ChargeLab vs NBPower
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChargeLab
This app provides technology for managing electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It offers adaptable hardware and software solutions designed for ease of use by individuals, businesses, and government entities.
- EV charging infrastructure management
- Hardware solutions
- Software solutions
- Adaptable for various users
- Easy to use
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ChargeLab specializes in technology for managing EV charging infrastructure. We offer hardware and software solutions that are easy to use and adaptable for individuals, businesses, and governments.
NBPower
Control and monitor electric vehicle AC charging piles. Customize charging functions and view real-time operational status. Designed for NBPower charging station owners.
- Control AC charging piles
- Customize charging functions
- View operation status
- Monitor electric vehicles
- NBPower charging station management
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Using NBPower to control the AC charging pile for electric vehicles produced by NBPower, you can customize the functions of the charging pile and view the operation status information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ChargeLab at 3.1 against NBPower's 2.0. ChargeLab also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (25 vs 3). NBPower's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 35%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ChargeLab holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChargeLab has 25 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of ChargeLab's written reviews are positive against 50% of NBPower's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ChargeLab ships an update fortnightly, NBPower every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChargeLab | NBPower |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (25 ratings) — better | 2.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChargeLab | Hubei Aidian Electronic Science & Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
ChargeLab
NBPower
Bugs and requests
ChargeLab
Reported bugs
18 issues- Conflicting pricing information
- CCS stations inoperable but listed as available
- App pushed a bug that broke charging station
- Charger database outdated
- Latest update eliminated recording charging history
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- Loses login credentials after every update
- Chargers are always offline
- App does not work as scheduled
- Charge history only shows first 2 days
- App never seems to know when charging or how much electricity used
- App shows charging history with respect to connection time, not actual charging time
- Chargers never work at apartment building
- QR code not found
- Code never sent for registration
- User does not exist error during registration
- Charger stuck on preparing and needs reset
- Low voltage or nothing happening with charger
- App shows scheduled charging when Ivy app shows actual status
Requested features
17 requests- Ability to add total spent for home charging
- Export data via excel or pdf
- Real-time tracking with a Widget
- Charging curve display
- Vehicle charge percentage display
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- Credits via bank transfer or PayPal
- Search by address functionality
- Option to submit new chargers
- Ability to enter electricity rates for cost calculation
- Display charge rate or amps
- Notifications when charging is complete
- Save favorite charge location
- Link multiple emails/phone numbers to one account
- More home charger history and stats
- Ability to start/stop charger remotely
- Disable/enable charger remotely when on vacation
- Dark mode option
NBPower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ChargeLab
No in-app purchases
NBPower
No in-app purchases
