Arctic Charge vs ION smart charge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arctic Charge
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Comsel Arctic Charge, is a way to charge your electric vehicle both on publicly available chargers as well as the charger at home. The app is compatible with Comsel electric vehicle charging stations as well as Vaasan Sähkö Boostmate chargers.
ION smart charge
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Traveling on the electric vehicle may be tricky. Lack of charging opportunities at reasonable price makes this even more difficult. ION smart charge brings to your private network of chargers at restaurants, parkings, hotels and many other local businesses. Install our app and get access to 60 000 private and public charging points all over Europe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ION smart charge at 13.0 against Arctic Charge's 15.1. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Arctic Charge ships an update every 3 weeks, ION smart charge every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arctic Charge | ION smart charge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Comsel System Ltd | SCDB s.r.l. |
In-app purchases
Arctic Charge
No in-app purchases
ION smart charge
No in-app purchases
