ChargeMate US vs Take Charge!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChargeMate US
Rent a portable power bank to keep your devices charged while you're out and about. Easily locate and use shared power banks to ensure you never run out of battery.
- Rent portable power banks
- Charge devices on the go
- Locate shared power banks
- Convenient power solutions
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Get your power bank now and start to enjoy your day with ChargeMate! Charge your device on the go with our shared power banks.
Take Charge!
Rent portable power banks from convenient stations. Locate a station, scan to unlock a device, and track your rental. Return the power bank to any station in the network and make secure payments.
- Locate nearby power bank stations
- Scan QR code to unlock power bank
- Track rental time
- Secure in-app payments
- Return power bank to any station
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Take Charge is a mobile application that allows users to rent portable power banks from nearby Take Charge stations. Users can locate stations, scan a QR code to unlock a power bank, track rental time, make secure payments, and return the power bank to any Take Charge station within the network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Take Charge! at every 3 days against ChargeMate US's monthly. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ChargeMate US against 5.0 for Take Charge!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
ChargeMate US ships an update monthly, Take Charge! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChargeMate US | Take Charge! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 202 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ChargeMate, corp. | Take Charge Power LLC |
Customer experience
ChargeMate US
Take Charge!
In-app purchases
ChargeMate US
No in-app purchases
Take Charge!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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