Comparison

PRE CHARGE vs WattBox

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

Head to head
About

PRE CHARGE

Discover and navigate to public electric vehicle charging stations. Filter by power, connector, and availability, with visual aids for easy identification. Track your charging history and manage favorite locations.

Highlights
  • Public charging station overview
  • Intuitive navigation
  • Filter by charging power
  • Filter by connector type
  • Filter by availability
  • Station photos for orientation
  • Favorite charging stations
  • Charging statistics tracking
Features
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Welcome to „PRE.Charge“, an app from Pražská Energetika, a.s. This app brings the public charging infrastructure to a new level. In this app you get an overview about or public charging stations PREpoint, including an intuitive navigation to a specific charging station. You can choose based on the charging power, connector type and the current availability. All of this is presented with pictures of the actual charging station for a better orientation at the place. You can save your preffered charging stations in „Favourites“. Thanks to the app you can track your statistics. For the non-registered customers there is an one-time payment possibility by „Scan and Charge“ function. „Charge.PRE“ wishes you many kilometers and an electrifying ride.

About

WattBox

Features
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WattBox is an app for drivers of electric cars and e-bikes across Europe. It shows chargers in Czechia, Austria, Poland, Germany, France, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Hungary. It answers what really matters when charging: where to go, what it will cost, whether a charger is free and how long you will stay. PRICE AND STATUS RIGHT ON THE MAP Every station on the map has a label with power, price and status – free, in use, out of order. The cheapest price on the map lights up green. Quick filters at the top show just what you need: Free now, My cards, Up to 10 CZK, Up to 22 kW, 50+ kW, 150+ kW. LET ME KNOW WHEN IT'S FREE All in use? Tap it at a busy station and the app notifies you as soon as a charger frees up – even if it takes all night. Works at stations whose operator reports availability. WHAT A FULL CHARGE WILL COST WattBox works out what charging your car will cost at this particular station – with your charging card, connection and time fees, and the energy you use getting there. A cheaper charger twenty kilometres away can end up more expensive, and the app tells you. ROUTE HERE One tap in the station detail: a route from where you are, with time, distance, charging stops and battery level on arrival. Hand it over to navigation from the route card – with stops to Google Maps, without them to the navigation app on your phone. ROUTE PLANNER Enter where from, where to and how much charge you have. The app suggests where to stop, how far to charge, how long it takes and what the whole trip costs. Routes can lead abroad too. It handles waypoints and e-bike routes with elevation and chargers along the way. GARAGE Add your car from the catalogue and the charging cards you have, and the app calculates with your battery, consumption and prices. Considering another car? Add it and compare what it would cost against yours. Own a Škoda? Connect it to MyŠkoda and control it from the Garage: heat it up, start charging, set the charge limit and see where it is parked. The key stays on your phone. CALCULATORS • Charging – how long and how much, e.g. from 20 to 80 % • Range – also in freezing weather • Monthly costs versus petrol or diesel • TCO – total cost of an EV versus a combustion car • Battery degradation • Charging card prices by network FROM DRIVERS FOR DRIVERS Standing at a charger? Tell others whether it works and is free, add a photo or a review. Status can only be reported at the station – we check the phone's location but never send the coordinates anywhere. WORKS WITHOUT SIGNAL Stations in Czechia are stored on your phone automatically, other countries you can download in Profile before a trip. The list, distances and prices then work even without signal. NO ACCOUNT NEEDED The app works right after installation. Create an account – also with Apple, Google or Facebook – only if you want your garage, cards, favourite stations and saved routes on wattbox.cz or another phone. IN THE CAR: APPLE CARPLAY In CarPlay, WattBox shows the nearest chargers around the car on a map, at home and abroad – with power, price based on your cards and availability where the operator reports it. Tap Navigate to send the destination to Apple Maps in the car. WHAT THE APP CANNOT DO • Availability comes from only some networks – where we don't know it, we don't make it up • It cannot start charging or pay – you need the operator's app or card for that • Prices are operators' public price lists, not the amounts on your bill PRIVACY We don't use advertising identifiers or track you across apps. Usage measurement can be switched off in the Garage, which also deletes what has already reached us. WattBox is run by NOAH Natural Products s.r.o. We don't operate a charging network or sell cars, and prices, rankings and the green verdict favour no one. wattbox.cz

Screenshots

PRE CHARGE4 screens
WattBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: WattBox at every 2 days against PRE CHARGE's every 5 weeks. WattBox also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PRE CHARGE ships an update every 5 weeks, WattBox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PRE CHARGE versus WattBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPRE CHARGEWattBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews7.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB59 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSMATRICS GmbH & Co KGWattBox

In-app purchases

None

PRE CHARGE

No in-app purchases

None

WattBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PRE CHARGE free?
PRE CHARGE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WattBox free?
WattBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PRE CHARGE or WattBox have ads?
Neither PRE CHARGE nor WattBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PRE CHARGE or WattBox?
PRE CHARGE ships an update every 5 weeks, and WattBox every 2 days. Most recently, PRE CHARGE was updated on November 7, 2026 and WattBox on November 10, 2026.

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