Liberty Hydra vs SDGEV Charge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liberty Hydra
Manage your electric vehicle charging with ease. This app allows members to control spending and access public EV chargers by generating unique charge codes.
- Manage electric car charging
- Control spending on charging
- Access public EV chargers
- Generate special charge codes
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The application is used to manage electric car needs. Liberty Access Technologies allows members to manage when and how much to spend on charging their vehicles and use public EV chargers by generating special charge codes.
SDGEV Charge
This app is designed for SDG&E employees to manage their electric vehicle charging. It offers a dedicated platform for employees to control and monitor their EV charging sessions.
- Manage electric vehicle charging
- Exclusive for SDG&E employees
- Monitor charging sessions
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The sdgEV application is made specially for SDG&E employees to manage your electric vehicle charging. If you are not SDG&E employee, please use the Liberty Hydra application.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SDGEV Charge at every 2 weeks against Liberty Hydra's every 2 months. SDGEV Charge also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Liberty Hydra's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 1.0 for Liberty Hydra against 1.0 for SDGEV Charge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liberty Hydra has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Liberty Hydra ships an update every 2 months, SDGEV Charge every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liberty Hydra | SDGEV Charge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (6 ratings) | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Keane | Liberty PlugIns, Inc. |
Customer experience
Liberty Hydra
SDGEV Charge
Bugs and requests
Liberty Hydra
Reported bugs
22 issues- Private chargers disappeared from map after update
- Basic search function not working
- App not loading after August 2026 update
- App constantly disconnects car from charging
- Fails to turn on charging station
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- New UI does not show locations
- App crashes requiring re-download
- App won't sync
- App won't open
- Accepts payment but doesn't charge or connect
- Tesla car doesn't recognize charge code
- Chargers not labeled correctly
- Accept button out of screen on iPhone
- App not configured to work properly on iPhone
- Map shows zero stations
- App shows charger pin in the middle of nowhere
- When resetting account, password sent in clear text
- App lags out and closes often
- Chargers have no way of entering access code
- App quits charging after 2 minutes
- App shows not charging when vehicle is charging
- App shows incorrect charging status
Requested features
12 requests- Add a troubleshooting section
- Improve map functionality to show charger locations accurately
- Implement Apple Pay support
- Allow pasting credit card information
- Provide clear pricing policy
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- Add a feature to remember previous searches
- Enable custom values in charging fields
- Develop an Android app
- Improve app speed and performance
- Add a dark mode option
- Provide a way to get refunds
- Ensure app compatibility with the latest iOS versions
SDGEV Charge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Liberty Hydra
No in-app purchases
SDGEV Charge
No in-app purchases
