Comparison

ZEFNET Charge vs VoltiE PowerUp

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

VoltiE PowerUp

Manage your home EV charger remotely. Monitor status, start/stop charging, schedule sessions, and adjust current limits. Review past charging history and get support.

Highlights
  • Monitor charger status
  • Start and stop charging
  • Schedule charging sessions
  • Adjust current limits
  • Review charging history
  • Manage multiple chargers
Features
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VoltiE PowerUp helps you manage your home EV charger from iPhone and iPad. Check charger status at a glance, start or stop charging when your vehicle is plugged in, schedule charging for preferred hours, adjust current limits, and review charging session history. Designed for VoltiE charger owners, PowerUp keeps the everyday charging workflow simple: see whether your charger is available, charging, offline, or waiting on a schedule, then take action without digging through complex menus. Key features: • Monitor home EV charger status • Start and stop charging when available • Schedule charging by start and end time • Adjust charger current limits • Manage multiple assigned chargers • Rename chargers for easier identification • Review charging session history with kWh and duration • See offline and connection states clearly • Contact support from the app VoltiE PowerUp is built for supported VoltiE charging hardware and requires an assigned VoltiE account.

Screenshots

ZEFNET Charge4 screens
VoltiE PowerUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VoltiE PowerUp at 80% against ZEFNET Charge's 10%. VoltiE PowerUp also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.6) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). ZEFNET Charge's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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

VoltiE PowerUp holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of ZEFNET Charge's written reviews are positive against 80% of VoltiE PowerUp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ZEFNET Charge ships an update every 4 months, VoltiE PowerUp every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ZEFNET Charge versus VoltiE PowerUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZEFNET ChargeVoltiE PowerUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.6 (26 ratings)4.7 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.4% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZEF Energy Inc.Voltie Group Inc.

Customer experience

ZEFNET Charge

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

VoltiE PowerUp

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

ZEFNET Charge

No in-app purchases

None

VoltiE PowerUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ZEFNET Charge free?
ZEFNET Charge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VoltiE PowerUp free?
VoltiE PowerUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ZEFNET Charge or VoltiE PowerUp?
VoltiE PowerUp is rated higher. ZEFNET Charge averages 1.6 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while VoltiE PowerUp averages 4.7 from 15 ratings.
Do ZEFNET Charge or VoltiE PowerUp have ads?
Neither ZEFNET Charge nor VoltiE PowerUp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ZEFNET Charge or VoltiE PowerUp?
ZEFNET Charge ships an update every 4 months, and VoltiE PowerUp every 5 weeks. Most recently, ZEFNET Charge was updated on October 20, 2026 and VoltiE PowerUp on October 24, 2026.

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