Rainge vs EV Range
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rainge
Monitor real-time and historical energy usage, and control smart devices. Participate in utility programs with supported providers. Requires Rainforest EAGLE hardware.
- Real-time energy monitoring
- Historical energy usage tracking
- Smart device control
- Utility program participation
- Requires Rainforest EAGLE
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The Rainge app helps keep your energy usage in range and allows you to participate in utility programs at supported utilities. - Energy Management (requires Rainforest EAGLE): - Monitor your home's real-time and historical energy usage. - Control connected smart devices.
EV Range
Find and navigate to nearby electric vehicle charging stations. Start and monitor charging sessions remotely, view past sessions, and manage your account. Get assistance from a US-based support team.
- Locate nearby chargers
- Navigate to charging stations
- Start and monitor charging sessions
- Remotely end charging
- View historical sessions and receipts
- Manage account and payment methods
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As one of the fastest growing DC fast charging networks, our aim is to make the EV charging process more intuitive, accessible and, of course, faster. Use our app to: • Locate and navigate to nearby chargers on the EV Range charging network. • Start a new charging session, view your live charging status and remotely end your charging session. • View your historical sessions and receipts. • Manage your account profile and payment methods. • Easily contact our support team if you need assistance. Our customer support team is US-based and proudly part of the EV Range family. Familiar with all our chargers and locations, they will always be ready and able to help if needed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EV Range at 3.5 against Rainge's 1.4. EV Range also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
EV Range holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 25% and 25% positive.
Rainge ships an update every 6 weeks, EV Range every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rainge | EV Range |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (10 ratings) | 3.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rainforest Automation, Inc. | EV Range Inc. |
Customer experience
Rainge
EV Range
In-app purchases
Rainge
No in-app purchases
EV Range
No in-app purchases
