Comparison

VendElectric vs VIA

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

Head to head
About

VendElectric

Discover and use nearby electric vehicle charging stations without any subscriptions. Pay as you go for charging sessions and easily manage your payments and charging history.

Highlights
  • Pay-as-you-go EV charging
  • No membership or subscription needed
  • Map and list charge point views
  • Filter by public, private, and availability
  • Live charge session status
  • Charge session history
  • Favorite charge points
Features
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Quickly find an EV charge point close to where you are or on your route and start a charge effortlessly without the need to subscribe to a network. - PAYG EV charging with no membership or subscription required. - Map or list view to find your closest charge point - Filter between public, private and available charge points - Quick find search bar for point ID or location. - View a live status of your charge session and power rating. - Charge session history - Favourite your regular charge points - Wallet balance and easy top-up - Report faults and send feedback

About

VIA

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VIA is a field positioning application designed for use on civil engineering projects and other surveying and GIS workflows. It makes coordinate, alignment and location information readily available in the field. VIA combines live device positioning with project coordinate systems and geometric alignments. Your current position can be displayed as grid coordinates and, when an alignment is selected, as chainage (station) and offset. Survey and GIS data can be captured in the field, either by recording individual points or automatically while moving through the site. Captured data can be exported in common formats for use in surveying, GIS, CAD and other engineering workflows. Display conventions can be configured to suit different working practices, including coordinate order, alignment terminology and distance formatting. VIA is designed to keep common field tasks straightforward while providing the coordinate, alignment and survey information needed in the field. VIA's Calculate tools convert between grid coordinates and alignment positions expressed as chainage (station) and offset. Locations can be recorded individually or captured automatically at regular intervals. Notes can be added to recorded locations to provide useful context, and recorded locations can be reviewed on the map and exported for use in other systems. VIA can also create an alignment from a sequence of recorded positions. Recorded locations can be exported as geographic or grid coordinates in CSV format, or as KML for use with mapping applications. Recorded alignments can be exported as LandXML. VIA stores recorded data, alignments and application settings locally on the device. It does not require a VIA account or connection to a Code Workshop service. VIA. Navigate. Calculate. Record.

Screenshots

VendElectric4 screens
VIA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VIA at every 2 weeks against VendElectric's every 2 months. VendElectric's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VendElectric ships an update every 2 months, VIA every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
VendElectric versus VIA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVendElectricVIA
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews6.5% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size38 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRolec Services LtdEd Stanyer

Bugs and requests

VendElectric

Reported bugs

43 issues
  • App hangs with blank screen
  • Charger shows unavailable when in use
  • App doesn't connect to charge
  • Money taken but not applied to balance
  • Charger offline in app
Show 38 more
  • Car stopped charging after partial charge
  • App signs out unexpectedly
  • Password reset not working
  • Buttons don't respond
  • No password reset email
  • Error after error
  • App freezes
  • App doesn't accept card details
  • App doesn't take Apple Pay
  • App shows charging from multiple stations incorrectly
  • App doesn't allow adding funds
  • App crashes repeatedly
  • App doesn't remember car details/favourites/payment
  • App doesn't allow guest registration
  • App fails to save preferences
  • App timer ticks down without delivering electricity
  • App doesn't allow cancelling charge without losing prepaid amount
  • App doesn't show live status of kWh added or battery %
  • App shows 'taking longer than expected' indefinitely
  • App shows phantom charge sessions
  • App doesn't remember password
  • App doesn't support Apple Pay/Google Pay
  • App requires personal details each time
  • App doesn't work for guest or registration
  • App makes it impossible to cancel a charge
  • App doesn't allow charging past 8 hours
  • App doesn't remember card details
  • App frequently fails to start charge
  • App is slow and clunky
  • App doesn't work with special characters in password
  • App doesn't allow anonymous charging
  • App doesn't support contactless payment
  • App doesn't allow charging anonymously
  • App doesn't allow guest use
  • App doesn't allow guest registration
  • App doesn't allow guest use
  • App doesn't allow guest use
  • App doesn't allow guest use

Requested features

13 requests
  • Replace current provider
  • Improve app design
  • Provide responsive customer support
  • Implement contactless payment
  • Support Apple Pay/Google Pay
Show 8 more
  • Allow anonymous charging
  • Improve error message clarity
  • Add live kWh status
  • Add billing history
  • Allow saving charger details
  • Improve password reset functionality
  • Integrate with Octopus Energy or Zapmap
  • Offer RFID card option

VIA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VendElectric

No in-app purchases

None

VIA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VendElectric free?
VendElectric is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VIA free?
VIA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VendElectric or VIA have ads?
Neither VendElectric nor VIA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VendElectric or VIA?
VendElectric ships an update every 2 months, and VIA every 2 weeks. Most recently, VendElectric was updated on October 26, 2026 and VIA on October 24, 2026.

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