Nearest Contacts vs eCharge+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nearest Contacts
This app transforms your address book into a travel resource by showing you the nearest contacts on a map. It helps you find nearby friends, family, or customers, and locate points of interest like restaurants and hotels. Get driving directions and filter results by contact group or travel direction.
- Display contacts on a map
- Show distance and driving time
- Get driving directions
- Filter by contact group
- Filter by travel direction
- Built-in compass
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Geotag your Contacts! Nearest Contacts tells (and shows) you the nearest contacts from your address book. Use it on the road to recall those favorite restaurants and hotels, or to find nearby friends, family or customers. Nearest Contacts makes your address book a great travel resource. Keep track of hotels and road food, points of interest, anything you might want to come back to (or avoid!). For planning ahead, find contacts nearest to any place you choose. See your contacts on a map, showing distance and driving time, and get driving directions with a tap or two. Visiting a customer in the field? Use Nearest Contacts to find other nearby customers, or a favorite nearby bar to celebrate your success (or drown your sorrows). Filter the results by contact group or by travel direction, and use the built-in compass for orientation. With its simple and intuitive interface, Nearest Contacts makes your address book a more useful travel companion. (Nearest Contacts now requires iOS 15+)
eCharge+
Locate nearby electric vehicle charging stations and manage your charging sessions. This app offers real-time availability, multiple payment options, and session monitoring. Track your charging history and environmental impact.
- Find charging stations
- Real-time availability
- Multiple payment methods
- Monitor charging sessions
- Favorite charging stations
- View charging history
- Report charging station issues
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Find the closest available charging station for your electric vehicle with the eCharge+ app. Use a big, continuously expanding network of public charging stations. Start quick and easy charging with your preferred payment methods, such as PayPal, credit card, your personal electricity contract or a voucher. The eCharge+ app is free and there is no registration required for public charging stations. Download the eCharge+ app now! FEATURES • Find charging stations in your area or close to a specific address. • Filter your overview map according to your relevant charging station. • Check availability of charging points in real time. • Add your payment method once and start charging even faster in the future. • Pay via PayPal, credit card, your electricity contract or a voucher directly via your eCharge+ app. • Monitor your active charging session and track your charging progress. • Save your regularly used charging stations as favorites. • Check your past charging sessions and costs at any time • Find out more about your contribution to the environment by using an electric vehicle. • Report a problem with your charging station directly via the eCharge+ app or use the respective charging station hotline. CHARGE ON THE GO • Connect your electric vehicle with a suitable charging cable with the charging station. • Select the required charging point in the app. Enter your charging point number into the search box. • Select “Prepare charging”, choose your desired payment method and charging options and start charging. • As soon as the charging session has been approved, both cable ends will be locked. The cables can only be removed by you. • You can stop your charging session at any time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: eCharge+ at Free against Nearest Contacts's $1.99. eCharge+ also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Nearest Contacts's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (67% vs 31%). On ratings volume, 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
eCharge+ is free to download; Nearest Contacts costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nearest Contacts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Nearest Contacts's written reviews are positive against 31% of eCharge+'s.
Nearest Contacts ships an update every 3 months, eCharge+ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nearest Contacts | eCharge+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 30.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lobitos Creek | vaylens GmbH |
Customer experience
Nearest Contacts
eCharge+
In-app purchases
Nearest Contacts
No in-app purchases
eCharge+
No in-app purchases







