Z vs EV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z
Manage and monitor your smart home energy devices remotely. Connect to EV chargers and microinverters via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi for real-time status updates and control. Compatible with BENY home chargers and balcony/garden PV equipment.
- Remote EV charger monitoring
- Microinverter status viewing
- Bluetooth direct connection
- Wi-Fi cloud registration
- Real-time device status
- BENY device compatibility
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Beny smart home energy management APP "Z-Box", allows connection and remote viewing of EV chargers and microinverter devices: -Near-field direct connection via Bluetooth, or register a cloud account via Wi-Fi connection for remote control. -Applicable to BENY home charger. -Applicable to BENY microinverter balcony/garden PV equipment. -Real-time monitoring of all device status.
EV
Easily manage your electric vehicle charging stations. Pair your station via Bluetooth, connect to Wi-Fi for remote management, and schedule charging sessions. Supports remote firmware upgrades for seamless updates.
- User identification and registration
- Bluetooth pairing with charging stations
- Wi-Fi connectivity for remote management
- Scheduled charging
- Remote firmware upgrades
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Welcome to EV-Charger easy management of charging stations. Features: - Identification and / or registration of the user. - Pair your charging station to mobile devices via Bluetooth. - Connect your charging station to your local Wi-Fi network to enable communication between your charging management service provider and your charging station. - Scheduled charging. - Support remote firmware upgrade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EV at 12.0 against Z's 15.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Z against 5.0 for EV. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.
Z ships an update monthly, EV every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Z | EV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | zhejiang benyi new energy technology co.,ltd. | 长青 苏 |
Customer experience
Z
EV
In-app purchases
Z
No in-app purchases
EV
No in-app purchases
