Comparison

Alternative Fueling Stations vs Request a Driver

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Request a Driver

Features
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Request A Driver is the driver companion app for the RAD vehicle transport platform — built for professional drivers completing multi-leg vehicle delivery runs between dealerships. LIVE GPS TRACKING Share your real-time location with clients throughout every active run. Clients see your live position on the map even when you switch to Waze, Apple Maps, or Google Maps for navigation — or when your screen is locked. RUN MANAGEMENT Accept runs, manage multi-leg deliveries, and keep clients informed at every stage. All your active and upcoming runs in one place. BACKGROUND LOCATION RAD uses background location exclusively during active runs so clients can track their vehicle delivery in real time. Location sharing stops automatically when your run is completed or cancelled. Designed for professional vehicle transport drivers on the RAD platform.

Screenshots

Alternative Fueling Stations4 screens
Request a Driver4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Request a Driver at every 11 days against Alternative Fueling Stations's every 25 months. Request a Driver also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Alternative Fueling Stations ships an update every 25 months, Request a Driver every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Alternative Fueling Stations versus Request a Driver: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlternative Fueling StationsRequest a Driver
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNational Renewable Energy LaboratoryRequest A Driver LLC

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

Request a Driver

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alternative Fueling Stations

No in-app purchases

None

Request a Driver

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alternative Fueling Stations free?
Alternative Fueling Stations is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Request a Driver free?
Request a Driver is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Alternative Fueling Stations or Request a Driver have ads?
Neither Alternative Fueling Stations nor Request a Driver shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alternative Fueling Stations or Request a Driver?
Alternative Fueling Stations ships an update every 25 months, and Request a Driver every 11 days. Most recently, Alternative Fueling Stations was updated on October 12, 2026 and Request a Driver on September 30, 2026.

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