SimplyEV vs Edison XFC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimplyEV
Manage your electric vehicle charging stations with ease. Pair your station via Bluetooth, connect to Wi-Fi for remote communication, and schedule charging sessions. The app also supports remote firmware upgrades for your station.
- User identification and registration
- Bluetooth pairing with charging stations
- Wi-Fi connection for remote communication
- Scheduled charging
- Remote firmware upgrades
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Welcome to SimplyEV easy management of charging stations. Features: - Identification and / or registration of the user. - Pair your charging station to mobile devices via Bluetooth. - Connect your charging station to your local Wi-Fi network to enable communication between your charging management service provider and your charging station. - Scheduled charging. - Support remote firmware upgrade.
Edison XFC
Locate and utilize the nation's fastest public EV charging network. This app allows you to find stations, check real-time availability, and manage charging sessions contact-free from your smartphone. Track your progress and view your charging history with ease.
- Find nearby charging stations
- Check real-time charger availability
- Contact-free smartphone payment
- Initiate and stop charging sessions
- Track charging status
- View charging history and receipts
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Welcome to the nation’s first and truly XFC public EV charging stations network! Get 80% charged in as little as 10 minutes AND reduced your regular charging time by at least 50% on America’s fastest public DC charging network, delivering optimal charging rate up to 360kW or your EV’s peak charging rate, whichever is the limit. The app enables you to sign up for free Edison XFC membership and let you: - Find a charging station nearby; - Check the real-time availability of a charger; - Pay contact-free from your smartphone; - Initiate and stop the charging session from your smartphone; - Track your charging status; - View your charging history and receive an email receipt. The Edison XFC stations are equipped with dual-ports supporting all CCS1-competible and NACS-compatible EVs in the near future. That means our station can support just about any EVs on the road, including Tesla Model S, 3, X , Y and Cybertruck (with a separate adaptor for now until the roll out of the NACS port).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Edison XFC at 5.0 against SimplyEV's 1.0. SimplyEV's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Edison XFC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
SimplyEV ships an update every 2 months, Edison XFC every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.
| Parameter | SimplyEV | Edison XFC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Espen Technology Inc. | Edison Technologies, Inc. |
In-app purchases
SimplyEV
No in-app purchases
Edison XFC
No in-app purchases
