ChargeCore vs ChargeLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChargeCore
Locate electric vehicle charging stations with advanced filtering options. This app offers smart navigation, multiple payment methods including credit card, and real-time charging status monitoring. Track your charging history and view user reviews.
- Filter by operator, connector, and power
- Smart navigation to stations
- In-app payment via card
- Multiple charging start methods
- Real-time charging status
- Charging statistics and history
- View user reviews
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Use Charge core to find a suitable charging station for your electric car. Provide multiple charging methods and support online payment. Monitor the charging information and count charging data App features: ·Filter operator, connector type, charging point power supply and available charging points ·Smart navigation to charging station ·Pay by charging card or credit card in the app and start charging quickly ·Multiple charging methods to start charging (quick start, according to time, according to energy, according to SOC-only DC) ·Real-time monitoring of charging status, charging can be stopped through the app ·Charge statistics, master your charge statistics and historical records ·Leave a comment, you can also view other people's evaluation information
ChargeLab
This app provides technology for managing electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It offers adaptable hardware and software solutions designed for ease of use by individuals, businesses, and government entities.
- EV charging infrastructure management
- Hardware solutions
- Software solutions
- Adaptable for various users
- Easy to use
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ChargeLab specializes in technology for managing EV charging infrastructure. We offer hardware and software solutions that are easy to use and adaptable for individuals, businesses, and governments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ChargeLab at fortnightly against ChargeCore's every 2 months. ChargeLab also leads on ratings volume (25 vs 2). ChargeCore's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for ChargeCore against 3.1 for ChargeLab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChargeLab has 25 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ChargeCore ships an update every 2 months, ChargeLab fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | ChargeCore | ChargeLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.1 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 35.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 125 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Powercore Technology Co., Ltd. | ChargeLab |
Customer experience
ChargeCore
ChargeLab
Bugs and requests
ChargeCore
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ChargeLab
Reported bugs
18 issues- Conflicting pricing information
- CCS stations inoperable but listed as available
- App pushed a bug that broke charging station
- Charger database outdated
- Latest update eliminated recording charging history
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- Loses login credentials after every update
- Chargers are always offline
- App does not work as scheduled
- Charge history only shows first 2 days
- App never seems to know when charging or how much electricity used
- App shows charging history with respect to connection time, not actual charging time
- Chargers never work at apartment building
- QR code not found
- Code never sent for registration
- User does not exist error during registration
- Charger stuck on preparing and needs reset
- Low voltage or nothing happening with charger
- App shows scheduled charging when Ivy app shows actual status
Requested features
17 requests- Ability to add total spent for home charging
- Export data via excel or pdf
- Real-time tracking with a Widget
- Charging curve display
- Vehicle charge percentage display
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- Credits via bank transfer or PayPal
- Search by address functionality
- Option to submit new chargers
- Ability to enter electricity rates for cost calculation
- Display charge rate or amps
- Notifications when charging is complete
- Save favorite charge location
- Link multiple emails/phone numbers to one account
- More home charger history and stats
- Ability to start/stop charger remotely
- Disable/enable charger remotely when on vacation
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
ChargeCore
No in-app purchases
ChargeLab
No in-app purchases
Questions
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