CORE Charge vs CharJ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CORE Charge
This app provides a smart electric vehicle charging network with real-time station availability and pricing. It offers intelligent battery technology for over 200 EV models and live charging updates on your lock screen. Designed for the African market, it features local payment integration and robust security.
- Real-time station availability
- Live charger status
- Estimated State of Charge (SoC)
- iOS Live Activity and Dynamic Island tracking
- Multi-vehicle profile support
- Instant digital receipts
- Loyalty rewards
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Description CORE Charge is Africa's first intelligent electric vehicle charging platform — built for the modern EV driver who demands reliability, transparency, and precision at every charge. Whether you're topping up across town or managing a fleet of electric vehicles, CORE delivers a seamless charging experience powered by world-class technology and designed specifically for the Ethiopian market. FIND. CHARGE. GO. Locating a charger has never been easier. CORE's real-time map shows every station, live availability, and exact pricing before you even leave your parking spot. No surprises. No wasted trips. Just clean, efficient charging on your schedule. INTELLIGENT BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CORE's proprietary battery intelligence engine supports over 200 EV models across 30 global brands — including BYD, Tesla, Volkswagen, Hyundai, GAC, and more. Select your vehicle once and CORE automatically calculates your estimated State of Charge (SoC) during every AC charging session, with accuracy that improves over time through intelligent DC fingerprinting. Manage up to three vehicle profiles under one account — perfect for families, operators, and fleet managers. LIVE CHARGING ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Stay informed without opening the app. CORE's native iOS Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration keeps your charging stats — current power, estimated battery level, session cost, and wallet balance — visible on your lock screen in real time throughout every session. BUILT FOR AFRICA CORE is engineered from the ground up for African drivers, with digital payment integration for instant ETB wallet top-ups, transparent local pricing, and a charging network purpose-built for our cities and roads. Every session is fully audited, every transaction encrypted, and every receipt delivered instantly to your device. POWERFUL FEATURES INCLUDE — Real-time station availability and live charger status — Estimated State of Charge (SoC) for AC and DC charging sessions — Battery health monitoring with scientifically-modeled degradation analysis — iOS Live Activity and Dynamic Island live session tracking — Smart queue management with real-time position updates — Multi-vehicle profile support for up to 3 vehicles — Guest vehicle mode for operators charging customer cars — Instant digital receipts with full session details — Loyalty rewards on every charging session — Power outage detection with proximity alerts — Idle fee protection with automatic session safeguards — Offline-ready with intelligent data caching — Bank-grade security with end-to-end encrypted transactions OPERATOR READY CORE is built for both individual drivers and charging point operators. Operator accounts support guest vehicle profiles, enabling seamless customer charging without saving personal data — ideal for hotels, parking facilities, and commercial charging businesses. ENTERPRISE-GRADE INFRASTRUCTURE Powered by OCPP 1.6J certified communication, real-time network health monitoring, and automatic session recovery technology, CORE's platform is engineered for 99.9% uptime and built to scale across Ethiopia and beyond. Charging smarter starts here.
CharJ
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CharJ helps EV drivers in Tunisia find charging stations without the noise. Open the map to see nearby chargers, check connector types, power, access rules, and station details, then start navigation with the maps app you already use. You can also browse chargers in a list, filter by connector, save favourites, and plan longer trips with charging stops along the way. CharJ is built for the local EV community. It works in French, Arabic, and English, supports light and dark mode, and keeps charger data available on your device so the app stays useful even when the connection is not perfect. What you can do with CharJ: - Find EV chargers across Tunisia - Filter by Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO, and charging power - View station details, working hours, contacts, and access notes - Get directions through Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze - Save favorite chargers - Plan trips with suggested charging stops - Add missing chargers or report incorrect information - Use the app without an account or ads CharJ is free, ad-free, and focused on one thing: helping Tunisian EV drivers charge with more confidence.
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Verdict
CORE Charge and CharJ are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | CORE Charge | CharJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HIZKYAS AYANA DUFERA | Ahmed Ben Henda |
In-app purchases
CORE Charge
No in-app purchases
CharJ
No in-app purchases






