Comparison

Electromaps vs A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)

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

Head to head
About

Electromaps

Easily locate and access over 470,000 electric vehicle charging points worldwide. Plan your routes with optimized navigation, view real-time availability, and track your charging history. Join a community of EV drivers to share insights and contribute to a greener future.

Highlights
  • Find charging points worldwide
  • Optimized navigation to stations
  • Real-time availability information
  • Charging session price details
  • Statistics and charge logging
  • Community reviews and photos
  • Add new charging points
Features
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Find charging points easily and charge your electric vehicle with Electromaps! Electromaps allows you to find all available charging points for electric vehicles and charge at many of them. You can search for charging points by type of connector, power, or type of establishment. Electromaps is an app that has all the information and functionalities to best suit your needs when charging your electric vehicle. FUNCTIONALITIES: Find charging points at any time: Access to a network of more than 472,865 charging points for your electric vehicle, available in over 200,000 locations worldwide! With Electromaps, you don't have to worry about finding a place to charge your electric vehicle. On our App you will get charging options close to you at any location. Navegation Optimised to Reach Your Destination: Our advanced navigation technology will get you efficiently and accurately to the nearest charging locations. Plan your journeys with confidence, knowing that there will always be a charging station available on your route. Real-Time Information: Know the real-time availability of charging points and avoid uncomfortable situations when arriving at a busy station. Electromaps provides you with up-to-date data so you can make good decisions about where and when to charge your electric vehicle. You can see if the charging point has the right connector for your vehicle, how to get there, the price of the charging session and all the information you need before stopping to charge your vehicle. Contribute to the environment: By using Electromaps, you are contributing to reducing emissions and caring for the environment. Every electric charge is a step towards a cleaner and more sustainable future - join the green mobility revolution! Statistics and Charge Logging: Keep a detailed record of your charging sessions and get valuable information about your electricity consumption. Our statistics will help you better understand your charging habits and optimise your electric driving experience. Electromaps Community: Electromaps has a highly collaborative community of over 860,000 registered users. Check out other users' photos and comments to find out the reputation of the charging point or directions to find it more easily. Add your comments or pictures and join our community. You can also add recharge points that are not in our app so that they can be used by other users. CHARGING POINTS FROM ALL OPERATORS Tesla Superchargers Tesla Destination Charging Endesa X / Enel X Iberdrola EDP Repsol / IBIL CEPSA Ionity Shell (New Motion) Total Energies EVBox Fenie Energía Easy Charger BSM / Ayuntamiento de Barcelona Empark Wenea Plenitud Be Charge Powy Electra And many more! AVAILABLE FOR ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV and PHEV): Volvo XC40, Renault Zoe, Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model S, Tesla Model 3, Tesla Model Y, Tesla Model X, Volkswagen eUP, Volkswagen ID.5, Volkswagen ID.4, Volkswagen ID.3, KIA eNiro, KIA EV6, Hyundai KONA, Hyundai Ioniq, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Fiat 500e, Citroen C4e, Mercedes EQA, Mercedes EQC, Mercedes EQS, Mercedes EQB, Dacia Spring, Skoda Enyaq iV, BMW i3, BMW iX, Peugeot e-208, Peugeot e-2008, Opel Mokka-e, Ford Mustang Mach-e, Ford Kuga PHEV, Audi e-Tron, Audi Q4 e-Tron, Polestar 2, Porsche Taycan, MG 4. ... whatever your electric car you can use Electromaps to find a charging point. Download Electromaps today and discover a new way to travel with clean energy. Become part of our global community of users committed to a more sustainable future and discover the benefits of being part of the electric community that moves the future! Note: Feature availability may vary by region.

About

A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)

Plan and navigate electric vehicle trips with detailed route suggestions, including charging stops and estimated durations. This tool provides real-time updates and replanning capabilities while driving, supporting a wide range of EV models.

Highlights
  • EV trip planning
  • Charging stop suggestions
  • Real-time navigation
  • Trip replanning
  • Supports major EV models
  • Driving mode
Features
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A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) is the world's most respected service to plan, learn and dream about Electric Vehicles - EVs. Simply select your vehicle model, enter your destination and hit plan to get a full trip plan including charge stops and trip duration. When you are ready to drive it, just go to driving mode and use ABRP as a real-time plan follow-up tool and even navigator, replan as necessary and get continuously updated information about your trip. We support every major EV in the market. Which suits your needs best? Terms of use: https://rivian.com/legal/terms

Screenshots

Electromaps4 screens
A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Electromaps at none against A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)'s 2. A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, rating, review sentiment and monetization model 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. A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Electromaps asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Electromaps against 4.7 for A Better Routeplanner (ABRP). That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) has 6.6K ratings behind it against 342, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 30% of Electromaps's written reviews are positive against 37% of A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Electromaps ships an update monthly, A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Electromaps versus A Better Routeplanner (ABRP): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElectromapsA Better Routeplanner (ABRP)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (342 ratings) — better4.7 (6.6K ratings)
Positive reviews29.7% of reviews36.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3426.6K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB134 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperWallboxRivian

Customer experience

Electromaps

All ratings342 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive29.7%
Neutral6.8%
Negative63.5%

A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)

All ratings6,643 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews616 reviews
Positive36.5%
Neutral15.6%
Negative47.9%

User reviews

Electromaps

From 342 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Lifesaver for EV travel
  • 👍 Works with alternative payment
  • 👍 Useful in Spain
  • 👍 Fast and easy to use
  • 👍 Essential for Europe travel

Room to improve

  • 👎 No customer service
  • 👎 Unreliable station availability
  • 👎 App shows unavailable stations
  • 👎 No way to report errors
  • 👎 Inconvenient phone number location

A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)

From 6.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate route planning
  • 🚀 Helpful for long trips
  • 🚀 Indispensable for EV owners
  • 👍 Customizable settings
  • 👍 Integrates with OBD dongle

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy, crashes frequently
  • 🔋 Power-hungry on mobile
  • 👎 Confusing, unintuitive UI
  • 👎 Poor CarPlay integration
  • 👎 Unreliable charger information

Bugs and requests

Electromaps

Reported bugs

76 issues
  • 100,- credit disappeared
  • App shows unavailable stations as available
  • No response to emails
  • No support for days
  • No way to report errors
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  • No customer service
  • Incompetence in providing tickets
  • Few chargers on maps in Australia
  • Registration fails
  • Cannot proceed without postcode
  • Postal code invalid
  • Invalid postal code
  • Invalid postal code
  • Unusable on iPhone SE
  • Invalid postal code
  • Fails to recognize valid UK post codes
  • Purchased card not recognized
  • App tells me postal code is invalid
  • Postal code issue
  • Cannot register
  • Connection is a misery
  • Codes never work
  • Map not zoomable
  • Postcode not recognised
  • Rubbish, couldn't register
  • Kept telling me postcode was invalid
  • Unusable app
  • Cannot access without registering
  • System doesn't accept UK or French postcodes
  • No stations displayed
  • Charging bookings don't always work
  • Charging errors very frequent
  • Ads are annoying
  • Clock still running in charging history
  • Registration hangs
  • Cannot complete registration
  • Password reset doesn't work
  • User not recognized for password reset
  • Registration difficult
  • Verification stage hangs
  • Cannot input verification code
  • Not usable in Berlin
  • Map is slow
  • No filter for free chargers
  • Difficult to see tariffs
  • No return button
  • Terms and conditions not in German
  • App freezes sometimes
  • Tariffs rarely indicated
  • Incomplete application
  • Doesn't work at all
  • Cannot select connector to start charge
  • No tariff indication
  • New version is horrible
  • Loses useful information
  • Adds more taps to access information
  • Limited private parking chargers
  • Dreadful
  • Doesn't recognise locations
  • Cannot register
  • Registration crashes
  • Registration fails on iPad
  • No map points displayed
  • Charger not used at time of query
  • Login errors: Wrong User, Error Token, generic_error
  • Cannot log in, only see stations as guest
  • Login screen too low for iPhone SE 2022
  • App hangs or crashes on sign up
  • Unable to activate fields or buttons
  • No reply to email
  • No landscape mode on Samsung tab
  • Cannot use external keyboard
  • Registration hangs when selecting country on iPad
  • App opens but shows no points
  • Search does not work
  • Cannot select country on iPad

Requested features

27 requests
  • Make charger information easier to access and read
  • Improve map window when driving
  • Easier exit after looking for chargers
  • Add option to report closures or errors
  • More chargers needed in town square
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  • Support for Canadian postal codes
  • Support for Canadian/US phone numbers
  • Provide tickets for professionals
  • Display more chargers in Australia
  • Fix registration issues
  • Accept all valid postal codes
  • Improve customer service responsiveness
  • Add more chargers in Montry or Esbly
  • Improve user interface for beginners (e.g., icons for plug types)
  • Add filters for higher power charging classes (150kW+)
  • Show tariffs directly
  • Improve map loading speed
  • Indicate if charger is in use
  • Add option to filter by free chargers
  • Add a return button in menus
  • Provide terms and conditions in German
  • Improve charger selection and tariff display
  • Indicate tariffs for all chargers
  • Show private parking chargers
  • Improve real-time availability updates
  • Add hotels with EV charging and solar options
  • Improve updates for out-of-order chargers

A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Freezes when switching between apps
  • Inaccurate range and charging time estimates
  • Randomly changes planned routes
  • Fails to recognize certain EV models
  • Login and account issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Better integration with Google/Apple Maps
  • Live charger availability status
  • Ability to exclude certain chargers
  • Improved route editing and customization

In-app purchases

None

Electromaps

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annually$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Electromaps free?
Electromaps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) free?
A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Electromaps or A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)?
Electromaps is rated higher. Electromaps averages 4.8 out of 5 from 342 ratings, while A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) averages 4.7 from 6.6K ratings.
Do Electromaps or A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) have ads?
Electromaps shows ads; A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) does not.
Which is updated more often, Electromaps or A Better Routeplanner (ABRP)?
Electromaps ships an update monthly, and A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) every 9 days. Most recently, Electromaps was updated on October 18, 2026 and A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) on October 20, 2026.

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