ZEFNET Charge vs LaCrosse311
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.
LaCrosse311
Engage with your city by accessing parking, transit, and city news. Report issues like garbage concerns or park maintenance and track their progress with updates from city staff.
- Parking and Transit information
- City News updates
- Job listings
- Report city issues
- Track issue reports
- Receive staff updates
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Become a civic resident and engage with your city like never before by downloading the official app. With features like Parking and Transit, City News, Jobs, and Report an Issue, you'll find it easier than ever to stay connected with City of La Crosse, WI with just a few taps on your mobile device. Stay informed and up-to-date on the latest happenings and upcoming events through the City News. Report issues within your city like garbage and recycling concerns and parks/trails/recreation issues straight from the app. Track reports and receive updates directly from the city staff. Download your city's app and start engaging with your city on a more meaningful level. Become a civic resident today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LaCrosse311 at 3.0 against ZEFNET Charge's 1.6. LaCrosse311 also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). ZEFNET Charge's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 1) and review sentiment (10% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
LaCrosse311 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ZEFNET Charge has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of ZEFNET Charge's written reviews are positive against 0% of LaCrosse311's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ZEFNET Charge ships an update every 4 months, LaCrosse311 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ZEFNET Charge | LaCrosse311 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (26 ratings) | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZEF Energy Inc. | City of La Crosse, WI |
Customer experience
ZEFNET Charge
LaCrosse311
In-app purchases
ZEFNET Charge
No in-app purchases
LaCrosse311
No in-app purchases
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