Comparison

AMPEDHOUR vs Take Charge!

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

Head to head

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

About

AMPEDHOUR

Features

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Experience the ease of staying powered with AmpedHour. No more hassle of carrying a charger or searching for an outlet. With AmpedHour, you can easily locate, rent, and return a power bank whenever you need it.

About

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.

Highlights

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

Features

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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.

Screenshots

AMPEDHOUR4 screens

Take Charge!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Take Charge! at every 3 days against AMPEDHOUR's fortnightly. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AMPEDHOUR ships an update fortnightly, Take Charge! every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level

AMPEDHOUR versus Take Charge!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	AMPEDHOUR	Take Charge!
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Fortnightly	Every 3 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPod
Requires iOS	13.0	13.0
Further details — not scored
Size	82 MB	202 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	AmpedHour LLC	Take Charge Power LLC

In-app purchases

None

AMPEDHOUR

No in-app purchases

None

Take Charge!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AMPEDHOUR free?

AMPEDHOUR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Take Charge! free?

Take Charge! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do AMPEDHOUR or Take Charge! have ads?

Neither AMPEDHOUR nor Take Charge! shows ads.

Which is updated more often, AMPEDHOUR or Take Charge!?

AMPEDHOUR ships an update fortnightly, and Take Charge! every 3 days. Most recently, AMPEDHOUR was updated on October 27, 2026 and Take Charge! on October 24, 2026.