. That way actual Tesla owners can see all NACS sites, including *Tesla exclusive* Superchargers or “destination” sites. Then drivers with non-Tesla NACS can see both 3rd party NACS as well as Tesla sites that they are allowed to use. It’s also helpful to see NACS without any Tesla branded sites simply because Tesla sites are often congested or have short cables. I realize this can be mostly achieved using the existing filters but sometimes it’s complicated and/or buggy. Sorry to sound critical —I’m a big fan of PlugShare and pay for the premium version. Thanks for reading
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Response from developer

Hello, Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a thoughtful review and for supporting PlugShare. We really appreciate the detailed feedback. You’re absolutely right that NACS adoption has expanded well beyond Tesla, and the way it’s labeled today can be confusing for newer EV drivers. Your suggestion of separating the connector standard from Tesla ownership/access permissions is a very helpful way to think about the filtering experience, and we’ve shared your ideas with our product team for consideration. Thanks again for taking the time to share it with us!

Crowd sourced charging locator

Find where to charge your EV and update the listing so others know what’s available and what’s offline. This covers all the charging networks, and has filter settings so that you can stay with your preferred programs and compatible plug types.

Carga Rápida

Normalmente vazio

Easy Peasy!

PlugShare makes it really easy to find a charging station for your card no matter which kind of charger it has. I used it the first time I charge my new car to find the station that would actually work for me. It was so easy!

Unhelpful

Not user friendly at all