Circle K Charge USA vs ChargeBug
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.
ChargeBug
This app provides real-time electric vehicle charging forecasts for Colorado. It helps drivers find available charging stations and plan their routes efficiently. Avoid waiting and charge up with confidence.
- EV charging forecasts
- Real-time availability
- Route planning assistance
- Colorado-specific data
- Station finder
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ChargeBug: A Colorado EV Charging Forecast
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ChargeBug at 100% against Circle K Charge USA's 9%. ChargeBug also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.6). Circle K Charge USA's advantage is ratings volume (120 vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). 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.
ChargeBug holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circle K Charge USA has 120 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of ChargeBug's.
| Parameter | Circle K Charge USA | ChargeBug |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (120 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CircleK | Ron Sinton |
Customer experience
Circle K Charge USA
ChargeBug
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
ChargeBug
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circle K Charge USA
No in-app purchases
ChargeBug
No in-app purchases
Questions
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