Comparison

ecar connect vs Pod Point

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

Head to head
About

ecar connect

Easily find and use Ireland's public electric vehicle charging stations. Register, pay, and remotely control charging sessions. Monitor your usage and manage your account.

Highlights
  • Real-time charge point map
  • Remote start/stop charging
  • Usage monitoring and tracking
  • Account management
  • Registration and payment
Features
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Use Ireland’s extensive public charging network to charge your electric vehicle with the easy to use ecar connect app from ESB. The app displays all charge points on the public charging network across Ireland in real-time. It enables you to register and pay, to swipe to remotely start and stop charging, to monitor and track usage, and to manage your own personalised account. For more information visit www.esb.ie/ecars and www.facebook.com/ESBecars.

About

Pod Point

Manage your electric vehicle charging needs from public stations to home use. Track energy consumption, optimize charging with schedules, and even earn rewards. This app simplifies powering your EV.

Highlights
  • Manage public, workplace, and home EV charging
  • Track charging activity and energy consumption
  • Control home power from solar or grid
  • Schedule charging for low tariff hours
  • Collect Tesco Clubcard points
Features
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The Pod Point app serves all your public, workplace or home charge needs – all in one place. With the Pod Point app, you can: - Top up your EV while shopping or at the office - Track your charging activity and energy consumption, both at home and on our public charging network in the stats tab - Manage your power at home through solar or the grid - Take advantage of low tariff hours by setting schedules Remember, you can still collect Clubcard points when charging with us. Simply connect your Tesco Clubcard in the app to collect 1 Tesco Clubcard point for every £1 spent on charging using a Pod Point charger at Tesco stores. Alongside a brand-new look and feel, we’ve got some serious technical upgrades. We’ve heard your feedback and been working to improve the EV charging experience. But we aren’t done yet! Keep your eyes open for updates that will make EV charging as easy as possible.

Screenshots

ecar connect4 screens
Pod Point4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pod Point at every 2 weeks against ecar connect's every 8 months. Pod Point also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). ecar connect's advantage is review sentiment (16% vs 7%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for ecar connect against 3.0 for Pod Point. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 16% of ecar connect's written reviews are positive against 7% of Pod Point's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ecar connect ships an update every 8 months, Pod Point every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ecar connect versus Pod Point: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterecar connectPod Point
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings)3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews15.8% of reviews — better6.7% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDriivz Ltd.Pod Point Ltd

Customer experience

ecar connect

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive15.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative84.2%

Pod Point

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews238 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral9.7%
Negative83.6%

Bugs and requests

ecar connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pod Point

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scheduled charging failures
  • Incorrect charge data reporting
  • Charger status not reflected in app
  • Repeated login issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiple vehicle support
  • Real-time charging status
  • Improved scheduling options
  • Integration with energy providers
  • Contactless payment option

In-app purchases

None

ecar connect

No in-app purchases

None

Pod Point

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ecar connect free?
ecar connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pod Point free?
Pod Point is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ecar connect or Pod Point?
ecar connect and Pod Point are both rated 3.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do ecar connect or Pod Point have ads?
Neither ecar connect nor Pod Point shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ecar connect or Pod Point?
ecar connect ships an update every 8 months, and Pod Point every 2 weeks. Most recently, ecar connect was updated on August 15, 2026 and Pod Point on September 24, 2026.

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