Comparison

EV Smart vs NCP

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

Head to head
About

EV Smart

Locate, reserve, and manage EV charging sessions from your smartphone. Pay for charging with saved payment methods and monitor your charging activity. Easily find and navigate to public charging stations, with options to filter by capacity.

Highlights
  • Locate charging stations
  • Reserve charging sessions
  • Manage charging sessions
  • In-app payments
  • Filter by charge capacity
  • Monitor charging activity
  • Report issues
Features
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The EV Smart app is the simplest way to find and use an EV charge point. With the EV Smart app you can locate charging stations, manage your favourite charging locations, reserve charging, manage your charging sessions and pay with your pre-saved credit card or pre-paid balance of your account. Features: - Search: find and navigate public ChargePoint’s quickly - Start, Stop and Pay-for-Charge; all from the palm of your hand. - Simply scan the QR code on the side of the EO charger to authenticate charging - Filter: search by selecting a specific charge capacity - Get directions to your nearest EV Smart charger - Charge activity: monitor both your home and public charge data - Start charging: Initiate charges directly from the app - Up-to-date information: get the latest ChargePoint availability and view public charging tariff information (set by the ChargePoint owner) - Favourites: star your most beloved locations for quicker access - Account: greater control of your EV Smart settings - Feedback: report an issue quickly from within the app - Report a Problem with an EO Charger and we will get someone to resolve the issue urgently For more information on EV Smart Charging, you can visit www.ev-smart.co.uk or email support@ev-smart.co.uk

About

NCP

Manage all your parking needs in one place. Purchase digital season tickets, pay-as-you-go for parking, and extend your sessions remotely. Features include favorite sites, AutoPay, and in-app customer support.

Highlights
  • Digital season tickets
  • Ticketless pay-as-you-go parking
  • Extend parking sessions remotely
  • Favorite car park sites
  • AutoPay with VRN
  • In-app chat support
Features
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The NCP app brings all your parking needs together in one convenient and easy-to-use place, offering the ability to: • Purchase and access a digital Season Ticket, giving you the ability to manage your account with ease • Ticketless pay-as-you-go parking at 370+ car parks across the UK Make sure you download the NCP app before entering one of our car parks to guarantee the best experience. Downloading the NCP app means you can purchase digital monthly, quarterly, and annual season tickets, depending on your needs. Your season ticket will then be stored in the app, meaning you’ll never forget or lose a physical season ticket again! Features of the NCP app include: • The ability to pay as you go and access your season ticket, if you have one, in one place • Extend your parking session in-app to save you having to go back to your car, you’ll be notified by push notifications from the app, so please ensure you have enabled notifications in your device settings to stay up to date • One QR code for all your products • Ability to favourite sites that you regularly visit in your favourites list • AutoPay provides fully automatic recognition and payment at selected sites via your vehicle registration number (VRN) • Map and list view of car parks with additional features • Buy and pay for a season ticket within the app, allowing unlimited parking within your chosen site for the length of your ticket • In-app chat function, giving you a direct line to customer service • Pay with Apple Pay

Screenshots

EV Smart4 screens
NCP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: NCP at 4.3 against EV Smart's 2.3. NCP also leads on ratings volume (100 vs 3). EV Smart's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, 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

NCP holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NCP has 100 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 13% and 12% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EV Smart ships an update weekly, NCP every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
EV Smart versus NCP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEV SmartNCP
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings)4.3 (100 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews — better11.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3100 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.514.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB84 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperEV Smart (UK) LTDNational Car Parks Limited

Customer experience

EV Smart

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

NCP

All ratings95 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative15.8%
Written reviews451 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative82.7%

Bugs and requests

EV Smart

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NCP

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App not recognizing account
  • Inability to pay in app after getting ticket
  • Duplicate parking sessions
  • Inconsistent pricing between app and machines

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add biometric login options
  • Allow saving multiple vehicles
  • Improve session management and reminders
  • Integrate with car park barriers

In-app purchases

None

EV Smart

No in-app purchases

None

NCP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EV Smart free?
EV Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NCP free?
NCP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EV Smart or NCP?
NCP is rated higher. EV Smart averages 2.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while NCP averages 4.3 from 100 ratings.
Do EV Smart or NCP have ads?
Neither EV Smart nor NCP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EV Smart or NCP?
EV Smart ships an update weekly, and NCP every 2 months. Most recently, EV Smart was updated on November 3, 2026 and NCP on November 7, 2026.

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