StarCharge Home vs CharIN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
StarCharge Home
Manage your home EV charger remotely. Schedule charging times, monitor real-time parameters like current and voltage, and receive detailed charging reports via email. Designed for an intuitive user experience.
- Remote charger control
- Charging schedule management
- Real-time charging parameter monitoring
- Charging transaction records
- Monthly/quarterly charging reports
- New UI interface
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Star Charge is mobile phone application system developed by Wanbang Star Charge Technology Ltd. , is designed for EV drivers who have purchased Starcharge Private Charger to manage their own charger at home intelligently. The APP enables charger owner to remote control chargers and schedule the charging time, and owners can also monitor real-time charging parameters includes current and voltage. In order to meet APP user's demand of charger using report, Star Charge saves all charging transactions records, then concludes into monthly or quarterly reports and reports will be sent to user's personal email box. The APP adopts a new UI interface, a new system architecture, in line with the principle of customer satisfaction, following the usage habits of most customers, business process design, hoping to bring better using experience for the customer group of StarCharge.
CharIN
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Empowering the next level of green mobility and energy. We are the leading global association with over 300 members dedicated to promote standards in the field of charging systems for charging EVs of all types in as many parts of the world. Under the CharIN umbrella, cross-industry stakeholders like automakers, charging station manufacturers, component suppliers, energy providers, grid operators, and many others continue moving towards interoperable charging, where vehicles, chargers, and software systems work together and to make the user experience reliable, easy and smooth. CharIN´s holistic approach is not limited to passenger cars. Its international community is comprised of leading global companies representing every link to the e-mobility value chain and multiple experts who have been working together as a team to drive the requirements of charging all kinds of electric vehicles. Be informed about the latest developments in e-mobility, charging, CCS and in the CharIN context. Don't miss any more events. Be the first to know about new events, be reminded and enter the events directly into your calendar. Keep track of the program of an event and register directly. Participate in our interactive polls and see the results of the polls you have participated in at any time. For everyone: Log in to the app so you can configure your settings. Decide which news you want to be informed about and which events might be interesting for you by specifying your interests. Open Polls are only available for users with an account. For CharIN Members: Some content is only visible to CharIN members. Log in directly with your e-mail that you are using for communication with CharIN if you are already a member. For non-members: You are welcome to use our CharIN app. You will receive news with the latest in the field of e-mobility and you can view public events and save them in your calendar. To receive news of interest to you, sign up and save your interests in your profile. Are you interested in joining CharIN? Please contact us: info@charin.global
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: StarCharge Home at monthly against CharIN's every 4 months. StarCharge Home also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). 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.
StarCharge Home ships an update monthly, CharIN every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | StarCharge Home | CharIN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wanbang Star Charge Technology Co., Ltd. | Charging Interface Initiative e. V. |
In-app purchases
StarCharge Home
No in-app purchases
CharIN
No in-app purchases









