HanchuESS vs APEX EV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HanchuESS
Monitor energy storage device status in real-time, track daily charge/discharge, and manage warranties and device creation. This utility app provides comprehensive insights into your energy storage system's performance.
- Real-time device status monitoring
- Daily charge/discharge statistics
- Current monitoring
- Warranty management
- After-sales support
- Device creation management
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HanchuEss can help you monitor the monitoring status of energy storage device in real time, including the running status of energy storage device, the statistics of daily charge and discharge amount of device, and the real-time current monitoring of energy storage device. HanchuEss also helps you with warranty management, after sales, and device creation management.
APEX EV
Control your electric vehicle charging from a single application. Schedule charging sessions to take advantage of off-peak electricity rates. Manage multiple charging stations under one account for convenience.
- Start, stop, and monitor charging
- Prioritize off-peak charging
- Manage multiple charge points
- Add charge points to master account
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> Start, stop, & monitor your charging activity with one app. > Prioritise off-peak charging. > Manage and add multiple charge points to one master account. APEX EV to be used by Project EV’s APEX Chargers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HanchuESS at 5.0 against APEX EV's 1.0. HanchuESS also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 10%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
HanchuESS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of HanchuESS's written reviews are positive against 10% of APEX EV's.
HanchuESS ships an update every 3 weeks, APEX EV monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HanchuESS | APEX EV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 9.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 98 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jiangsu Hanchu Energy Technology Co., Ltd | 明鹏 杨 |
Customer experience
HanchuESS
APEX EV
In-app purchases
HanchuESS
No in-app purchases
APEX EV
No in-app purchases
