Virta. vs K
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.
K
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The K Charge app makes charging your electric or hybrid vehicle easy, and provides access to the entire Finland-wide charging network for electric vehicles. Using the app you will, among other things: • Be able to find all stations in the K Charge network on the map, and to navigate to the stations • See the free and occupied charging points at each station • Start and finish each charging session without having to separately process the payment for the charge. • Order a K Charge tag using which you can start and finish each charging session without having to separately process the payment for the charge • Monitor the status of the charge (the price in € and the charge in kWh) • Monitor your charging history on a monthly basis • Collect Plussa points for the charging.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Virta. at none against K's shown. Virta. also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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
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, K every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virta. | K |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 24.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virta Ltd. | Kesko |
In-app purchases
Virta.
No in-app purchases
K
No in-app purchases






