Comparison

Rove Charging vs EV Realty

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

Head to head
About

Rove Charging

Find and manage EV charging sessions at full-service centers. Charge your electric vehicle in as little as 20 minutes while enjoying amenities like a 24/7 lounge, car wash, and market. Locate stations, check charger availability, and track your charge progress.

Highlights
  • Locate EV charging centers
  • Check charger availability
  • Start/stop charging sessions
  • Track charge progress
  • Purchase car washes
  • Order food ahead
  • Manage charging history
Features
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Are you a Southern California EV (Electric Vehicle) owner? We have the charging experience you’ve been waiting for. Rove’s full-service charging centers can charge your EV in as little as 20 minutes while you enjoy our modern onsite amenities which include a 24/7 lounge, car wash and fresh market. Find a charging station nearby on the Rove map. When you use the Rove app with or without a free account, you can: - Locate our closest full-service charging center near you - Check for available chargers before arriving at our centers - Start and stop your EV charging session from anywhere - Track the progress of your charge while you enjoy the center - Buy and redeem Rove car washes - Order food ahead from our onsite ReCharge by Gelson’s market - Manage your charging history - Contactless payment Unlike other charging stations, Rove centers have all 3 plugs in one location. Each center has 40 chargers equipped with CCS (SAE Combo), NACS or CHAdeMO, plugs. That means – you can charge any EV on the market all at one center: - Audi charging (e-Tron) - Volkswagen charging (ID.4 and e-Golf) - Hyundai charging (Kona Electric and Ioniq) - BMW charging (i3) - Nissan (Leaf and Leaf-Plus) - Chevrolet charging (Volt and Bolt) - Polestar charging - Rivian charging - Toyota charging - Kia (Niro and Soul) - Porsche (Taycan) - All Tesla Models (3, S, X, Y, Plaid and Cybertruck) Join Our Community Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RoveCharging Instagram https://www.instagram.com/roveevcharging Twitter https://twitter.com/RoveCharging

About

EV Realty

Features
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Allow drivers to discover chargers, pay for charging and track usage across your charging network.

Screenshots

Rove Charging4 screens
EV Realty4 screens

Verdict

The call

Rove Charging and EV Realty are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rove Charging ships an update every 4 weeks, EV Realty every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Rove Charging versus EV Realty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRove ChargingEV Realty
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB82 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperRove Charging, LLCSynop

In-app purchases

None

Rove Charging

No in-app purchases

None

EV Realty

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rove Charging free?
Rove Charging is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EV Realty free?
EV Realty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rove Charging or EV Realty have ads?
Neither Rove Charging nor EV Realty shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rove Charging or EV Realty?
Rove Charging ships an update every 4 weeks, and EV Realty every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rove Charging was updated on October 25, 2026 and EV Realty on September 24, 2026.

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