NRGkick vs CEM Smart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
NRGkick
Monitor and control your electric vehicle charging process with detailed statistics and advanced features. Visualize charging parameters, manage charging power, and track costs, energy consumption, and CO2 savings.
- View charging statistics and information
- Control charging power and current
- Photovoltaic led charging
- Automated charging reports
- Cloud access for remote control
- Integrated energy meter
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With the NRGkick App you can view various settings for your NRGkick, interesting statistics and information about your charging process. The app gives you access to advanced features such as photovoltaic led charging, automated charging reports, and the ability to control charging power and charging current. With the NRGkick app you always have a complete overview of your charging process: different parameters such as voltage, current, power and energy are visualized and you can change the current in up to 0,1A steps while charging. Charging costs, average energy consumption, range, CO2 savings and other useful information are displayed and recorded. With the NRGkick App you benefit from many additional features: * Cloud access - Record all your charging processes and access your NRGkick from anywhere * OCPP - integrate your NRGkick into a charging network * Charge control - start or end your charging process at the push of a button * Integrated energy meter - all information comfortably in your hand * Adjustable energy limit - Simply limit the amount of energy for your electric car * Charge statistics - keep the overview of charged energy, electricity costs and much more
CEM Smart
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The CEM Smart app provides users with functions such as viewing and analyzing data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NRGkick at every 3 weeks against CEM Smart's every 2 months. CEM Smart's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NRGkick ships an update every 3 weeks, CEM Smart every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NRGkick | CEM Smart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks โ better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DiniTech GmbH | Shenzhen Everbest Machinery Industry Co.,Ltd |
In-app purchases
NRGkick
No in-app purchases
CEM Smart
No in-app purchases









