ZEFNET Charge vs ChargeLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
ChargeLab
This app provides technology for managing electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It offers adaptable hardware and software solutions designed for ease of use by individuals, businesses, and government entities.
- EV charging infrastructure management
- Hardware solutions
- Software solutions
- Adaptable for various users
- Easy to use
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ChargeLab specializes in technology for managing EV charging infrastructure. We offer hardware and software solutions that are easy to use and adaptable for individuals, businesses, and governments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ChargeLab at 3.1 against ZEFNET Charge's 1.6. ChargeLab also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (35% vs 10%). ZEFNET Charge's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, 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.
ChargeLab holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of ZEFNET Charge's written reviews are positive against 35% of ChargeLab's.
ZEFNET Charge ships an update every 4 months, ChargeLab fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZEFNET Charge | ChargeLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (26 ratings) | 3.1 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.4% of reviews | 35.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZEF Energy Inc. | ChargeLab |
Customer experience
ZEFNET Charge
ChargeLab
Bugs and requests
ZEFNET Charge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ChargeLab
Reported bugs
18 issues- Conflicting pricing information
- CCS stations inoperable but listed as available
- App pushed a bug that broke charging station
- Charger database outdated
- Latest update eliminated recording charging history
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- Loses login credentials after every update
- Chargers are always offline
- App does not work as scheduled
- Charge history only shows first 2 days
- App never seems to know when charging or how much electricity used
- App shows charging history with respect to connection time, not actual charging time
- Chargers never work at apartment building
- QR code not found
- Code never sent for registration
- User does not exist error during registration
- Charger stuck on preparing and needs reset
- Low voltage or nothing happening with charger
- App shows scheduled charging when Ivy app shows actual status
Requested features
17 requests- Ability to add total spent for home charging
- Export data via excel or pdf
- Real-time tracking with a Widget
- Charging curve display
- Vehicle charge percentage display
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- Credits via bank transfer or PayPal
- Search by address functionality
- Option to submit new chargers
- Ability to enter electricity rates for cost calculation
- Display charge rate or amps
- Notifications when charging is complete
- Save favorite charge location
- Link multiple emails/phone numbers to one account
- More home charger history and stats
- Ability to start/stop charger remotely
- Disable/enable charger remotely when on vacation
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
ZEFNET Charge
No in-app purchases
ChargeLab
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is ZEFNET Charge free?
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