ChargeCore vs Hydra Home
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
Hydra Home
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Hydra Home app allows users with Hydra EVC devices to remotely monitor their equipment. The app authorises users to have full control of their charging units whilst being able to view real-time and historic information, information is held indefinitely and can be broken down per session or view your weekly/monthly statistics. The app also features cost calculation per charging session if users enter in their price p/kWh.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Hydra Home at every 3 weeks against ChargeCore's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
ChargeCore ships an update every 2 months, Hydra Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChargeCore | Hydra Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Powercore Technology Co., Ltd. | Hydra EVC Ltd |
In-app purchases
ChargeCore
No in-app purchases
Hydra Home
No in-app purchases









