Open Charge Map vs EV Navigation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Charge Map
Discover and update electric vehicle charging station locations worldwide. Plan your journeys with comprehensive charging information, and contribute to the global registry by adding new locations, comments, and photos.
- Find EV charging locations
- Update charging station listings
- Plan EV journeys
- Submit ratings and comments
- Add photos of charging stations
- Access global charging data
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Powered by data from Open Charge Map, you can use this app to: - update listings for charging locations - find charging equipment locations near you or in a place you are planning to travel to - help plan your journey - provide ratings, comments and photos Open Charge Map is the world's largest public registry of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, dedicated to providing the most complete information possible. Users can submit new locations or add comments/check-ins against each location, you can even edit existing locations. Unlike commercial apps or sites, our data (which you can help improve) is freely shared and made available as Open Data through openchargemap.org for other app, sites and navigation systems to use.
EV Navigation
Plan routes and navigate with turn-by-turn directions specifically for electric vehicles. It calculates your car's range based on numerous factors and includes charging station information for seamless travel.
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Electric car range calculation
- Charging station locator
- Supports all charger types
- Trip planning with charging stops
- Real-time route synchronization
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EV Navigation is a turn-by-turn navigation and route planner system, created for electric car users all around the world. EV Navigation does not only provide users with a reliable navigation system, including charging stations, but it is also capable of calculating the range the users can cover with their individually selected electric car. The range calculation takes a wide variety of parameters into consideration (driving habits, tire pressure, weight, wind, temperature, etc.), so that users have the opportunity to plan their trip precisely, anticipating the waiting time needed at charging stations. We support each type of charger (Supercharger, CCS, CHADEMO, Type 2, and all others). Charging times and the planned routes are synchronized and calculated in parallel, so that the users can spend the minimum time in waiting, while being granted a safe and the fastest possible route to their destination. Privacy Policy: https://evnavigation.com/assets/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Open Charge Map at 5.0 against EV Navigation's 2.7. Open Charge Map also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). EV Navigation's advantage is review sentiment (34% vs 18%) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. EV Navigation sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Open Charge Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
Open Charge Map holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EV Navigation has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 18% of Open Charge Map's written reviews are positive against 34% of EV Navigation's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Charge Map | EV Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.7 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 17.6% of reviews | 34.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Webprofusion Pty Ltd | GPS Tuner Systems Kft. |
Customer experience
Open Charge Map
EV Navigation
In-app purchases
Open Charge Map
No in-app purchases
EV Navigation
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Plus Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$44.991 Year
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- Pro Plus Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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