Virta. vs NORTHE
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.
NORTHE
This app provides access to a vast network of electric vehicle charging stations across Europe and the Nordics. Easily search, find, filter, plan, charge, and pay for your EV charging needs all within a single application. It supports various payment methods and allows account sharing for added convenience.
- Access thousands of charging stations
- Search, filter, and plan routes
- Hassle-free payments (Apple Pay, Google Pay, credit card)
- Share account and payment method
- View prices before charging
- Optimize routes with car integration
- Track charging sessions
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Get ready for a new way to charge your electric vehicle! With the Northe charging solution, you have access to thousands of charging stations from over 100 charging operators across borders, in one app. Whether you're planning a road trip or just running errands around town, you can search, find, filter, plan, charge, and pay directly in the app. Northe offers hassle-free payments. Choose your way to pay using Apple Pay, Google Pay, or simply add your credit card once and then you're good to go. Do you want to share your account with your family and or friends? No problems, In the Northe app you can share an account and payment method with others. Before starting a session, you will always be able to see the prices beforehand, no matter which one of our 345 thousand charging points throughout the Nordics and Europe. Not sure when or where to charge? Add your car to the Northe app. With our partner Enode, we optimize you to ur route plan even better, as well as enable you to see the current status of the charging session. In the filter function, you can easily search where to charge, what plug type, charging operator, and at what speed of the chargers you wish. Gone are the days of worrying about finding a charging station or dealing with complicated payment methods. In the Northe charging app, you can always see and track your charging sessions. Driving and charging in business? No problem! We have a solution for companies driving electric as well. Please get in touch with us at hello@northe.app, and we will help you with your company car. With Northe, you can charge your car on the go throughout the Nordics and in Europe, hassle-free. So why wait? Join the electric vehicle revolution and experience the convenience of Northe today! Charge your next adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Virta. at 3.5 against NORTHE's 3.0. Virta. also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). NORTHE's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 25%) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virta. has 15 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Virta.'s written reviews are positive against 47% of NORTHE's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Virta. ships an update every 5 weeks, NORTHE every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Virta. | NORTHE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (15 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 24.7% of reviews | 46.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Virta Ltd. | Charge4Go AB |
Customer experience
Virta.
NORTHE
In-app purchases
Virta.
No in-app purchases
NORTHE
No in-app purchases
