Mist Experience vs Element Charging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mist Experience
This app leverages location services to provide context-aware notifications and wayfinding within organizations. It simulates user profiles and offers a request-for-help feature, displaying named assets on a floor map.
- Location-based notifications
- Wayfinding with blue dot location
- Request for help workflow
- Display named/discovered assets
- Application wake-up notifications
- Simulated user profiles
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The Mist Experience application demonstrates the use cases that are enabled by the location services that are delivered by Mist Systems leveraging directional vBLE arrays and Unsupervised machine learning. Features: Application Wake-up - Send a notification for application wake-up to the user when he/she is in or near an organization's location when the app is not running in the foreground or background. The app does need to register once prior to that location. Location-based Notifications - Send notification based on a specific location or area in an organization's facility, leveraging Mist's patented virtual beacons Wayfinding with location Blue Dot - Shows a map of where the user is and a blue dot that pinpoints his/her specific location Select Profile - Selecting a profile simulates a logged-in user's name and image for a clearer demo. Request for help - Two different modes that enable a customer to request help and an associate to respond to this request. Achieved through a workflow that also shares location information. Named/Discovered Assets: - By enabling this feature, all named or discovered assets will display on the floor map. The application runs on Mist Systems components and off the shelf / industry-standard components available to mobile. Mist Systems components: - Mist Access Point - Mist UI account - Mist SDK integrated into the mobile app
Element Charging
This application consolidates all your electric vehicle charging requirements into a single platform. Access home, workplace, depot, and public charging stations seamlessly.
- Unified EV charging access
- Home charger management
- Workplace charger management
- Depot charger management
- Public charger access
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One EV charging app for all of your charging needs. Home, Workplace, Depot, and Public chargers are accessible in one application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mist Experience at 4.6 against Element Charging's 3.0. Mist Experience also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
Mist Experience holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
Mist Experience ships an update every 3 months, Element Charging every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mist Experience | Element Charging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mist Systems | Element Corporation |
Customer experience
Mist Experience
Element Charging
In-app purchases
Mist Experience
No in-app purchases
Element Charging
No in-app purchases







