Freshmile vs Charge Global
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Freshmile
Find and use electric vehicle charging stations across Europe. View real-time availability, pricing, and connector details. Plan routes and start charging directly from your smartphone.
- 650,000+ charging points in Europe
- Real-time availability
- Detailed charging info (power, connectors, pricing)
- Start charging via smartphone
- Route planning and GPS guidance
- Pay per session
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Freshmile is your trusted companion for charging your electric vehicle and traveling across Europe with peace of mind. Looking for a reliable charging station nearby? Planning a long-distance trip? Want to check prices before you charge? With Freshmile, everything becomes easy: • 650 000+ charging points available across Europe • Real-time availability to avoid surprises • Detailed info: power, connectors, pricing • Start charging directly from your smartphone • Route planning and GPS guidance to your chosen station Compatible with all EVs: Tesla, Renault Zoe, Peugeot e-208, Volkswagen ID, BMW i, Kia EV6, Hyundai Kona, Audi e-tron, Porsche Taycan… Charge on major networks: Freshmile, Allego, Fastned, Total Energies, Electra and thousands more. Simple and flexible • Sign in or create an account to access all app features. • Pay per session with your credit card or Freshmile account 24/7 support Need help? Our team is available by phone and email, 24/7. Download Freshmile and join thousands of EV drivers choosing a simple, reliable, and sustainable way to travel.
Charge Global
Find and use over 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations across Europe. The app allows you to locate chargers, start and stop charging sessions, and monitor your car's power remotely. You can log in with your provider's credentials or use pay-as-you-go options.
- Locate 500k+ EV chargers in Europe
- Real-time charging point status map
- Navigate to charging locations
- Start and stop charging sessions
- Monitor charging power remotely
- 24/7 multilingual help desk
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Charge Global enables you to charge your EV at 500 000 charging stations around Europe. Log in to the app using the Charging Service Provider’s credentials you registered to for the best experience. You can also use pay-as-you-go without logging in. By registering to the service, you'll be able to access thousands of free chargers around Europe and enjoy typically lower prices for charging. We will bill your payment card monthly according to your charging spending. In the app you can: - Charge at home, at work and on the move. Just plug in your car - we’ll do the rest - View a real-time map of the state of charging points (Available – Charging – Out of order) - Navigate to the charging location - Start and stop charging - Monitor your charging power remotely Our 24/7 help desk is available in several languages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Freshmile at 61% against Charge Global's 0%. Freshmile also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Charge Global's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.3) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Charge Global holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Freshmile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Charge Global's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Freshmile ships an update fortnightly, Charge Global every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Freshmile | Charge Global |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (8 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Freshmile | Virta Ltd. |
Customer experience
Freshmile
Charge Global
In-app purchases
Freshmile
No in-app purchases
Charge Global
No in-app purchases
