Alternative Fueling Stations vs SemperMatics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alternative Fueling Stations
Discover nearby fueling stations for alternative energy sources like electricity, natural gas, and biofuels. View station details, including payment options, access, and specific fuel types, all sourced from a comprehensive U.S. Department of Energy database.
- Locate alternative fueling stations
- Use current or custom location
- View stations on map or list
- Filter by fuel type and radius
- Access station contact and payment info
- See details on chargers, blends, and access
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The Alternative Fueling Station Locator app helps you find fueling stations that offer electricity, natural gas, biodiesel, E85, propane, or hydrogen. Use your current location or enter a custom location to find the 20 closest stations within a 30-mile radius. View the stations on a map or see a list of stations ordered by distance from your location. Select your alternative fuel of choice and adjust the custom filters to fit your needs. Select a station from the map or list to view contact info and other details: - address, phone number, and hours of operation - payment types accepted - public or private access - special services - compression (natural gas) - vehicle size access (natural gas) - number and types of chargers (electric) - blends available (biodiesel) - blender pumps (ethanol) The app draws information from the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, which houses the most comprehensive, up-to-date database of alternative fueling stations in the United States. The database contains location information for more than 15,000 alternative fueling stations throughout the country.
SemperMatics
This app provides advanced vehicle protection and tracking. It allows users to stay connected to their vehicles 24/7, offering peace of mind for loved ones on the road. Advanced GPS technology helps locate and recover vehicles quickly.
- 24/7 vehicle monitoring
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Vehicle location and recovery
- Peace of mind for travelers
- Easy-to-use mobile interface
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SemperMatics is an advanced connected vehicle protection product that allows you to stay connected to your loved ones 24/7, 365 through an easy-to-use mobile app installed on your phone or tablet. SemperMatics provides peace of mind when loved ones travel local or coast to coast. Our advanced GPS technology allows you to instantly track, locate and recover your vehicle using any web-enabled device. Having SemperMatics installed in your vehicle is one of the most effective methods of recovering a stolen vehicle you can have!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SemperMatics at 100% against Alternative Fueling Stations's 54%. SemperMatics also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 25 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Alternative Fueling Stations's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (6.4K vs 6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Alternative Fueling Stations holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alternative Fueling Stations has 6.4K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Alternative Fueling Stations's written reviews are positive against 100% of SemperMatics's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Alternative Fueling Stations ships an update every 25 months, SemperMatics every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alternative Fueling Stations | SemperMatics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6.4K ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.4K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Sarekon LLC |
Customer experience
Alternative Fueling Stations
SemperMatics
Bugs and requests
Alternative Fueling Stations
Reported bugs
3 issues- Stations listed as public are actually private
- App crashes when accessing certain station details
- Search results do not update when panning the map
Requested features
4 requests- Allow users to report closed or missing stations
- Add ability to filter by EV connector type
- Integrate with multiple map providers (e.g. Google Maps)
- Display real-time fuel prices at stations
SemperMatics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Alternative Fueling Stations
No in-app purchases
SemperMatics
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Alternative Fueling Stations free?
Is SemperMatics free?
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