Comparison

TouchSmart vs AcTEC EV Charger

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

Head to head
About

TouchSmart

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This is a free app, designed for Elecro TouchSmart product range to control them remotely from your smart phone anywhere. You can choose between 5 different languages (English, French, Spanish, German and Russian) This application is suitable for the following TouchSmart products: • heatsmart Controller • koolsmart Controller • poolsmart Controller • Optima Compact Electrical Heater • Titan Optima Electrical Heater It provides to you the ability to: • See the current water temperature • Set desired water temperature • Switch On/OFF • Manage the operation modes • Set major parameters such as Timer & Clock Requirements: • 2.5GHz Wi-Fi signal withing the range of the device, with a signal strength between -65 and -75 dBm • An enabled public IP for remote connectivity

About

AcTEC EV Charger

Control and manage your electric vehicle charging station with intelligent features. Schedule charging, monitor energy usage, and optimize power distribution for a greener charging experience.

Highlights
  • Adjustable current limitation
  • Charging schedule creation
  • Charging statistics and records
  • Access mode selection (Open/RFID)
  • Mandatory cable lock/unlock
  • Dynamic load balancing
  • OCPP protocol integration
Features
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The AcTEC EV Charger APP application is the most convenient and natural way to control your charging station, realize intelligent management of charging station, and bring users a better and greener smart charging experience. | Adjustable current limitation You can set charging station output current through adjustable current limitation or current circle slider. | Add schedule You can create or edit a charging schedule for smart charging, if a charging schedule has created, you can turn off or turn on it. | Statistics You can check the charging energy and charging time of this month, click to check each charging record. | Version If your APP is an old version, make sure that there is a network which you can 0TA to the latest APP version to experience the latest charging function. | Access mode You can choose Open for all mode or Only RFID card mode for meeting the needs of different charging scenarios. | Mandatory lock cable You can permanent cable lock or unlock | Dynamic load balancing How to achieve dynamic load balancing? You can set the residual current of household electricity through the APP When the charging stations receives commands from the APP, charging stations built-in software program modulates based on CTs and The DIN Rail Energy Meter data can be used to limit the current drawn by Main fuse using to avoid overloading circuits achieving dynamic load balancing of household electricity. Note: For specific operation steps, please refer to the dynamic load balancing kit user manual | OCPP setting You can connect any 0CPP protocol charging station operation platform that you want to connect to realize charging station system management. | Area light You can set area light to sense turn on or turn off

Screenshots

TouchSmart4 screens
AcTEC EV Charger3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TouchSmart at 11.0 against AcTEC EV Charger's 13.0. On price, update cadence, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TouchSmart ships an update monthly, AcTEC EV Charger every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on May 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
TouchSmart versus AcTEC EV Charger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouchSmartAcTEC EV Charger
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB36 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperELECRO ENGINEERING LTDAcTEC (FUZHOU) ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

In-app purchases

None

TouchSmart

No in-app purchases

None

AcTEC EV Charger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TouchSmart free?
TouchSmart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AcTEC EV Charger free?
AcTEC EV Charger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TouchSmart or AcTEC EV Charger have ads?
Neither TouchSmart nor AcTEC EV Charger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TouchSmart or AcTEC EV Charger?
TouchSmart ships an update monthly, and AcTEC EV Charger every 6 weeks. Most recently, TouchSmart was updated on May 17, 2026 and AcTEC EV Charger on September 9, 2026.

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