Comparison

IONITY vs Speed Gonzo

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

Head to head
About

IONITY

Find and use high-power EV charging stations across Europe. Plan your routes, start and stop charging sessions, and manage payments easily. Offers subscriptions for lower charging prices.

Highlights
  • Find nearest charging stations
  • Real-time charger availability
  • Route planner
  • Start/end charging sessions
  • Track charging progress
  • QR code scanning to start
  • Secure payment storage
Features
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Say hi to your co-driver. You’re searching for a top-notch EV charging experience? Here you are: Download the IONITY App to access Europe’s leading High-Power Charging (HPC) network available across 24 countries – open to EVs from all manufacturers. Our network delivers maximum charging speeds of up to 400 kW, enabling you to charge 300 kilometres of range in 15 minutes. Faster charging sessions — more time for you. Discover the highlights of the IONITY App Navigation • Search and find the nearest or a specific IONITY Station — the availability of all charging points is displayed in real-time. • Use the IONITY Route Planner to plan your journey ahead and import your daily or upcoming routes to your favourite navigation app with ease. Charging • Conveniently start and end your charging session directly within the IONITY App. • Track your charging progress in real-time and receive a push notification when you’re at 80% to go back on the road. • Optional: Use our app to scan the QR code on the charger to start the session. Payment • Safely store your account and payment details within the app to conveniently pay for your charging sessions. • Receive monthly invoices for your personal or professional use to keep an eye on your spendings. • Have a closer look at your past IONITY charging sessions and explore useful information like station location and kWh charged. Find the right IONITY Subscription for you Discover our subscriptions within the app: Choose the one that matches your lifestyle, driving habits, and charging needs by opting for IONITY Power or Motion. Sign up now and charge your electric vehicle at very attractive price per kWh. Prices vary by country. IONITY Power Power your EV and charge for less: Our IONITY Power subscription is the right choice for most EV drivers. You save money after only two charging sessions per month: Benefit from the cheapest charging prices per kWh and continue your journey fast. IONITY Motion Keep yourself in motion: IONITY Motion is the ideal subscription for drivers that only occasionally use their electric vehicle and want to benefit from a cheaper charging price per kWh by using the IONITY App. Your benefits with IONITY Power and IONITY Motion: • A significantly lower charging price per kWh • No seasonal or peak changes of kWh prices • Switch your current subscription anytime • Cancel subscription anytime to next billing date • Subscribe and pay via the IONITY App Charging for registered users without IONITY Power or Motion subscription: IONITY App tariff Ready. Set. Charge! Sign up within the IONITY App and automatically benefit from a slightly lower charging price per kWh. No subscription and no monthly fees. This is the IONITY App tariff. Upgrade to our subscriptions to save even more. About IONITY IONITY builds and operates Europe’s largest ultra-fast charging network. With a High-Power Charging (HPC) capacity of up to 400 kW, it enables maximum charging speeds. IONITY exclusively uses renewable energy, ensuring emission-free and carbon-neutral driving. Currently, the IONITY network includes over 700 charging stations and more than 4,800 HPC charging points across 24 European countries. IONITY was founded in 2017 and is a joint venture between the car manufacturers BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, Hyundai Motor Group, Kia, Mercedes-Benz AG and Volkswagen Group with Audi and Porsche as well as BlackRock's Climate Infrastructure Platform as a financial investor. The company is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and has additional offices in Dortmund, Germany, the French metropolis Paris, and outside the Norwegian capital Oslo. Further information at www.ionity.eu.

About

Speed Gonzo

Features
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Speed Gonzo is a GPS speedometer for people who think mph is fine, but nine other units are better. It does the responsible thing first: real-time GPS speed, a big satisfying circular gauge, and a chunky digital number you can actually read without squinting. Very normal speedometer behavior. Then you swipe left, and things get a little unhinged. TEN WAYS TO KNOW HOW FAST YOU'RE GOING — Miles per hour and kilometers per hour, for the responsible adult in you — Knots, for pretending you're on a yacht even though you're in a Honda Civic — Meters per second, for showing off at parties nobody invited you to — Leagues per hour, because Jules Verne would want you to — Percent of light speed, so you can find out exactly how far you are from a warp drive (spoiler: very far) — Furlongs per hour, a deep cut for horse racing enthusiasts and nobody else — KiloAttoParsecs per hour, a real engineering joke unit we decided deserved a real speedometer — Smoots per hour, a tribute to one very patient MIT pledge and one very long bridge — The GREG, a completely unscientific unit with a suspiciously scientific-sounding backstory involving a 1985 DeLorean Tap any unit name and a little dialog pops up explaining, with a straight face, why it exists. Some are real history. Some are real physics. One of them is just a guy's wingspan times 88. MAKE IT YOURS Set your base calibration to miles or kilometers, then pick from four dial color themes because a good gauge deserves good lighting. A fixed reference marker keeps 60 mph (or 100 km/h) visible on the dial at all times, no matter which increasingly ridiculous unit you've wandered off into — so yes, it's still a real, useful speedometer. It just also happens to know how fast you're going in Smoots. Speed Gonzo is for anyone who's ever looked at a normal speedometer and thought: this is fine, but what if it also had opinions.

Screenshots

IONITY4 screens
Speed Gonzo2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Speed Gonzo at 15.1 against IONITY's 17.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
IONITY versus Speed Gonzo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIONITYSpeed Gonzo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (147 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews44.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings147 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIonityColumbia Foundry LLC

Bugs and requests

IONITY

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • App hangs on logo screen and won't load
  • Login and registration process fails repeatedly
  • Map doesn't display charging stations
  • Charging session won't start despite payment
  • App crashes during payment authorization
Show 17 more
  • QR code scanner button missing or non-functional
  • Charging status not updating in real-time
  • Unable to stop charging from app
  • Session stuck in app after failed charge attempt
  • Email verification codes not received or delayed
  • App freezes when selecting locations
  • Payment method changes not working
  • Subscription cancellation failing with server errors
  • Route planner crashes and malfunctions
  • Charger not recognized after QR scan
  • Double charging occurring on account
  • App doesn't sync with vehicle data
  • Language settings not respected
  • Tariff/pass information not displaying
  • Invoice download functionality broken
  • Weak mobile signal causes app failures
  • Address validation rejecting valid entries

Requested features

19 requests
  • CarPlay and Android Auto integration
  • Plug and Charge functionality
  • Real-time charger availability status
  • Route planning with charging stops
  • Business/company account invoicing
Show 14 more
  • RFID card or badge payment option
  • Charger occupancy forecasting
  • Infrastructure information (restaurants, toilets, WiFi)
  • Dark mode for app interface
  • Ability to save and export planned routes
  • Multiple invoice consolidation
  • Wallet/prepaid balance feature
  • Live charging progress notifications
  • Filter for IONITY-only stations
  • Improved vehicle database for route planning
  • Email language preference settings
  • Payment method management in app
  • Charger power output display on map
  • Home screen widget functionality

Speed Gonzo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IONITY

No in-app purchases

None

Speed Gonzo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IONITY free?
IONITY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speed Gonzo free?
Speed Gonzo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IONITY or Speed Gonzo have ads?
Neither IONITY nor Speed Gonzo shows ads.

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