Comparison

Ampol vs VNAV Guide

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

Head to head
About

Ampol

This app allows users to pay for fuel, charge electric vehicles, and find locations. It offers savings on fuel, exclusive deals, and rewards points for purchases. Users can also track EV charging sessions and view history.

Highlights
  • Contactless fuel payments
  • EV charging station locator
  • In-app payment options
  • Fuel and location finder
  • Exclusive offers and savings
  • Everyday Rewards point collection
  • Refer-a-friend program
Features
Read full description

Fuel or charge your journey with the Ampol app! Whether you’re on the road for business, school pick-ups or your daily commute, the Ampol app has you covered. Pay for fuel your from your vehicle, charge your EV with AmpCharge and go from A to Unstoppable. SAVE TIME A smarter, faster way to pay at Ampol Foodary. - Enjoy the convenience of contactless payments from your car at Ampol Foodary locations.
 - More ways to pay. Add your preferred debit or credit card, pay via Apple Pay, Google Pay or AmpolCard* if you're a business customer.
 - Find your nearest location fast. Get directions and plan your journey. Easy filtering to help you find the site that best suits your needs. SAVE MONEY Fuel savings are just the start:
 - Save 6 cents per litre^ on fuel on your first three fills at Ampol Foodary.
 - Access exclusive in-app offers and savings.
 - Refer a friend and when they first fill up, you'll be automatically rewarded with 6c per litre off your next fill#. BE REWARDED
 Make every trip to Ampol Foodary more rewarding.
 - Add your Everyday Rewards Card to your account to collect points on all fuel purchases through the app. Collect 1 point for every $1 spent~ every time you fill up using FuelPay.
 - Plus, spend $30 or more in one transaction at Woolworths and you’ll save 4c per litre~ on your next fill at participating locations. CHARGE YOUR EV Get fast and reliable public EV charging with AmpCharge
 - Locate your nearest AmpCharge public EV charger, anytime, anywhere.
 - Start and stop your charging session, plus view charging progress.
 - View your charging history and access your tax invoices. Download the Ampol app today! *Activate FuelPay on the Ampol app for AmpolCard at cards.ampol.com.au. ^Offer available for customers' first three fills using FuelPay via the Ampol app at participating sites where FuelPay is available. See ampol.com.au for full T&Cs. #Share your unique code with a friend to use during app registration. Once they make their first fuel purchase using FuelPay, you’ll save 6c per litre on your next fill. See ampol.com.au for full T&Cs. ~Earn exclusions and T&Cs apply. See everyday.com.au/terms for full T&Cs.

About

VNAV Guide

Features
Read full description

VNAV (Vertical Navigation) Guide helps you plan and monitor descents with simple inputs like destination, arrival altitude, slope or vertical speed and groundspeed (VS/GS) and cruise altitude. Select your destination from a list of world airports or create your own. Based on arrival altitude, location and current cruise altitude it calculates the top of descent (TOD) point. Prior to descent your remaining distance to TOD is displayed continuously. During descent your height relative to the selected slope and distance to destination are displayed continuously.

Screenshots

Ampol4 screens
VNAV Guide2 screens

Verdict

The call

Ampol and VNAV Guide are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Ampol versus VNAV Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmpolVNAV Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews26.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmpol Australia Petroleum Pty LtdTailwind Software

In-app purchases

None

Ampol

No in-app purchases

None

VNAV Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ampol free?
Ampol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VNAV Guide free?
VNAV Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ampol or VNAV Guide have ads?
Neither Ampol nor VNAV Guide shows ads.

Other comparisons