Comparison

EVcharge vs LuftDings

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

Head to head
About

EVcharge

Locate and manage electric vehicle charging stations. View charger status, activate charging sessions, and monitor your charging progress in real-time. Track your charging history and manage your user profile.

Highlights
  • Charger location and status
  • Activate and start charging
  • Real-time charging progress
  • View charging history
  • User profile management
  • Charger socket selection
Features
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The mobile application shows the location, information and status of the different chargers, allows the customer to activate and start a charge, showing the process graphically in real time. - Identification and / or registration of the user. - Map: indicates the position in which the user and the chargers are located. - Chargers list: show the detailed information of each charger. - The user can select the charger's socket in which the charge will start, showing the steps to follow to start it. - Charging process: shows the Wh and the time consumed during the charging process. - The user can finish charging. - Detailed information of the user profile with possibility to change the data and delete it. - List of charges made by the user, along with their information. - Information about us.

About

LuftDings

Features
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LuftDings puts your air quality right on your iPhone Home Screen and Lock Screen. These are the widgets the official apps don't offer. See radon, CO2, VOC, PM2.5, temperature, humidity, air pressure and more at a glance, with good / fair / poor quality colors and a clear "last updated" time. Small, medium and large widgets let you choose how much detail you want. SUPPORTED SERVICES • Airthings: radon, CO2, VOC, PM (indoor air quality) • WeatherFlow Tempest: wind, rain, UV, lightning • Awair (Beta): CO2, VOC, PM2.5, noise • Ecowitt (Beta, also Froggit): wind, rain, UV, PM, CO2 • Ambient Weather (Beta): wind, rain, UV, PM • AirGradient (Beta): CO2, PM, VOC/NOx index • SwitchBot (Beta): Meter series • Netatmo (Beta): CO2, noise, indoor & outdoor Connect one service or several. Devices from all of your connections appear together in the app and in its widgets. ABOUT THE BETA INTEGRATIONS Integrations marked Beta are built from each vendor's public API documentation. We don't own that hardware, so nobody has checked the readings against a real device yet. If you own one, we'd love to hear whether the numbers look right. Write to support@poschenrieder.io, and we'll credit you by name in the app if you want. HOW IT CONNECTS LuftDings is free. No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscription. It reads your devices through each vendor's official API using your own free API credentials (Bring Your Own API Key), which you create once in your own account with that vendor. The app walks you through it. Your credentials stay in your device's Keychain, and requests go directly from your iPhone to that vendor. Nothing is sent to any server we control. There is no LuftDings account and no LuftDings backend. TRY IT FIRST No account yet? Tap "Try a demo" on the first screen to explore every screen and every widget with realistic sample data. No credentials needed. IMPORTANT LuftDings is an unofficial, independent app. It is not made by, affiliated with, or endorsed by Airthings, WeatherFlow, Awair, Ecowitt, Ambient Weather, AirGradient, SwitchBot or Netatmo. Those names are used only to describe the sensors the app works with. The app requires an account with at least one of those services and depends on that vendor's API. If a vendor changes, restricts or discontinues its API, the affected features may stop working.

Screenshots

EVcharge4 screens
LuftDings4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EVcharge at 15.5 against LuftDings's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
EVcharge versus LuftDings: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEVchargeLuftDings
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperETECNIC MOVILIDAD ELECTRICARobert Poschenrieder

Bugs and requests

EVcharge

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • No sound notifications for free chargers
  • Chargers appearing offline in app but working in reality
  • Inability to initiate charge when app shows 'Assistance needed'
  • RFID key fob cannot be linked to the app
  • Registered key fob disappeared after update
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  • App shows 'Unknown user' for key fob
  • App fails to load charging points
  • Cannot see if charger is occupied
  • Continuous errors preventing car charging
  • App freezes or crashes
  • QR code identification fails constantly
  • Charging process is slow and freezes
  • Charging session started but no kWh delivered, still charged money
  • Technical support bot is unhelpful
  • App does not indicate when charging will finish
  • Notification for charger availability not working
  • Cannot see remaining charge time
  • App not downloading on iOS, opens new app
  • Information erased on every update
  • Chargers not appearing on the map
  • App not loading or charging vehicle
  • Cannot contact support for key fob issues
  • App shows chargers as available but they are not functional
  • App shows chargers as needing assistance but they are functional

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add disclaimer about UK network name clash
  • Enable sound notifications for free chargers
  • Show remaining charge time for ongoing sessions
  • Display current charging speed (kW)
  • Allow direct payment with registered card instead of wallet
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  • Add reference numbers under each plug for manual identification
  • Allow charging at specific kW amounts (e.g., 30kW)
  • Improve server stability
  • Make it possible to reserve chargers
  • Add UK charge points coverage

LuftDings

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

EVcharge

No in-app purchases

None

LuftDings

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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