Bidirectional vs eSolutions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bidirectional
Optimize your electric vehicle charging to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. This app intelligently schedules charging during off-peak hours and can even discharge your EV to power your home or support the grid, potentially earning you money.
- Schedule charging during cheapest energy rates
- Discharge EV to power home
- Reduce CO2 emissions
- Earn money from utility
- Set departure times and battery targets
- Track savings and environmental impact
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Bidirectional app lets you manage your bidirectional EV charging to: SAVE MONEY - Automatically schedules your EV charging to occur during the cheapest energy rates - Optionally offset home electricity usage by discharging your EV - See how much you save each week, month, and year REDUCE EMISSIONS - Tangibly reduce CO2 emissions by charging during renewable hours - Power your home using your EV instead of the grid when the grid is powered by coal and natural gas - See your environmental impact each week, month, and year MAKE MONEY - In extreme circumstances (~40-60 hours per year), optionally discharge your EV battery to prevent grid blackouts - Earn money from your utility for supporting the grid READY WHEN YOU NEED IT - Set desired battery target and departure time for both one time trips and daily/weekly schedules - Your car is ready and charged whenever you need it
eSolutions
Manage your electric car charger and recharge at home remotely. Configure, monitor, and control your entire charging experience with a personal profile and session tracking.
- Manage home EV charger
- Remote charging control
- Personal profile creation
- Configure charger settings
- Track charging sessions
- Contact customer support
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Download the App to manage your charger and recharge your electric car at home. The eSolutions Charging app has been designed to remotely configure, manage, view, monitor and control your entire charging experience. Its main features allow you to: Create a personal profile Pair the charger with your smartphone and configure it according to your needs Start or stop the charging process Keep track of all your charging sessions Contact customer support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bidirectional at 5.0 against eSolutions's 3.7. Bidirectional also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Bidirectional holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Bidirectional ships an update monthly, eSolutions every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bidirectional | eSolutions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bidirectional Energy, Inc. | Free2Move eSolutions S.p.A. |
Customer experience
Bidirectional
eSolutions
In-app purchases
Bidirectional
No in-app purchases
eSolutions
No in-app purchases
