Circuit électrique vs EV Connect Canada
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Circuit électrique
This app provides access to the largest public electric vehicle charging network. It allows users to locate nearby stations, start and track charging sessions, manage payments, and receive notifications about charging status and station availability.
- Locate charging stations on a map
- Check real-time station availability
- Start and track charging sessions
- Manage payment and account funds
- Receive charging status notifications
- Plan EV trips with charging parameters
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The Circuit électrique is the largest public electric vehicle (EV) charging network in Québec. The Circuit électrique mobile app gives you access to many services. For example, you can: • Use the Circuit électrique charging stations as soon as you have installed the mobile app. • Take advantage of the Circuit électrique members’ rate (registration required) or pay as you go, by credit card. • Transfer the funds needed for your charge into your Circuit électrique account. • Program the automatic transfer of funds using the credit card linked to your account. • Add your vehicle’s make and model to benefit from an enhanced charging experience. • Visualize the closest charging station on a map to check availability in real time and see the usage fee. • Find charging stations closest to you or find those near a given location. • Start a charging session at a station. • Remotely track progress of a charging session. • Be notified, by email, when your EV is fully charged or when the charging session has been interrupted. • Receive a notification when a charging station becomes available. • Receive a charging session summary by email. • Consult your charging history on the Circuit électrique charging stations. • Plan your trip using a range of useful parameters. • Collaborate with the Circuit électrique — Send us your comments on the trip planner. The Circuit électrique mobile app is a simple, user-friendly solution that lets you track the charging of your EV while going about your daily life. Download the Circuit électrique app today to start taking advantage of everything it has to offer!
EV Connect Canada
Find, access, and pay for electric vehicle charging stations. Search by location, power, and availability. Start sessions via QR code or station ID, monitor charging, and receive notifications when done.
- Find charging stations by location
- Search by power level and accessibility
- Start charge sessions via QR code
- Monitor charging in real-time
- Receive charging completion notifications
- Secure in-app payments
- Favorite charging locations
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The EV Connect Canada app uses location-based services to allow drivers to easily find, access, and securely pay for EV charging. Drivers can search for and locate electric vehicle charging stations based on location, station ID, availability, power level provided, and accessibility. Start charge sessions simply by scanning QR codes or entering the desired station ID in the app. With the EV Connect Canada electric vehicle charging app, you can also: • Monitor your current charge sessions in real-time • Get phone notifications as soon as your EV is finished charging • Make secure payments • Favorite locations that have easy access to your commonly used EV charging stations • Receive an email receipt of your EV charging transactions • View a history of past charging sessions • Report drivers that abuse charging station use
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Verdict
Circuit électrique and EV Connect Canada both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 77% of Circuit électrique's written reviews are positive against 63% of EV Connect Canada's. EV Connect Canada's advantage is ratings volume (148 vs 25). On price, rating, update cadence 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 — 4.3 for Circuit électrique against 4.3 for EV Connect Canada. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EV Connect Canada has 148 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Circuit électrique's written reviews are positive against 63% of EV Connect Canada's.
Circuit électrique ships an update every 6 weeks, EV Connect Canada every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circuit électrique | EV Connect Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (25 ratings) — better | 4.3 (148 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better | 63.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 | 148 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AXSO | EV Connect, Inc. |
Customer experience
Circuit électrique
EV Connect Canada
User reviews
Circuit électrique
From 25 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Convenient locations
- 💡 Useful features (e.g. charge tracking)
- 🚀 Efficient charging process
- 👍 Reliable service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and sync issues
- 🐛 Unreliable automatic recharging
- 🐛 Slow app performance and unresponsive UI
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with CarPlay
- 🐛 Buggy and unstable app
EV Connect Canada
From 148 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast charging speeds
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 👍 Good charger availability
- 👍 Works well with newer chargers
- 👍 Convenient locations
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive pricing
- 🐛 Chargers not working
- 🐛 App issues
- 🐛 Payment issues
- 🐛 Slow charging speeds
Bugs and requests
Circuit électrique
Reported bugs
4 issues- Charging sessions not properly detected
- App crashes and freezes frequently
- Incorrect or outdated charging station data
- Difficulties connecting to charging stations
Requested features
5 requests- Add Apple Pay support
- Integrate digital charging card in Wallet
- Improve filtering and sorting of charging stations
- Provide more detailed charging station information
- Implement remote charging session control
EV Connect Canada
Reported bugs
12 issues- Chargers not working
- App not recognizing station
- Unable to enter credit card details
- Credit card function on charger not working
- Charger charged but car didn't
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- Connection timed out
- Internet connection issues
- Map shows no stations in Canada
- Map shows only USA stations for EV Canada app
- App has two versions (Canada and US) causing confusion
- Station not recognized
- Login issues
Requested features
6 requests- Update vehicle list with newer models
- Add more chargers at popular locations
- Support Apple Pay
- Clarify app usage for Canadian users
- Provide clearer instructions on chargers
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- Order RFID card
In-app purchases
Circuit électrique
No in-app purchases
EV Connect Canada
No in-app purchases
Questions
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