Comparison

EVCS vs V1 Bogey

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

Head to head
About

EVCS

Find and use public electric vehicle charging stations powered by renewable energy. This app allows drivers to locate stations, manage subscriptions for cost-effective plans, and initiate charging sessions seamlessly. Track your charging history and manage your account easily.

Highlights
  • Find EV chargers on an interactive map
  • Manage EV charging subscription plans
  • Start charging via station ID or QR code
  • View charging history
  • Update account information
Features
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About EVCS: EVCS is one of the largest public EV charging networks on the U.S. West Coast. Our mission is to accelerate access to affordable, reliable, and sustainable EV Charging. Powered by 100% renewable energy, EVCS develops, owns, and operates Level 2 and DC Fast charging stations for all EV models on the market today, including Tesla. By using this app, drivers can enjoy a variety of EV charging services and subscription plans. App Features: Interactive map: Quickly find chargers near you by searching an address, city or zip code. Exclusive charging services: Enroll and update subscription to cost-effective charging plans; cancel anytime. Seamless charging: Simply enter the station ID or scan the QR code on the station with your phone to start charging. Account management: View your charging history and update your account with ease. Download the EVCS app today!

About

V1 Bogey

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A Valentine One earns its keep on the highway. Out there its own filtering does the work, and most of what survives is worth hearing. City and suburb driving is the opposite problem. Automatic doors, motion sensors, and the blind-spot radar on the car beside you blanket a commute in K band. A detector that goes off at every grocery store is one you stop listening to, and that is the only failure mode that actually costs you anything. V1 Bogey connects to a Valentine One Gen2 over Bluetooth, watches the alert stream, and remembers the false alarms you point at. Drive past that same door opener tomorrow and it sends a hardware mute before the alert becomes noise. One button, no configuration, phone in your pocket for the whole drive. The goal is not fewer alerts. It is that the ones you still get mean something. HOW IT WORKS Press FALSE on a false alarm and the app records where you were, which band, and the exact frequency. Next time all three match, it mutes the detector for you before you hear it. A saved lockout only fires when you are within about 300 metres of where you saved it, on the same band, and within 10 MHz. Only the detector's priority alert is ever considered, so a genuine threat that outranks a known false alarm is never muted over the top of. IT WILL NOT SILENCE THE REAL THING Automatic learning never touches Ka, the band American police actually use. However often a Ka signal is seen, it is only ever silenced by a decision you made deliberately. You can also mark a signal as real, which removes any lockout covering it and stops it ever being learned automatically. FROM THE LOCK SCREEN The current or most recent bogey appears on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with FALSE and REAL beside it, so a false alarm can be marked without picking up the phone. ALSO • A map of every lockout you have saved, with its match radius drawn, alongside where your recent alerts happened, so you can see which ones overlap and delete what you no longer want • A seven day log of every alert with speed, position and peak strength, exportable as CSV or JSON • Optional iCloud sync of your lockouts through your own private account • A read-only view of how your detector is configured: firmware, bands, filters, sensitivity, custom sweeps • Full VoiceOver support and Dynamic Type REQUIREMENTS A Valentine One Gen2, which has Bluetooth built in. No V1connection LE accessory is needed. The Gen2 accepts one Bluetooth connection at a time, so other detector apps must be fully closed. Always location access is required. A false alarm is only a false alarm at a particular place, so matching one means knowing where you are, and it has to keep working with the phone in a pocket. No account, no server, no data sent to us. A NOTE ON THE LAW Radar detectors are illegal in Virginia and the District of Columbia, and in commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds throughout the United States. This app is a companion for a detector you already own and are lawfully permitted to use. Speed limits are not advisory.

Screenshots

EVCS4 screens
V1 Bogey4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EVCS at 15 against V1 Bogey's 17.0. 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
EVCS versus V1 Bogey: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEVCSV1 Bogey
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (116 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings116 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEV Charging SolutionsPretty Good Labs, LLC

Bugs and requests

EVCS

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes when scanning QR codes
  • Login button greyed out and unresponsive
  • Invalid credentials error on login attempts
  • App randomly logs users out during sessions
  • Password reset flow completely broken
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  • Map fails to load (shows blank white canvas)
  • Register and Forgot Password links overlap on small phones
  • App freezes and self-closes during QR scanning
  • Charging sessions stop abruptly without reason
  • App incompatible with iOS 17
  • Charger status inaccurate (shows available when offline)
  • Pre-authorization holds not released as promised
  • Multiple duplicate holds on single charging attempt
  • App timeouts during charging initiation
  • Charger interface confusing and poorly labeled

Requested features

13 requests
  • Fix QR code scanning functionality
  • Add Face ID or PIN authentication
  • Implement password reset via web browser
  • Add in-app account deletion option
  • Improve charger maintenance and reliability
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  • Expand network to additional states
  • Add faster charging units (250 kW+)
  • Implement stricter EV-only parking enforcement
  • Extend charging cables for better accessibility
  • Allow pay-as-you-go without mandatory subscription
  • Fix login button responsiveness on new app
  • Improve map display functionality
  • Add offline mode for charger information

V1 Bogey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EVCS

No in-app purchases

None

V1 Bogey

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EVCS free?
EVCS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is V1 Bogey free?
V1 Bogey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do EVCS or V1 Bogey have ads?
Neither EVCS nor V1 Bogey shows ads.

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