EVBox Connect vs ZEFNET Charge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EVBox Connect
Configure and manage your EV charging station. Pair devices via Bluetooth, select charging start methods, and connect to Wi-Fi for seamless communication. Adjust LED brightness and access advanced installer settings for supported models.
- Bluetooth pairing
- Charge session start options
- Wi-Fi network connection
- LED brightness adjustment
- Advanced installer settings
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Set up your charging station with the EVBox Connect App. Happy Charging! The EVBox Connect mobile app is designed for both users and installers of this charging station. This app supports the configuration of your charging stations and enables a number of functions, including the following: - Pair your charging station to mobile devices via Bluetooth - Choose how to start a charge session if a station is in online or offline mode - Connect your charging station to your local Wi-Fi network to enable communication between your charging management service provider and your charging station - Adjusting the LED brightness - Accessing advanced installer configuration settings This app is compatible with the following charging station models: - EVBox Elvi - EVBox BusinessLine Gen4 - EVBox Iqon - WALLBOX & SMART WALLBOX Steps to complete the setup are explained inside the app. Need help? Please refer to the user and installer manuals of your charging station.
ZEFNET Charge
Find and use public electric vehicle charging stations. Monitor and control your home charging unit, with options to override utility program restrictions for emergency charging.
- Find public chargers
- Start/stop charging sessions
- Secure in-app payments
- Monitor home charger usage
- Control home charger
- Override charging restrictions
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Access ZEF Energy's public chargers and your ZEFNET-enabled charger at home. This app provides access to ZEF Energy's network of public chargers, allowing drivers to find a charger, start/stop a charging session and pay for their session costs in a secure and simple way. It also provides drivers with a ZEFNET-enabled charger a way to monitor and control its usage. If your charger is participating in a utility program which restricts charging at certain times, this app provides the ability to override some program restrictions in order to charge in an emergency.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EVBox Connect at 3.0 against ZEFNET Charge's 1.6. ZEFNET Charge's advantage is review sentiment (10% vs 0%) and ratings volume (26 vs 8). 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.
EVBox Connect holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of EVBox Connect's written reviews are positive against 10% of ZEFNET Charge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
EVBox Connect ships an update every 3 months, ZEFNET Charge every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EVBox Connect | ZEFNET Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (8 ratings) — better | 1.6 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EVBox B.V. | ZEF Energy Inc. |
Customer experience
EVBox Connect
ZEFNET Charge
Bugs and requests
EVBox Connect
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ZEFNET Charge
Reported bugs
20 issues- 🐛 App won't scan QR codes
- 🐛 App won't connect to chargers
- 🐛 App shows a black screen
- 🐛 App freezes
- 🐛 App requires force quitting to work
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- 🐛 App logs users out automatically
- 🐛 App doesn't recognize chargers
- 🐛 App forgets account details
- 🐛 Confirmation codes not sent
- 🐛 App doesn't load
- 🐛 App doesn't allow login
- 🐛 App interface is locked
- 🐛 App doesn't release previous charging sessions
- 🐛 App requires reinstallation to work
- 🐛 App not compatible with password auto-fill
- 🐛 App doesn't show remaining balance
- 🐛 App doesn't show charging history
- 🐛 Map zooming is erratic
- 🐛 App crashes during payment
- 🐛 App errors out during charging
Requested features
11 requests- 💡 Add functionality to pay for exact energy used
- 💡 Allow requesting refunds for remaining credit
- 💡 Display charging speed on the app
- 💡 Add a way to report malfunctioning chargers
- 💡 Improve app performance and stability
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- 💡 Support credit card payments at the station
- 💡 Allow adding more than one home charger
- 💡 Integrate with mobile payments
- 💡 Allow autofill on signup fields
- 💡 Improve map zooming functionality
- 💡 Make emails case-insensitive for login
In-app purchases
EVBox Connect
No in-app purchases
ZEFNET Charge
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is EVBox Connect free?
Is ZEFNET Charge free?
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