7Charge vs Lectron
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
7Charge
Find, access, and pay for electric vehicle charging stations with ease. This app uses location services to show available stations, their power levels, and accessibility. Start charging sessions via QR code or station ID and monitor your progress in real-time.
- Location-based EV station search
- Real-time charge session monitoring
- QR code or station ID charging start
- Secure in-app payments
- Favorite charging locations
- Charging session history and receipts
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7Charge uses location-based services to allow drivers to easily find, access, and securely pay for EV charging. Drivers can search for and locate electric vehicle charging stations based on location, station ID, availability, power level provided, and accessibility. Start charge sessions simply by scanning QR codes or entering the desired station ID in the app. With the 7Charge electric vehicle charging app, you can also: • Monitor your current charge sessions in real-time. • Get phone notifications as soon as your EV is finished charging. • Make secure payments. • Favorite locations that have easy access to your commonly used EV charging stations. • Receive an email receipt of your EV charging transactions. • View a history of past charging sessions. • Report drivers that abuse charging station use.
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: 7Charge at 4.7 against Lectron's 2.8. 7Charge also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 42%) and ratings volume (409 vs 16). Lectron's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). 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.
7Charge holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 7Charge has 409 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of 7Charge's written reviews are positive against 42% of Lectron's.
7Charge ships an update every 5 months, Lectron every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | 7Charge | Lectron |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (409 ratings) — better | 2.8 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 409 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 7-Eleven, Inc. | DROPCASES LIMITED |
Customer experience
7Charge
Lectron
Bugs and requests
7Charge
Reported bugs
4 issues- Charging sessions disconnecting
- App issues with payment methods
- Charging stations not working
- Inaccurate charging speed information
Requested features
4 requests- Tap-to-pay option
- Rewards program integration
- Reservation system
- More charging stations needed
Lectron
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
7Charge
No in-app purchases
Lectron
No in-app purchases







