Comparison

Easy Charging Quality vs GoAstern

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

Head to head
About

Easy Charging Quality

Manage your electric vehicle charging experience with this app. It provides a live map of public chargers, allows you to start and pay for sessions, and tracks your charging history and invoices. Designed to make public charging simple and predictable.

Highlights
  • Live charger map with tariffs and speeds
  • Vehicle-specific charger filtering
  • In-app payment and charge card management
  • Session progress tracking
  • Downloadable invoices
  • Saved favorite charger locations
Features
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Stay in control of your EV charging, wherever the road takes you. This app is your companion for life with an electric car, turning public charging from a chore into something you barely think about. Whether you're topping up around the corner or charging mid-journey, the whole public network sits in one app. New to EVs or a seasoned owner? Either way, everything here is built to make each charge simple and predictable, so you can just drive. Find the right charger, every time • A live map showing each charger's tariff, charging speed, and supported payment methods • Only the chargers your vehicle can use, based on your car's connectors • Filters for what matters: available now, fast charging, in-app payment, or your preferred charging network • Saved favourites you can navigate back to in a tap Start and pay without the friction • Scan the QR code provided by your provider, or add your charge card • Start a session in the app, or see the progress of one you began with your charge card • See the full price before you begin, with no surprises at the end • Pay by charge card or direct payment, with options shown per country Keep track of it all in one place • Every past session, with the details behind each charge • Invoices you can download whenever you need them • Your charge cards, managed in the app Charging shouldn't be the hard part of driving electric. This app keeps it simple, transparent, and entirely in your control, one charge at a time.

About

GoAstern

Features
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GoAstern is a sailing logbook and crewing app for skippers who want a single place to plan, run, and review every passage. **Plan a passage** - Drop waypoints by tapping the map or searching the catalogue of UK + NW European harbours and racing marks - Drag waypoints to fine-tune the route; tag each as start / via / destination / hazard / escape - Per-mark passing-side notes (port / starboard) and free-text approach notes - Built-in tide forecasts (UKHO Admiralty for UK waters, WorldTides elsewhere) at every harbour, including secondary-port working - Crew roster with optional Apple ID linking — claim crew members so each device sees the same vessel history **Run a passage** - Live GPS track recording, optimised for offshore use (background-friendly, force-quit-tolerant) - Map shows planned route + actual track side by side, with deviation visible at a glance - One-tap event logging: Tack, Gybe, Reef, Engine on/off, Sail change - MOB workflow: bearing-and-distance tracker from the moment of trigger, anchored to the recovered position - Garmin Connect IQ companion (sold separately, free): log entries and trigger MOB straight from your wrist **Review a passage** - Briefing pack PDF (skipper + crew sheet, route, tides, hazards, vessel + emergency contact info) - GPX export for chartplotter import / sharing - Personal logbook view shows every passage you've sailed across all your boats **Crewing** - Publish a passage so previously-linked crew can express interest in joining - Skipper accepts / declines from the iOS app or the web (https://goastern.com) - Crew automatically see briefing PDFs and tracks for passages they sailed **Privacy by default** - Field-level encryption for crew passport / DOB / address. Only included in briefings + shares when you explicitly opt in - Account deletion wipes vessels, passages, profile, and contacts in one tap - iCloud sync for your own logbook; opt-in crew sharing across devices The app works offline — only sharing, push notifications, and tide forecasts need a connection. Made by sailors, for sailors.

Screenshots

Easy Charging Quality4 screens
GoAstern4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GoAstern at every 3 days against Easy Charging Quality's weekly. Easy Charging Quality's advantage is iOS requirement (15.4 vs 18.1). 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

Easy Charging Quality ships an update weekly, GoAstern every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Easy Charging Quality versus GoAstern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Charging QualityGoAstern
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.4 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLast Mile SolutionsMark Olliver

In-app purchases

None

Easy Charging Quality

No in-app purchases

None

GoAstern

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Easy Charging Quality free?
Easy Charging Quality is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GoAstern free?
GoAstern is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Easy Charging Quality or GoAstern have ads?
Neither Easy Charging Quality nor GoAstern shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Charging Quality or GoAstern?
Easy Charging Quality ships an update weekly, and GoAstern every 3 days. Most recently, Easy Charging Quality was updated on October 30, 2026 and GoAstern on October 24, 2026.

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