ChargeBuddy vs EV Route Log
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChargeBuddy
This app helps electric vehicle owners meticulously log and analyze their charging sessions. Track energy added, costs, locations, and charging networks to understand your EV charging habits and expenses over time.
- Log charging sessions with details
- Build and search charging history
- Analyze charging costs and habits
- Visualize charging trends with charts
- Organize charging locations
- Track multiple charging networks
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ChargeBuddy is your personal EV charging log, built to help you understand exactly where, when, and how much you charge. Whether you're plugging in at home, charging at work, or stopping at a DC fast charger on a road trip, ChargeBuddy gives you one place to keep a complete history of your EV charging. LOG EVERY CHARGE Quickly record your charging sessions with the details that matter, including energy added, cost, charging location, network, charging type, vehicle, and more. BUILD YOUR CHARGING HISTORY Every session becomes part of your searchable charging history. Filter your records by date, location, or charging type to quickly find the session you're looking for. UNDERSTAND YOUR CHARGING COSTS See how much you've spent charging your EV, your average cost per kWh, and how your home charging compares with public charging. Your dashboard gives you an at-a-glance view of: • Total charging sessions • Total energy charged • Lifetime charging cost • Average cost per kWh • Recent charging activity • Home vs. public charging • Charging network usage DISCOVER YOUR CHARGING HABITS ChargeBuddy turns your charging history into useful statistics and insights. Explore your average session cost, average energy per charge, estimated battery cycles, home charging savings, DC fast charging premiums, and more. See highlights from your history, including your most expensive charge, cheapest charge, largest charging session, and best value. FOLLOW YOUR TRENDS Visual charts make it easy to see how your charging changes over time. Explore monthly energy use, charging costs, average cost per kWh, home vs. public charging, charging network costs, and other trends based on your saved sessions. ORGANIZE YOUR CHARGING LOCATIONS Save the places you charge most often and organize them as Home, Work, or Public locations. Keep track of charging type, network, and typical energy pricing for each location. TRACK MULTIPLE CHARGING NETWORKS See how much energy and money you've spent across the charging networks you use, making it easy to compare your charging habits and costs. BUILT FOR EV OWNERS WHO LIKE THE DETAILS ChargeBuddy is designed for EV owners who want more than a receipt that disappears after a charging session. Build your own long-term charging history and see the real numbers behind owning and charging your EV. Your EV keeps track of the miles. ChargeBuddy keeps track of the charging.
EV Route Log
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EV Route Log is a simple, private charging journal for electric vehicle owners. Log every charging session — date, mileage, battery percentage, energy delivered, cost, and currency — for one or more vehicles, and let the app do the math for you. FEATURES • Track charging sessions with car- and station-side energy readings • Automatic average consumption (kWh/100km), charging losses, and cost-per-km • Monthly and yearly spending & energy statistics, broken down by currency • Support for day/night electricity tariffs • Works fully offline in guest mode, or sign in to sync across devices • Light, dark, and additional visual themes EV Route Log Pro (optional, auto-renewing subscription) removes ads and unlocks tracking more than one vehicle. Ads appear only on the free tier, and sparingly: one after you finish a charge and one after every third manually added session — never mid-session. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ev-route-log.web.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ChargeBuddy at none against EV Route Log's shown. EV Route Log's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. ChargeBuddy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EV Route Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.19 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChargeBuddy ships an update every 6 days, EV Route Log every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChargeBuddy | EV Route Log |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Walker | Oleksiy Solovyov |
In-app purchases
ChargeBuddy
- ChargeBuddy Pro$1.99
EV Route Log
- EV Route Log Pro Monthly$1.191 Month
- EV Route Log Pro Yearly$12.001 Year







