Comparison

eCarUp vs CNG

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

CNG

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Tanken Sie bequem mit der E360-CNG App auf Ihrem Smartphone oder Tablet an den Energie 360° Standorten mit Hectronic Tankautomat. Aktuelle Funktionen: - Ortung der Energie 360° Tankstellen (freistehende) - Bargeldlose, mobile Bezahlung von Tankungen - Anzeigen von Tankbelegen (inkl. Historie) - Versenden der Tankbelege per E-Mail Wenn Sie Fragen zur App oder zum Download haben, uns Anregungen schicken möchten oder Probleme mit der App haben, dann schreiben Sie an mobilitaet@energie360.ch. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Nachricht.

Screenshots

eCarUp4 screens
CNG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: eCarUp at every 6 weeks against CNG's every 38 months. CNG's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

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, CNG every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
eCarUp versus CNG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereCarUpCNG
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developersmart-me AGHectronic GmbH

In-app purchases

None

eCarUp

No in-app purchases

None

CNG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eCarUp free?
eCarUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CNG free?
CNG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do eCarUp or CNG have ads?
Neither eCarUp nor CNG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eCarUp or CNG?
eCarUp ships an update every 6 weeks, and CNG every 38 months. Most recently, eCarUp was updated on October 24, 2026 and CNG on October 17, 2026.

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