Comparison

Zaptec vs eCarUp

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zaptec

Manage your Zaptec electric vehicle charger with this app. Monitor charging sessions, control access for others, and track your charging history. Get the full Zaptec experience after installation by an authorized electrician.

Highlights
  • Register your charger
  • Monitor charging sessions
  • Control charging speed
  • Lock charging cable
  • Manage access for others
  • Track charging history
Features
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Do you own a Zaptec charger? This app will give you access to the complete Zaptec experience!  Once your authorised electrician has finished the installation, you can create your Zaptec user account and register your charger. And voilà, you’re ready to go!  In the app, you can monitor your charging session and speed, lock the cable to the charger, control access for friends and family and keep track of your charging history. More features coming soon!

About

eCarUp

Easily find, monitor, and pay for electric vehicle charging. Offers real-time availability and pricing for drivers, and allows charging point operators to rent out their stations and manage payments.

Highlights
  • Find and navigate to charge points
  • Real-time availability and pricing
  • Start and stop charging sessions
  • View charging history and costs
  • Rent out your EV charger
  • Manage charger availability and pricing
  • Receive payments for hosting
Features
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Find, monitor, and pay for charging of your electric car with just a few clicks. Whether you’re at home, at work, running errands or on vacation, eCarUp helps you connect with reliable charging and is fully transparent. The eCarUp mobile app features: EV-Drivers ▸ Search, find and navigate to available charge points ▸ Up-to-date information on charging rates on every charge point ▸ Live information on availability of charge points ▸ Start and stop charging sessions directly from the app ▸ View the history of your previous charge sessions, including costs of the charge session, location details and amount of volume charged. "At any destination, I open the eCarUp mobile app to locate the nearest charge point. The app is fully transparent and gives me live data on how much I’ve already charged. " - Mr. Fischer. EV-Driver Charging point operators ▸ Rent out your EV charger for a price you can control ▸ Update your listing, availability, and pricing for parking (per hour) and charging (per kWh) ▸ Get paid for hosting your station ▸ Manage your charger's public versus private availability ▸ Receive payments through secure payment processing system “We were looking for a practical, simple and hardware-agnostic backend for our electric car charging stations. With eCarUp, we have found a system that can be flexibly and scalably adapted to our properties” Mr. Müller, Charging Point Operator The eCarUp mobile app is completed by the eCarUp web portal, which was designed to make charging station management even easier. Operators configure the access rights of their stations, get detailed information on the charging histories and add additional functions such as load management, maintenance and reporting. Find out more on www.ecarup.com Feel free to give us feedback!

Screenshots

Zaptec4 screens
eCarUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zaptec at every 10 days against eCarUp's every 6 weeks. Zaptec also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Zaptec against 3.5 for eCarUp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 19% of Zaptec's written reviews are positive against 20% of eCarUp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zaptec ships an update every 10 days, eCarUp every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zaptec versus eCarUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZapteceCarUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings) — better3.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews18.8% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings58 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZaptecsmart-me AG

Customer experience

Zaptec

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive18.8%
Neutral31.3%
Negative50.0%

eCarUp

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zaptec

No in-app purchases

None

eCarUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zaptec free?
Zaptec is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eCarUp free?
eCarUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zaptec or eCarUp?
Zaptec is rated higher. Zaptec averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while eCarUp averages 3.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Zaptec or eCarUp have ads?
Neither Zaptec nor eCarUp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zaptec or eCarUp?
Zaptec ships an update every 10 days, and eCarUp every 6 weeks. Most recently, Zaptec was updated on October 26, 2026 and eCarUp on October 24, 2026.

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