Arclight vs AmpedUp! CSO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arclight
Manage projects, customers, and staff efficiently from any location. Streamline your workflow by generating quotes and invoices quickly, allowing you to win more jobs and save valuable time on administrative tasks.
- Project and customer management
- Staff account management
- Customizable quotes and invoices
- On-the-spot estimate and invoice sending
- Client information management
- Quote to invoice conversion
- Tax rate management
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Quickly manage projects, customers and staff from anywhere! BENEFITS: - Save time by completing work at the jobsite or in the truck, rather than spending your evenings and weekends catching up on paperwork - Win more jobs by sending your client quotes before you leave them, allowing them to say YES on the spot. - Increase efficiency by generating quotes and invoices quicker by creating and selecting from your list of commonly used materials and labor rates. - Manage customers by creating, organizing, and storing client info, so you can access their info anytime, on the go. FEATURES: - Customize your quotes & invoices with your company info, logo, etc. - Add and manage accounts for your field staff - Create bundles of commonly used items/services/materials - Preview estimates & invoices before you send - Text or email estimates & invoices on the spot - Create a personal message for your clients - Convert quotes to jobs and jobs into invoices - Track pending quotes and invoices - Manage and save your clients information - Set your tax rates
AmpedUp! CSO
This app allows businesses and individuals to manage electric vehicle charging stations. You can set pricing, offer discounts, and manage reservations for public or member use. It provides detailed analytics on income and energy usage.
- Manage EV charging stations
- Set flexible pricing policies
- Offer membership discounts and coupons
- Support wait queues and reservations
- Per port power management
- Extensive analytical reporting
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Manage your EV charging stations easily and conveniently. Companies of all sizes, including home owners, can offer charging stations to members or the general public and charger a fee for use. Subscribe to a Share, Small Biz, or Enterprise account and earn revenue with your OCPP 1.6 compliant or AmpedUp! Inside EV charging station. Set pricing policies, offer membership discounts and coupons. Supports wait queues, reservations and idle fees. FEATURES * Three subscription levels for all business types * A free, revenue-share subscription model * Extremely flexible pricing policies * Membership, coupon, wait queue, and reservation features * Per port power management and load balancing capabilities * Demand/Response capabilities * Assigned charger feature for MUDs * Extensive analytical reporting including income, energy, and charging session categories * Perfect for MUDs, Fleet, workplace, education, and any other entity in need of EV charging station management. We're constantly improving our CSO app based on your feedback. Please contact us with any issues with the app and we will fix them promptly - we promise!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: AmpedUp! CSO at 5.0 against Arclight's 4.7. Arclight's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
AmpedUp! CSO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arclight has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Arclight | AmpedUp! CSO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DISTRIBUTOR SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. | Ampedup Networks Llc |
Customer experience
Arclight
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In-app purchases
Arclight
No in-app purchases
AmpedUp! CSO
No in-app purchases
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