Comparison

ZEFNET Charge vs Connexus Energy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Find public chargers
  • Start/stop charging sessions
  • Secure in-app payments
  • Monitor home charger usage
  • Control home charger
  • Override charging restrictions
Features
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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.

About

Connexus Energy

Manage your energy account on the go with this mobile application. View your usage, pay bills, report outages, and enroll in programs. Stay informed about your energy consumption and account status.

Highlights
  • Outage reporting
  • View and pay bills
  • Account alerts
  • View energy usage
  • Enroll/manage programs
Features
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Connexus Energy’s free MyAccount app allows members to access their account with a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Key features include: outage reporting, view and pay bill, account alerts, view energy usage, enroll/manage various programs, and much more.

Screenshots

ZEFNET Charge4 screens
Connexus Energy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Connexus Energy at 3.9 against ZEFNET Charge's 1.6. Connexus Energy also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 10%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). ZEFNET Charge's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Connexus Energy holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of ZEFNET Charge's written reviews are positive against 29% of Connexus Energy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZEFNET Charge ships an update every 4 months, Connexus Energy every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ZEFNET Charge versus Connexus Energy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZEFNET ChargeConnexus Energy
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (26 ratings)3.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.4% of reviews28.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB204 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZEF Energy Inc.VertexOne

Customer experience

ZEFNET Charge

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive10.4%
Neutral10.4%
Negative79.2%

Connexus Energy

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Bugs and 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

Connexus Energy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ZEFNET Charge

No in-app purchases

None

Connexus Energy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZEFNET Charge free?
ZEFNET Charge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Connexus Energy free?
Connexus Energy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZEFNET Charge or Connexus Energy?
Connexus Energy is rated higher. ZEFNET Charge averages 1.6 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Connexus Energy averages 3.9 from 16 ratings.
Do ZEFNET Charge or Connexus Energy have ads?
Neither ZEFNET Charge nor Connexus Energy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZEFNET Charge or Connexus Energy?
ZEFNET Charge ships an update every 4 months, and Connexus Energy every 6 weeks. Most recently, ZEFNET Charge was updated on November 3, 2026 and Connexus Energy on November 3, 2026.

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