Exploren vs 360 EV Charge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exploren
Discover and navigate to electric vehicle charging stations nationwide. Easily manage your account, link a payment method, and start/pay for charging sessions. Track your charging history and filter stations by speed and price.
- Find charging stations
- Navigate to chargepoints
- Check chargepoint availability
- Reserve chargepoints
- Scan QR code or use RFID
- Automated billing
- View charging history
- Filter by charging speed
- See charging costs upfront
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Get ready for your next electric vehicle adventure by downloading the award-winning Exploren App. Exploren allows you to find charging stations across the country with our open access EV charging network. You can create your own account, and link a credit card to easily start and pay for charging across our entire network. The Exploren App allows you to keep charged up while charging from home, at work, or out and about. Get out there and get Exploren! With our app you get: Search: Find and navigate to our public chargepoints Availability: Check status and reserve a chargepoint User Access: Scan the QR code or program an RFID card into your account. Automated billing: Upload your credit card details for PAYG History: All your charging history recorded on the APP Filter: Based on required charging speed Pricing: Easily see how much it will cost to charge, before you plug in
360 EV Charge
Find and manage electric vehicle charging stations. Navigate to chargers, start and stop sessions, view progress, and pay automatically. Supports various payment methods and offers smart charging technology.
- Find EV chargers worldwide
- Start and stop charging sessions
- View charging progress
- Filter by power type
- Scan QR codes to start charging
- View charging tariffs
- Smart Charging technology
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360 EV Charge is the perfect assistant for your electric vehicle - making EV charging as simple and quick as possible. The app helps you to find publicly accessible chargers supported by the Origin charging network. Simply navigate towards a charger of your choice, start charging and pay automatically after your session ends. View a charger’s availability, its tariffs, the progress of your charge session and a host of other relevant information with just a few taps. With 360 EV Charge, you can: - Navigate to EV chargers worldwide - Start and stop charge sessions - View charging progress - Filter based on power type and other features - Scan QR codes to start charging immediately - See charging tariffs - See an overview of your previous charge sessions - Use our Smart Charging technology 360 EV Charge supports any modern payment method you may need, including credit cards, Apple Pay, and conventional EV charge cards. Have feedback for us? Let us know by sending an email to emobility@originenergy.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 360 EV Charge at 5.0 against Exploren's 1.0. 360 EV Charge also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Exploren's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (45% vs 25%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
360 EV Charge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Exploren's written reviews are positive against 25% of 360 EV Charge's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Exploren ships an update every 8 days, 360 EV Charge every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Exploren | 360 EV Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.6% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 138 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eve Australia Pty Ltd | Origin Energy |
Customer experience
Exploren
360 EV Charge
Bugs and requests
Exploren
Reported bugs
14 issues- No way to exit menu to map
- App not working after update
- App unable to open
- App stuck on ending session
- Payment does not work
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- QR code does not work
- Charges double/incorrectly
- Constant spam notifications
- Chargers unresponsive
- App disconnected during charging session
- New app improvements suck (behavior change)
- No visibility of charging status of idling vehicles
- Chargers not recognized by app
- Chargers offline for ages
Requested features
8 requests- Support Chargefox RFID cards and roaming
- Simple card payment at charger
- Support Apple ID and/or Apple Pay
- Guest charging with Apple Pay
- Show car's battery percentage
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- Improve login process (e.g., passcode speed)
- Bring on card payments
- Replace generic image on charging screen
360 EV Charge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Exploren
No in-app purchases
360 EV Charge
No in-app purchases
