Comparison

Express Maps vs ChargeAE

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

Head to head
About

Express Maps

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Express Maps is designed to enable exploring and navigating select sites around the world. Simply scan one of our QR codes (found in select sites) and this app will transform into a rich experience for that site.

About

ChargeAE

Features
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Never hunt for a charger again. ChargeAE puts every EV charging station in the UAE on your iPhone, in the cities, along the highways, and across all seven emirates. Find a charger, check it's live, and get there. Free, no account, no ads. APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS ChargeAE is on your wrist. See the chargers nearest you with live status and price, closest available floated to the top. Add the watch face complication and the nearest available charger is one glance away. Open any charger straight to Apple Maps, or send it to your iPhone. Home Screen widgets keep it close too. VOLTPASS REWARDS Charging earns more than kilometres. Collect badges, take on challenges, hit milestones, and climb your city's monthly leaderboard. Your VoltPass stays with you, even if you reinstall. EV BIKES & SCOOTERS Riding two wheels? Filter the map to stations that welcome electric bikes and scooters. INTERACTIVE CHARGER MAP See every station on a live map, colour-coded by AC or DC, with price per kWh and your distance to each. Covers Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah, and the highways in between. LIVE STATUS Know if a charger works before you drive there. See real-time availability (Working, Occupied, Broken, or No Electricity) reported live by drivers and GPS-verified at the charger. Connected stations also show live, per-connector availability. STATION TIMINGS Opening hours with live Open Now / Closed badges and an Open Now filter. Know a station's hours? Add them in a tap. JOURNEY PLANNER Driving Dubai to Abu Dhabi? Enter your start and destination and see every charger within 25 km of your route, with total distance and drive time. Ask "Can I make it?" and ChargeAE checks the trip against your car's real-world range. Hand the plan to Apple Maps or Google Maps with every charge stop built in as a waypoint, and on highway trips chargers on the opposite carriageway are hidden. Save your journeys and pick up where you left off. CHARGEAE CONCIERGE Ask in plain language β€” "chargers near Dubai Marina" or "plan a trip to Al Ain" β€” and the built-in AI finds stations and builds your charging plan. TRIP SAVINGS See what any journey costs in your EV versus petrol, in AED, and log every charge to watch your savings add up. CHARGING CALCULATOR Set your amperage, battery, and charge level for your exact charging time. MY GARAGE Save your EV once and ChargeAE tailors everything to your car, auto-filling the Calculator and showing your real driving range on the map. More than one? Save them all. FULL STATION DETAILS Connector types (CCS2, CHAdeMO, Type 2), power, prices, amenities, and contact numbers, plus a combined rating blending Google and community reviews. ONE-TAP NAVIGATION Tap Navigate for turn-by-turn directions in Apple Maps or Google Maps, your choice, or tap Call to confirm before you drive. COMMUNITY Ask questions, share updates, and help fellow drivers. Get notified when someone replies, and tap to jump to it. NOW IN ARABIC Use ChargeAE in Arabic, with full right-to-left support. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No sign-up required. No ads. ChargeAE doesn't track you across other apps and never sells your data. Your location is used to find chargers near you, and community status reports are anonymous. HELP THE MAP GROW Add a missing station or update a price in seconds, both verified before they go live. Rate chargers, share tips and photos, and report anything off in a tap. CHARGE REMINDERS Get a notification the moment your charge is complete. Charger data is community-sourced and updated regularly. Spotted an error? Reach out on the support page. Drive electric. Charge anywhere.

Screenshots

Express Maps1 screens
ChargeAE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Express Maps at 14.0 against ChargeAE's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Express Maps versus ChargeAE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExpress MapsChargeAE
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPointr LimitedFahad Hassan

In-app purchases

None

Express Maps

No in-app purchases

None

ChargeAE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Express Maps free?
Express Maps is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChargeAE free?
ChargeAE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Express Maps or ChargeAE have ads?
Neither Express Maps nor ChargeAE shows ads.

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