Comparison

eCarUp vs reev

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

reev

Manage your personal electric vehicle charging sessions securely and easily. Track active and past charging sessions, view details like location and costs, and store payment information for automatic billing. Requires an invitation from the charging station operator.

Highlights
  • Password-protected access
  • Autonomous RFID card onboarding
  • Start/stop charging sessions
  • View charging history and details
  • Live overview of active sessions
  • Store payment information
  • View invoices and receipts
Features
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Please note: With the reev App, it is not possible to charge at public charging stations. To use it, you need a personal invitation from the operator of the charging station. The reev app for drivers makes it even easier to get started with eMobility. Keep an overview of your charging session at all times and manage your charging sessions simply, securely and, above all, easily with the app. Functionalities of the app: - Password-protected app - Autonomous onboarding: add RFID card independently - Start and stop charging sessions via smartphone - View charging history and check details of charging sessions (location, time, duration, costs) - Keep a live overview of active charging sessions - Store payment information for automatic billing - View invoices / receipts

Screenshots

eCarUp4 screens
reev4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: eCarUp at 3.5 against reev's 2.3. eCarUp also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 0%). reev's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eCarUp holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of eCarUp's written reviews are positive against 0% of reev's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eCarUp ships an update every 6 weeks, reev weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
eCarUp versus reev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereCarUpreev
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developersmart-me AGreev GmbH

Customer experience

eCarUp

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

reev

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

eCarUp

No in-app purchases

None

reev

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eCarUp free?
eCarUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is reev free?
reev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, eCarUp or reev?
eCarUp is rated higher. eCarUp averages 3.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while reev averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do eCarUp or reev have ads?
Neither eCarUp nor reev shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eCarUp or reev?
eCarUp ships an update every 6 weeks, and reev weekly. Most recently, eCarUp was updated on October 24, 2026 and reev on October 24, 2026.

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