Virta. vs RE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virta.
This service helps electric vehicle owners find and manage charging stations. It allows remote control of charging sessions and provides real-time availability information for charging points. Users can charge across Europe with a single account.
- Real-time charging point map
- Navigate to charging locations
- Start and stop charging remotely
- Monitor charging progress
- Europe-wide charging network access
- 24/7 multilingual support
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Virta is a mobile service for charging your electric vehicle. Charge faster, easier & smarter. With Virta’s EV charging mobile service, you can view and adjust the charging event remotely. Charge with a same account at all Virta’s charging points – at home, work and on the move. Just plug in your car - we’ll do the rest. View a real-time map of the state of charging points (Available – Charging – Out of order) Navigate to the location Start and stop charging Monitor charging remotely In addition to our charging network, users can charge with Virta account all over Europe through our roaming partners! Our 24/7 help desk is available in several languages.
RE
Locate electric vehicle charging stations, view their details, and get directions. Users can also report existing stations or add new ones to the community network.
- Find EV charge points
- Browse charge points on map
- Search for charge points
- View charge point details
- Get driving directions
- Report charge points
- Add new charge points
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The RE:CHARGE INDIA app and website is brought to you by PlugInIndia.com in association with Hytech One of the biggest hurdles for EV's currently is the availability of sufficient charging points. The EV community across the country has joined hands to help set up community charge points across routes that we like to drive on both within the city and outside the city. Along with charge points provided by brands such as Mahindra Automobiles, we aim to electrify every possible route in this country so that an EV can be driven without anxiety. Check http://pluginindia.com/charging for more details. This app has the following features *** Find electric vehicle charge points near your location *** Browse electric vehicle charge points on a Map *** Search for charge points *** View electric vehicle charge points details *** Get driving directions from your location to an electric vehicle charge point *** Call phone number directly from app *** Report an electric vehicle charge point *** Add a new electric vehicle charge point *** Add comment to a point
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RE at 67% against Virta.'s 25%. RE also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Virta.'s advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 14 months). 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.
Virta. ships an update every 5 weeks, RE every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virta. | RE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 24.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 14 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virta Ltd. | Pulse Energy |
Customer experience
Virta.
RE
In-app purchases
Virta.
No in-app purchases
RE
No in-app purchases








