ChargeNow! vs MiChargR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChargeNow!
Rent a portable charger conveniently for your mobile devices. Never run out of battery when you're out and about. Enjoy uninterrupted use of your phone or tablet.
- Rent portable power banks
- Charge devices on the go
- Convenient power solutions
- Shared power bank network
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Get your power bank now and start to enjoy your day with Charger Now! Charge your device on the go with our shared power banks.
MiChargR
Locate and rent a portable power bank from nearby stations to charge your devices on the go. Simply scan a QR code to unlock, charge your phone, and return the power bank to any station when finished.
- Find nearby power bank stations
- Rent power banks via QR code
- Charge devices on the go
- Return power banks to any station
- User account registration
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How does the power bank sharing system work? 1. Download the MiChargR app and register an account. 2. Find the nearest MiChargR station. 3. Scan the station QR code to unlock a power bank. 4. Charge your phone on the go. 5. Fully charged? Return the power bank to any MiChargR station.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ChargeNow! at every 2 weeks against MiChargR's every 6 weeks. MiChargR's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChargeNow! against 5.0 for MiChargR. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MiChargR has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ChargeNow! ships an update every 2 weeks, MiChargR every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChargeNow! | MiChargR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 125 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Zhubajie Technology Co., Ltd. | Michargr Inc |
Customer experience
ChargeNow!
MiChargR
In-app purchases
ChargeNow!
No in-app purchases
MiChargR
No in-app purchases
