Charge Assist vs Fastned
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Charge Assist
Find and use electric vehicle charging stations easily. This app helps you locate chargers, start and stop charging sessions, view real-time progress, and manage payments. It supports a wide range of payment methods and offers smart charging technology.
- Find EV chargers worldwide
- Start and stop charging sessions
- View charging progress
- Filter chargers by power type
- Scan QR codes to start charging
- View charging tariffs
- Smart Charging technology
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Charge Assist is the perfect assistant for your electric vehicle - making EV charging as simple and quick as possible. The app helps you to find publicly accessible chargers supported by the GreenFlux charging network. Charge Assist offers the fastest growing selection of chargers available in an app, with new chargers being added all the time! Simply navigate towards a charger of your choice, start charging and pay automatically after your session ends. View a charger’s availability, its tariffs, the progress of your charge session and a host of other relevant information with just a few taps. With Charge Assist, you can: • Navigate to EV chargers worldwide • Start and stop charge sessions • View charging progress • Filter based on power type and other features • Scan QR codes to start charging immediately • See charging tariffs • See an overview of your previous charge sessions • Use our Smart Charging technology Charge Assist supports any modern payment method you may need, including credit cards, Apple Pay, and conventional EV charge cards. Have feedback for us? Let us know by sending an email to hello@chargeassist.app!
Fastned
Easily locate EV charging stations across Europe, including real-time availability and charger types. Plan electric road trips and discover your vehicle's charging secrets. Features Autocharge for seamless payment and an optional Gold membership for savings.
- Find EV charging stations
- Real-time availability
- Plan electric road trips
- Autocharge for hands-free payment
- EV charging secrets and curves
- Gold membership for savings
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We made EV charging easy. With the Fastned app, you can easily find over 150,000 chargers/car charging stations that best suit your commute! All you need to do is pick your destination and we can show you all the available car charging stations along your route, including real-time availability, charger type, and charging speeds (in kW). EV charging has never been this easy! Our electric car charging app doesn’t just show our own stations, you’’ find stations by other providers too. The Fastned app offers so much more, making electric car charging more effortless! Did you know that with Autocharge, you can easily charge at Fastned stations, without needing a charge card or bank card? You simply drive in, plug in the cable and drive out. Next to that, our EV charging app shows you all the electric secrets of your and other electric cars. For instance, we show information on the type of connector for your vehicle, the maximum charging speed of your car, how to start charging, as well as tips on how to charge faster. As icing on the electric cake, we share charging curves. Very handy! More reasons why the Fastned charging app is the best EV charging app in the market: • Find both Fastned and non-Fastned charging stations across the EU/GB • Plan your electric road trips down to the last minute • Check live availability of your upcoming EV charging stations to avoid queues • Activate Autocharge for hands-free payments and autonomous charge sessions • Find out your EVs secrets, including charge curves, peak charging speeds, etc. • Sign up to be a Fastned Gold member and save money on your upcoming charge sessions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fastned at 66% against Charge Assist's 23%. Fastned also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). Charge Assist's advantage is ratings volume (294 vs 40). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Fastned holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charge Assist has 294 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Charge Assist's written reviews are positive against 66% of Fastned's.
Charge Assist ships an update monthly, Fastned every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charge Assist | Fastned |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (294 ratings) | 4.8 (40 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.0% of reviews | 66.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 294 — better | 40 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GreenFlux | Fastned |
Customer experience
Charge Assist
Fastned
Bugs and requests
Charge Assist
Reported bugs
44 issues- Constantly going wrong
- Payment method issues (not recognized, only EV card)
- Chargers not working
- App not starting
- QR code not accepted
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- App full of bugs
- Locations disappearing from map
- No charging rate advertised
- Own brand chargers missing from map
- App hard to use
- No assistance provided
- Automatic email responses instead of replies
- Associated chargers not labelled
- No service/connection
- Charger location disappeared from map/favorites
- No customer support number
- No price information available
- App fails to open on iOS 15
- App does not work on mobile network (iPhone)
- App not working, error messages
- Webpage/app displays error message
- App is dull/very poor
- Not fit for purpose
- New auto charge not supported on any payment method
- App displays 'no internet' message despite connection
- App screen blocked on 'no internet connection'
- App not locating charging points
- App crashes when trying to get more info
- App freezes/displays error message when unplugging
- App doesn't work on iPhone
- No sessions or locations loaded
- QR codes on charge points not recognized
- App stopped working for a day
- App often fails to load charger locations
- Charger shows as unavailable but is fine
- Charged twice for the same recharge
- App gets stuck on initializing screen
- App incorrectly states car is fully charged
- Charge point location incorrect
- App requires too many clicks for details
- Session history and payment info disappeared after update
- Workplace chargers not showing in app
- App shows only NL stations
- Few charging stations visible in Germany
Requested features
21 requests- Fix app to work on mobile network for iOS devices
- Display charging prices
- Improve location search and zoom functionality
- Add support for more payment methods (credit cards, Apple Pay)
- Fix app crashing issues
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- Make app compatible with newer iOS versions
- Improve customer support responsiveness
- Add ability to save chargers to favorites
- Fix disappearing charger locations
- Provide charging rate information
- Ensure all own brand chargers are on the map
- Allow charging without creating an account
- Fix auto charge payment method issues
- Improve app stability and fix bugs
- Add support for RFID cards
- Ensure charge points are correctly located
- Improve user interface for easier navigation
- Fix issues with QR code recognition
- Make app work on 4G/5G networks
- Provide clear pricing information
- Improve background data usage
Fastned
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Charge Assist
No in-app purchases
Fastned
No in-app purchases








