Epic Charging vs Node Pocket
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Epic Charging
This app simplifies electric vehicle charging by providing access to numerous charging networks. It allows users to find stations, make seamless payments with a single account, and track their charging history and costs.
- Seamless payments across networks
- Access thousands of charging stations
- Search and navigation integration
- View charging history and costs
- Receive charging notifications
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Epic Charging revolutionizes your EV charging experience, offering seamless access and payment across major EV charger networks. With our app, you're not just finding the nearest charging station; you're entering a world where charging your electric vehicle is as easy as tapping your screen. Key Features: * Seamless Payments: Effortlessly pay for your charge across a variety of networks without the hassle of multiple accounts or physical cards. * Comprehensive Charging Options: Access detailed information and make payments at thousands of EV charging stations across multiple networks. * Transparent Pricing: A fixed $1.5 activation fee to access major third party charging networks. * Search & Navigation: Search available charging stations and build routes in Google and Apple Maps. * Charging History: Access your charging history and costs. * Notifications: Receive email and push notifications for the charging sessions. You deserve an Epic Charging experience!
Node Pocket
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Node Pocket keeps private-network tools inside the app without installing an additional VPN profile. Connect your own Tailscale account to reach your private hosts over SSH, SFTP, and the built-in browser, all from one focused workspace. The browser, terminal, and file client also reach ordinary internet servers without a private network, and the app picks the right route for each address on its own. Start free with one browser tab, one SSH terminal tab, and read-only remote file browsing. An optional one-time Pocket Pro in-app purchase unlocks SFTP uploads and downloads, up to eight browser tabs, and up to four SSH terminal tabs. It is not a subscription. Built for focused private-network work • Browse HTTP and HTTPS web interfaces in multiple in-app tabs. • Open independent SSH terminal tabs with terminal controls for common keys. • Fly through tabs, terminals, and navigation with hardware-keyboard shortcuts. • Browse, download, upload, share, save, and ZIP SFTP files. • Reach ordinary SSH and SFTP servers too, with no private network needed. • Review SSH and SFTP host fingerprints before authenticating. • Read the privacy policy and open-source acknowledgements in the app. Node Pocket does not install an iOS VPN profile or use Network Extension entitlements. It uses an embedded userspace node, so its network access stays scoped to this app. Reaching private hosts requires your own Tailscale account. Ordinary SSH, SFTP, and web servers need only their address and your credentials. Node Pocket is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Tailscale Inc. Tailscale is a trademark of Tailscale Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Epic Charging at none against Node Pocket's 1. Epic Charging also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Node Pocket's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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. Node Pocket sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Epic Charging asks for nothing beyond the download.
Epic Charging ships an update every 5 weeks, Node Pocket every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Epic Charging | Node Pocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (464 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 464 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Epic Charging | Zihua Huang |
In-app purchases
Epic Charging
No in-app purchases
Node Pocket
- Pocket Pro — Lifetime$2.99









