UpCharge vs Ocular
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UpCharge
Find and book EV charging stations across Australia. Monitor your charging sessions remotely, track expenses, and receive real-time updates. Enjoy a seamless charging experience with advance booking to avoid waiting.
- Find EV charging stations
- Book chargers in advance
- Monitor charging sessions remotely
- Track charging expenses
- Real-time charging updates
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UpCharge is Australia's premier charging solution. NEW: Book your charger in advance—no more waiting! Use our app to: - Find EV charging stations, charge on the run! - Find the fastest EV charger around, how nice is that! - Monitor your charging sessions remotely using your phone. - Track charging expenses easily. - Get realtime charging updates. Learn more at: https://www.evup.com.au For any additional questions, please contact us at: charge@evup.com.au
Ocular
Manage your smart home charger with this app. It allows family members to share a single account for convenient charging. Monitor transactions, control charging remotely, and set schedules for optimized power usage.
- Add family members to share charger
- View charging transaction records
- Start/stop charging via RFID or app
- Remote charging status monitoring
- Set charging schedules
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Set up your smart home charger on the Ocular App. Happy Charging! Ocular App is designed to provide easier & smarter charging for family members. All family members use a same account to charge on this App, just plug in your car and we will do the rest! - Add family members to share your charger - View all records of charging transactions - Start and stop charging via RFID card or the App - Monitor charging status remotely - Set schedules to charge at any time For more information, please visit https://evse.com.au
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ocular at 76% against UpCharge's 0%. Ocular also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). UpCharge's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 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.
UpCharge ships an update every 3 weeks, Ocular every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UpCharge | Ocular |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EVUp PTY LTD | Eve Australia Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
UpCharge
Ocular
In-app purchases
UpCharge
No in-app purchases
Ocular
No in-app purchases
