Electricity Maps vs mi3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electricity Maps
Explore live and historical electricity data globally. Track production mix, CO2 emissions, prices, and renewable energy sources in real-time.
- Real-time electricity data
- Historical electricity data
- Production mix tracking
- CO2 emissions monitoring
- Electricity price data
- Renewable energy insights
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Explore real-time and historical electricity data worldwide — from production mix and CO2 emissions to prices, renewables, and much more.
mi3
This application provides detailed insights into BMW electric vehicles, offering real-time data monitoring for battery health, charging status, and more. It functions as a pre-purchase inspection tool and aids in regular car usage by displaying various vehicle parameters.
- Real-time data monitoring
- Battery State of Charge/Health
- Charging details and charts
- Cell temperature and voltage display
- OBD adapter support (BT, WiFi, ENET)
- Integration with A Better Routeplanner
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mi3 as easy to use diagnostic application shows insights about BMW electric vehicle which can be useful as pre-purchase inspection tool, as well as during regular car usage. Example of useful features: - Realtime monitoring of different data sources, not always exposed by on-board system - Current State of Charge/SoC and State of Health/SoH of EV High Voltage battery - Charging details in kW, including charts view. Chart data is available in text format locally under Files/BMW EV/charts/ - Different other details, such as Cells temperature and voltages, forecasted range, in the form of min...max - REX details of usage, if available - Different OBD adapters are supported via BT/Bluetooth, WiFi and ENET. - Application can share details with A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) if needed and supports different BMW cars: BMW i3/s , Mini Cooper SE and more to come. Requires OBD adapter to work with and to be connected to the car.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: mi3 at 100% against Electricity Maps's 42%. mi3 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Electricity Maps's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Electricity Maps ships an update every 3 weeks, mi3 every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electricity Maps | mi3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 41.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Electricity Maps ApS | Max Dmitrichenko |
Customer experience
Electricity Maps
mi3
In-app purchases
Electricity Maps
No in-app purchases
mi3
No in-app purchases
