Polestar vs EVSEMaster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Polestar
Manage your vehicle remotely, controlling climate, locks, and charging status. Access your owner's manual, book service, and stay updated on car software and news. Get support through live chat and FAQs.
- Remote climate control
- Door lock management
- Car location tracking
- Battery and charging status
- Software update notifications
- Owner's manual access
- Service booking
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Control your car Use the app to control in-car climate, door locks, locate your car, see battery and charging status, and keep track of software installations. Manage your car Get an in-depth overview of your car. Read the owner's manual, connect to your car, manage users and book service appointments. Stay up to date Get regular updates regarding your car and its software, or dive deeper into the world of Polestar through our news articles. Always supported Reach out to our support team, engage in live chats with our experts, and consult our FAQ section for assistance. Manage your experience View and manage your orders and Polestar ID, visit the car configurator and extras shop, and adjust app settings.
EVSEMaster
Manage your smart charging piles with this app. Monitor status, control charging, view records, and perform wireless upgrades via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.
- Monitor charging pile status
- Control charging start/stop
- Configure charging modes
- View and statistics charging records
- Wireless firmware upgrades
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
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EVSE Master APP is an app for smart charging piles. The APP is connected to the charging pile through Bluetooth or WIFI for data interaction. Its main functions are to monitor the status of charging piles, control the start and stop of charging piles for charging, charge mode and other functions, check and statistics charging records, firmware wireless upgrade and other functions. This APP communicates data through Bluetooth or WIFI LAN of mobile phone. The communication mode is connected through Bluetooth channel for the first time. After setting the parameters of WIFI communication, it communicates with WIFI channel. When both kinds of communication are effective, APP automatically switches to WIFI first. EVSE Master APP是一款智能充电桩用的手机APP。 该APP通过手机蓝牙或者WIFI与充电桩相连，进行数据交互。 其主要功能是监控充电桩状态、控制充电桩启停进行充电、进行充电方式等功能设置、查看及统计充电记录、固件无线升级等功能。 该APP是通过手机蓝牙或者WIFI局域网进行数据通信的，通信方式以首次连接通过蓝牙通道，之后设置WIFI通信参数后，进行WIFI通道通信，当两种通信都有效时，APP自动切换为WIFI优先。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EVSEMaster at 5.0 against Polestar's 4.4. EVSEMaster also leads on iOS requirement (13 vs 17.0). Polestar's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 4) and review sentiment (32% vs 23%). 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.
EVSEMaster holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Polestar has 3.4K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Polestar's written reviews are positive against 23% of EVSEMaster's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Polestar ships an update every 3 weeks, EVSEMaster every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Polestar | EVSEMaster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (3.4K ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews — better | 22.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 220 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Polestar | Nanjing Shenqi Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Polestar
EVSEMaster
Bugs and requests
Polestar
Reported bugs
4 issues- Location data issues
- Charging status not updating correctly
- Compatibility problems with new iOS versions
- Frequent errors and crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Remote trunk/frunk access
- Adjustable climate control settings
- Charging status notifications
- Apple Watch app
- Integrations with iOS features (widgets, Siri)
EVSEMaster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Polestar
No in-app purchases
EVSEMaster
No in-app purchases
