Comparison

ChargeNow! vs GridVolt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head

ChargeNow!

Free

🌟 Lifestyle

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Rent portable power banks
Charge devices on the go
Convenient power solutions
Shared power bank network

Features

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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.

About

GridVolt

Features

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Mobile Application for GridVolt's customers. Customers can register for push notifications, see their loadshedding schedules as well as historical messages sent to them.

Screenshots

ChargeNow!3 screens

GridVolt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ChargeNow! at every 2 weeks against GridVolt's every 5 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChargeNow! ships an update every 2 weeks, GridVolt every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level

ChargeNow! versus GridVolt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	ChargeNow!	GridVolt
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (1 ratings) — better	—
Number of ratings	1 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks — better	Every 5 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	15.6	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	125 MB	20 MB
Age rating	9+	4+
Developer	Guangzhou Zhubajie Technology Co., Ltd.	SolrBoost Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ChargeNow!

No in-app purchases

None

GridVolt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChargeNow! free?

ChargeNow! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is GridVolt free?

GridVolt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do ChargeNow! or GridVolt have ads?

Neither ChargeNow! nor GridVolt shows ads.

Which is updated more often, ChargeNow! or GridVolt?

ChargeNow! ships an update every 2 weeks, and GridVolt every 5 months. Most recently, ChargeNow! was updated on October 27, 2026 and GridVolt on October 25, 2026.