Comparison

eCarUp vs Voltcraft SEM6000

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

Head to head
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!

About

Voltcraft SEM6000

Control plug-in devices remotely from your smartphone or tablet. Monitor real-time and historical power consumption to identify energy waste and save on electricity bills. Create a safer, more responsive home environment and promote eco-awareness.

Highlights
  • Remote device control
  • Real-time power consumption monitoring
  • Historical power usage data
  • Identify power vampires
  • Energy saving insights
  • Eco-awareness promotion
Features
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Direct connection and remote control of the devices in your home. SmartMeter enables you to control your plug-in devices remotely with a smart phone or tablet. –SmartMeter key features: - Remote control – Turn your PC, lamp, fan, coffee machine or any other plug-in device directly from your phone or tablet. - Power Consumption – Measure the power consumption of your device in real-time or check the history consumption of the past hours, days and months. SmartMeter enables you to create a safe and responsive environment in your house. SmartMeter products encourage eco-awareness and environmentally friendly attitude by providing the solutions to being aware and in control of the power consumption in your house and thereby letting you save on the electricity bills! Locate and eliminate power vampires and standby power. Through our mobile app one is able to easily control the devices from the palm of their hand. Connect the device to your phone – Control the devices in your home – Conserve energy and save on expenses.

Screenshots

eCarUp4 screens
Voltcraft SEM60004 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Voltcraft SEM6000 at 56% against eCarUp's 20%. Voltcraft SEM6000 also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eCarUp ships an update every 6 weeks, Voltcraft SEM6000 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
eCarUp versus Voltcraft SEM6000: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereCarUpVoltcraft SEM6000
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews55.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersmart-me AGCEI Conrad Electronic International (HK) Limited

Customer experience

eCarUp

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

Voltcraft SEM6000

Written reviews52 reviews
Positive55.8%
Neutral19.2%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

eCarUp

No in-app purchases

None

Voltcraft SEM6000

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eCarUp free?
eCarUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Voltcraft SEM6000 free?
Voltcraft SEM6000 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eCarUp or Voltcraft SEM6000 have ads?
Neither eCarUp nor Voltcraft SEM6000 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eCarUp or Voltcraft SEM6000?
eCarUp ships an update every 6 weeks, and Voltcraft SEM6000 every 3 months. Most recently, eCarUp was updated on October 24, 2026 and Voltcraft SEM6000 on October 22, 2026.

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