NRGkick vs evcc.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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
evcc.io
Control your home's electric vehicle charging based on solar energy availability or off-peak electricity rates. This app provides remote access to your local evcc server for seamless integration with your EV charger and compatible solar or battery systems.
- Automatic evcc server detection
- Interaction with evcc UI
- Demo instance for testing
- Light/Dark mode
- Supports various EV chargers
- Integrates with smart plugs and battery systems
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Charge your electric car when the sun is shining or when electricity is clean and affordable. With this app, you can access your local evcc instance on your home network. App Features: - Automatic detection of your evcc server - Interaction with your evcc UI - Demo instance available for testing - Light/Dark Mode: Adapts to your device Prerequisite: You must have evcc installed on a device (Raspberry Pi, Windows, macOS, Linux Docker, ...) at your home. What is evcc? evcc is an open-source software that runs at your home. It is compatible with many PV and battery systems and controls your EV charger - regardless of manufacturer. If your car has an online interface, you can also use smart controls like charging schedules, minimum charging, and charging limits. Additionally, it supports dynamic electricity tariffs, smart plugs, balcony solar systems, and small home batteries. Supported EV Chargers: ABB, ABL, Alfen, Alphatec, Amperfied, Audi, Bender, BMW, cFos, Compleo, CUBOS, Cupra, Dadapower, DaheimLaden, Delta, E.ON Drive, E3/DC, Easee, Ebee, echarge, EcoHarmony, Edgetech, Elli, EM2GO, Ensto, ESL, eSystems, Etrel, EVBox, Fronius, Garo, go-e, HardyBarth, Heidelberg, Hesotec, Homecharge, Innogy, INRO, Juice, KEBA, Kontron Solar, Kostal, KSE, LadeFoxx, LRT, Mennekes, my-PV, NRGKick, OBO Bettermann, OpenEVSE, openWB, Optec, Orbis, PC Electric, Peblar, Phoenix Contact, Porsche, Pracht, Pulsares, Pulsatrix, Qcells, Schneider, Schrack, SENEC, Siemens, Skoda, SMA, Smartfox, SolarEdge, Solax, Sonnen, Spelsberg, Stark in Strom, Sungrow, TechniSat, Tesla, Tigo, TinkerForge, Ubitricity, Vestel, Victron, Viridian EV, Volkswagen, Wallbe, wallbox, Walther Werke, Webasto, Weidmüller, Zaptec Supported Smart Plugs: AVM, Homematic IP, HomeWizard, myStrom, Shelly, Tasmota, TP-Link Supported Inverter and Battery Systems: A-Tronix, Acrel, Ads-tec, Alpha ESS, Ampere, Anker, APsystems, AVM, BGEtech, Bosswerk, Carlo Gavazzi, Deye, E3/DC, Eastron, Enphase, FENECON, FoxESS, Fronius, Ginlong, go-e, GoodWe, Growatt, Homematic IP, HomeWizard, Hoymiles, Huawei, IGEN Tech, Kostal, LG, Loxone, M-TEC, myStrom, OpenEMS, Powerfox, QCells, Qcells, RCT, SAJ, SAX, SENEC, Senergy, Shelly, Siemens, SMA, Smartfox, SofarSolar, Solaranzeige, SolarEdge, SolarMax, Solarwatt, Solax, Solinteng, Sonnen, St-ems, Steca, Sungrow, Sunsynk, Sunway, Tasmota, Tesla, TP-Link, VARTA, Victron, Wattsonic, Youless, ZCS Azzurro, Zendure Supported Vehicles: Aiways, Audi, BMW, Citroën, Dacia, DS, Fiat, Ford, Hyundai, Jeep, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, MG, Mini, Nissan, NIU, Opel, Peugeot, Polestar, Renault, Seat, Skoda, Smart, Tesla, Volkswagen, Volvo, Zero Motorcycles
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: evcc.io at 91% against NRGkick's 30%. NRGkick's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
NRGkick ships an update every 3 weeks, evcc.io every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NRGkick | evcc.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 90.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DiniTech GmbH | Michael Geers |
Customer experience
NRGkick
evcc.io
In-app purchases
NRGkick
No in-app purchases
evcc.io
No in-app purchases









