Linkt vs Exploren
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linkt
Easily manage your toll account on the go. Check balances, top up funds, view trip history, and manage vehicles. Access rewards and receive real-time travel alerts.
- Account balance and status
- Secure top-ups
- Statement download and sharing
- Customer rewards and discounts
- Real-time road incident alerts
- Vehicle management
- Order and manage tags
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Managing your Linkt account has never been easier. Open an account, check your balance, view trips, top up your account, download/share statements, add/remove vehicles and set up auto payments, with just a few taps. Popular features: • See your account balance and status instantly. • Top up your account quickly and securely. • Download and share account statements. • Save with Linkt Customer Rewards. Get easy access to great discounts and offers from our new Linkt Customer Rewards partners. Exclusions apply. Full offer terms available in the Linkt app. • Stay informed: enable notifications to get relevant and timely information about your account. • Avoid traffic and plan your travel: Get real-time road incident alerts on the Linkt app. • Choose when and how much to top up using auto pay. • Review and search your recent activity in the 'Activity' tab: see trip history details and costs and compare your monthly spend. • Need a new tag, tag holder or just need a replacement? All Victorian account holders, New South Wales Tag account holders and Queensland Tag account holders can order and manage their tags. • Sold or bought a car? Add and remove vehicles with just a few taps. • Moved house? Update your personal details instantly. • Pay toll notices or toll invoices (selected toll roads only). Want to know more about Linkt app? Discover all its features and functionality here - linkt.com.au/app The Linkt app is just one of the many ways we’re working to make your life easier. If you’d like to share your feedback or suggest future features, please email us at mobileapps@linkt.com.au or visit linkt.com.au/app
Exploren
Discover and navigate to electric vehicle charging stations nationwide. Easily manage your account, link a payment method, and start/pay for charging sessions. Track your charging history and filter stations by speed and price.
- Find charging stations
- Navigate to chargepoints
- Check chargepoint availability
- Reserve chargepoints
- Scan QR code or use RFID
- Automated billing
- View charging history
- Filter by charging speed
- See charging costs upfront
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Get ready for your next electric vehicle adventure by downloading the award-winning Exploren App. Exploren allows you to find charging stations across the country with our open access EV charging network. You can create your own account, and link a credit card to easily start and pay for charging across our entire network. The Exploren App allows you to keep charged up while charging from home, at work, or out and about. Get out there and get Exploren! With our app you get: Search: Find and navigate to our public chargepoints Availability: Check status and reserve a chargepoint User Access: Scan the QR code or program an RFID card into your account. Automated billing: Upload your credit card details for PAYG History: All your charging history recorded on the APP Filter: Based on required charging speed Pricing: Easily see how much it will cost to charge, before you plug in
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Linkt at 4.5 against Exploren's 1.0. Linkt also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (299 vs 2). Exploren's advantage is review sentiment (46% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Linkt holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Linkt has 299 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of Linkt's written reviews are positive against 46% of Exploren's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Linkt ships an update every 3 weeks, Exploren every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Linkt | Exploren |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (299 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 27.4% of reviews | 46.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 299 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transurban Limited | Eve Australia Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Linkt
Exploren
User reviews
Linkt
From 299 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Great app
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🔒 Secure
- 📈 Useful features
- 🤝 Good customer service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches
- 🤔 Confusing interface
- 💰 Expensive tolls
- 🕰️ Slow to update trip information
- 🤖 Poor communication from automated systems
Exploren
From 2 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast charging initiation
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 🗺️ Good map functionality
- 💡 Real-time availability updates
- 👍 Simple and quick sign-up
Room to improve
- 🔌 Fragmented charging network
- 💰 Expensive charging rates
- 🐌 Slow charging speeds
- ❌ Poor user experience
- 🐛 App crashes/unresponsive
Bugs and requests
Linkt
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes and freezes
- Issues with adding/removing vehicles
- Incorrect toll charges and video matching fees
- Delayed or missing trip information
- Problems with auto top-up and payment processing
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to view and manage account details more easily
- Real-time trip updates
- Support for alternative payment methods (e.g. Apple Pay)
- Improved notification system
- Better integration between app and website
Exploren
Reported bugs
14 issues- No way to exit menu to map
- App not working after update
- App unable to open
- App stuck on ending session
- Payment does not work
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- QR code does not work
- Charges double/incorrectly
- Constant spam notifications
- Chargers unresponsive
- App disconnected during charging session
- New app improvements suck (behavior change)
- No visibility of charging status of idling vehicles
- Chargers not recognized by app
- Chargers offline for ages
Requested features
8 requests- Support Chargefox RFID cards and roaming
- Simple card payment at charger
- Support Apple ID and/or Apple Pay
- Guest charging with Apple Pay
- Show car's battery percentage
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- Improve login process (e.g., passcode speed)
- Bring on card payments
- Replace generic image on charging screen
In-app purchases
Linkt
No in-app purchases
Exploren
No in-app purchases
