AnkerBox vs UniFi Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AnkerBox
Rent portable phone chargers from convenient locations across Seattle. Use the app to find a box, grab a charger, and recharge your device on the go. Return the charger to any AnkerBox when you're done.
- Find nearby AnkerBox locations
- Rent chargers via the app
- Track rental duration and cost
- View rental history
- Return chargers to any box
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Located in businesses across Seattle, AnkerBox dispenses portable phone chargers. Chargers can be rented from and returned to any box using the AnkerBox app. Charge your phone anywhere. No cords. No outlets. No awkwardly waiting by a wall. It’s free for 30 minutes. Then, $1.99 each day. HOW ANKERBOX WORKS • GRAB. Get a phone charger from AnkerBox using the AnkerBox app. • GO. Use the charger anywhere and recharge your phone up to 3 times. • RETURN. Return the charger to any AnkerBox throughout Seattle. HOW THE APP WORKS • See nearby AnkerBox locations, including the number of available chargers and empty slots. • Rent a charger in less than a minute. Just enter the BOX ID and the charger type you want. • Track the length and cost of your rental, and see your rental history. CONNECT WITH US • Email: box@anker.com • Website: ankerbox.com • Facebook: facebook.com/theankerbox • Twitter: @Anker_Box • Instagram: ankerbox
UniFi Connect
Manage and automate your organization's IT infrastructure, from lighting to EV chargers. Discover, configure, and monitor devices remotely, applying custom settings to groups with ease.
- Remote device discovery, adoption, configuration, and monitoring
- Automate IT solutions like lighting and EV chargers
- Apply custom settings to multiple devices simultaneously
- Enterprise-grade network management
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Build an enterprise-grade network that allows you to connect and automate your organization’s IT solutions - from conference room lighting to multimedia displays, EV chargers, and more! With UniFi Connect, you can: - Discover, adopt, configure, and monitor devices from anywhere. - Apply custom settings to multiple devices and groups with a single tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UniFi Connect at 4.4 against AnkerBox's 2.7. UniFi Connect also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (67% vs 58%). AnkerBox's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
UniFi Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of AnkerBox's written reviews are positive against 67% of UniFi Connect's.
AnkerBox ships an update fortnightly, UniFi Connect monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AnkerBox | UniFi Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (15 ratings) | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Power Mobile Life LLC | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
AnkerBox
UniFi Connect
In-app purchases
AnkerBox
No in-app purchases
UniFi Connect
No in-app purchases
