MDO Carshare vs Charge Smart NY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDO Carshare
This app facilitates electric vehicle car sharing across various US regions. It enables users to book, access, and manage their car share trips entirely from their smartphone, including starting and ending rentals.
- Quick booking and instant vehicle access
- Make or change reservations
- Start and end trips remotely
- Lock and unlock vehicles via phone
- Includes insurance, maintenance, and electricity costs
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MDO Carshare provides carsharing around the US for Go Forth (Pacific Northwest and Southwest), Drive CDTA, Buffalo Carshare and Floshare (Western NY), and MI Carshare. This app allows for a quick booking and instant access to the vehicle. You can use it to make or change a reservation, start and end your trip, and lock and unlock the vehicle - all from your phone! Insurance, maintenance, and the cost of electricity is included in the price!
Charge Smart NY
This app allows users to connect their National Grid account and enroll in a smart charging program. It facilitates the connection of electric vehicles or chargers through existing manufacturer login details.
- Connect National Grid account
- Enroll in smart charging program
- Connect vehicle or charger
- Use existing manufacturer login
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Download the National Grid Charge Smart NY app. Connect your National Grid account. Connect your vehicle or charger using your existing manufacturer login details to enroll in the program.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Charge Smart NY at 4.2 against MDO Carshare's 2.4. Charge Smart NY also leads on review sentiment (20% vs 8%) and ratings volume (230 vs 34). MDO Carshare's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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.
Charge Smart NY holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Charge Smart NY has 230 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of MDO Carshare's written reviews are positive against 20% of Charge Smart NY's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDO Carshare | Charge Smart NY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (34 ratings) | 4.2 (230 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.7% of reviews | 19.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 230 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 143 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Good Travel Software Limited | National Grid plc |
Customer experience
MDO Carshare
Charge Smart NY
Bugs and requests
MDO Carshare
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Charge Smart NY
Reported bugs
58 issues- App needs update but no update available
- Vehicle account needs reconnection errors
- Charger shows offline after factory reset
- App conflicts with car manufacturer apps (Tesla, Toyota)
- Intermittently functional, stops working
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- Does not read anything correctly
- Super glitchy, stops charging sometimes
- Live session shows percentage but no other info
- Does not work with Prius Prime
- Keeps telling user app is out of date
- No opportunity to update in App Store
- No residential account connected despite login
- Won't pair with Tesla
- Charging sessions at home show 'away from home'
- App blocks charging even during off-peak hours
- Wrong calculations for kWh values
- Missed monthly incentive due to incorrect values
- Won't sign into National Grid account
- Doesn't sync to car properly, loses connection
- Rarely registers charging
- No solar option under smart tab
- Half the time doesn't charge to set limit
- Starts charging at wrong times
- General issues with car not charging
- Unable to boost charge
- Unreliable charging, uncertainty about overnight charge
- Shows wildly incorrect data for charging times/amounts
- Bug in computing off-peak hours
- Phantom on-peak charging, false records
- Creates phantom charges during on-peak
- Does not allow changing car model after incorrect selection
- Smart charging schedule doesn't work
- Car won't charge when linked to app
- App keeps not allowing password entry
- Only registers charging ~50-60% of the time
- Accurate charging data only on rare occasions
- Vehicle status offline
- Never records charging sessions
- Tesla showing offline, doesn't charge off-peak
- No longer works, won't load info
- Vehicle update fails
- Instructions are wrong
- App and car incompatible
- Inconsistent charging schedule timing
- Issue with National Grid VTOU paperwork
- App says ineligible despite eligible rate plan
- Nightmare signing up, account issues
- Confused between plugged-in times and actual off-peak charging
- Ineligible address
- Locked out of on-peak charging
- NYS account ineligible after app removal
- Hijacks Tesla app charging functions
- Force to pair multiple vehicles
- Requires constant GPS and spare keys for Tesla
- Set vehicle to Leaf incorrectly
- Glitchy first month, lost connection to vehicle
- Cannot override settings when away from home
- Unenroll button inaccessible
Requested features
8 requests- Update app to connect
- Option to delete/unlink charger
- Support for more vehicle brands (GM, Honda)
- Solar charging option
- Improved user interface
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- Better customer support responsiveness
- Clearer documentation on VTOU paperwork
- Ability to restart interview/fix vehicle details
In-app purchases
MDO Carshare
No in-app purchases
Charge Smart NY
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MDO Carshare free?
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