Circuit électrique vs PlanetGPS
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!
PlanetGPS
This app offers real-time GPS tracking for vehicles, allowing users to monitor their location and travel history. It's designed to protect property and provide peace of mind by ensuring you always know where your assets are.
- Real-time GPS tracking
- Vehicle location monitoring
- Travel log history
- Property protection
- Anywhere access
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PlanetGPS provides real-time GPS tracking solutions for businesses and individuals. Protect your property by getting the best GPS tracking solutions from PlanetGPS. Ensure that you know where your vehicle is and track it's travel log anywhere you are!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Circuit électrique at 4.3 against PlanetGPS's 3.7. Circuit électrique also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 50%) and ratings volume (24 vs 3). PlanetGPS's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Circuit électrique holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circuit électrique has 24 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Circuit électrique's written reviews are positive against 50% of PlanetGPS's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Circuit électrique | PlanetGPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (24 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 24 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AXSO - recharge intelligente s.e.c. | PlanetGPS |
Customer experience
Circuit électrique
PlanetGPS
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
PlanetGPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Circuit électrique
No in-app purchases
PlanetGPS
No in-app purchases
