Circle K Charge USA vs Lectron
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circle K Charge USA
This app simplifies EV charging by locating nearby stations, checking availability, and managing your charging sessions. Enjoy convenience offers at stores while your vehicle powers up.
- Find EV charging stations
- Check station availability
- Start/stop charging sessions
- Manage driver profile
- View charging history
- Download receipts
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Circle K makes it easy to be an EV driver, so you can take it easy while on the road. Download our mobile app, register as a driver and use our network of quick chargers while enjoying our convenience offer in one of our many stores. You will find all our Circle K charging stations in the app and can easily check which ones are available and have the right connector for your car. The app can be used to start/stop charging and to administer your profile, viewing charging history, download receipts and more.
Lectron
Manage your electric vehicle charging experience with ease. Find public charging stations, initiate and stop charging sessions with a single tap, and track your usage and payments. The app provides accurate billing and payment options for a seamless EV ownership journey.
- Find nearby public chargers
- View charger prices
- One-click start/stop charging
- Accurate automatic billing
- Multiple payment options
- View historical charging sessions
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Use Lectron APP to manage and operate EV charging In the Lectron App, you can easily manage your account, easily find public charging stations, one-click start or stop charging, accurate billing, simple payment, and view historical sessions at any time. The Lectron App allows you to: 1. View nearby public chargers and their prices per kWh, and navigate to them. 2. After inserting the gun, scan the QR code of the charger and start charging the electric car with one-click. 3. You can stop the charging session at any time, or it will automatically stop charging after it is fully charged, and you will receive a push notification message reminder. 4. Clear and accurate automatic billing according to the charged amount. 5. You can add a credit card for payment via PayPal, Stripe. 6. You can view historical charging sessions at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lectron at 2.8 against Circle K Charge USA's 1.6. Lectron also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 9%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). Circle K Charge USA's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 16). 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.
Lectron holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circle K Charge USA has 121 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Circle K Charge USA's written reviews are positive against 42% of Lectron's.
Circle K Charge USA ships an update every 13 months, Lectron every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Circle K Charge USA | Lectron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (121 ratings) | 2.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.3% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Circle K Stores, Inc | DROPCASES LIMITED |
Customer experience
Circle K Charge USA
Lectron
Bugs and requests
Circle K Charge USA
Reported bugs
14 issues- Payment card validation errors
- Account creation errors
- Charging sessions stop after a few minutes
- App fails to start or stop charging
- Password reset emails not received
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- Unable to delete or update payment cards
- App does not inform about payment issues
- Chargers rejected charge start
- App crashes or freezes
- Incorrect error messages (e.g., 'bank hold')
- App doesn't save card details
- Login issues/account locked
- Validation code not received
- App deletes entered information on error
Requested features
8 requests- Allow tap-to-pay at the charger
- Support Apple Pay/Google Pay
- Save credit card details
- Improve account creation process
- Simplify payment method management (delete/update)
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- Provide clearer error messages for payment issues
- Improve app UI/UX design
- Better customer support
Lectron
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle K Charge USA
No in-app purchases
Lectron
No in-app purchases
Questions
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