Comparison

Pod Point vs Self Tracker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pod Point

Manage your electric vehicle charging needs from public stations to home use. Track energy consumption, optimize charging with schedules, and even earn rewards. This app simplifies powering your EV.

Highlights
  • Manage public, workplace, and home EV charging
  • Track charging activity and energy consumption
  • Control home power from solar or grid
  • Schedule charging for low tariff hours
  • Collect Tesco Clubcard points
Features
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The Pod Point app serves all your public, workplace or home charge needs – all in one place. With the Pod Point app, you can: - Top up your EV while shopping or at the office - Track your charging activity and energy consumption, both at home and on our public charging network in the stats tab - Manage your power at home through solar or the grid - Take advantage of low tariff hours by setting schedules Remember, you can still collect Clubcard points when charging with us. Simply connect your Tesco Clubcard in the app to collect 1 Tesco Clubcard point for every £1 spent on charging using a Pod Point charger at Tesco stores. Alongside a brand-new look and feel, we’ve got some serious technical upgrades. We’ve heard your feedback and been working to improve the EV charging experience. But we aren’t done yet! Keep your eyes open for updates that will make EV charging as easy as possible.

About

Self Tracker

Features
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Follower is a trip tracker: it records a sequence of steps during your trip, approximately every 500 meters if you choose Fast trip (by car) or 200 meters if you choose Slow trip (by foot). The main view shows a map, centered on your curremt position. 
 To start recording, hit the Start button: its title changes to Stop; hitting it again the recording stops.
 If you hit the Clear Trip button, all the recordes steps are cleared, and a new trip begins.
 If you hit the Review button, and you have at least two steps recorded, the recording stops and a different view is shown, with all the recorded steps connected by red lines. The total trip length is anso shown.
 Hitting the Exit button, the main view is shown again, and you can restart recording.
 The last two buttons, Save and Reload, may be used to save the full sequence of the current trip on a local disk file, and to retrieve it later.

Screenshots

Pod Point4 screens
Self Tracker2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pod Point at Free against Self Tracker's $0.99. Pod Point also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 37 months). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pod Point is free to download; Self Tracker costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pod Point ships an update every 3 weeks, Self Tracker every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pod Point versus Self Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPod PointSelf Tracker
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPod Point LtdLuigi Fonti

Bugs and requests

Pod Point

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scheduled charging failures
  • Incorrect charge data reporting
  • Charger status not reflected in app
  • Repeated login issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiple vehicle support
  • Real-time charging status
  • Improved scheduling options
  • Integration with energy providers
  • Contactless payment option

Self Tracker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pod Point

No in-app purchases

None

Self Tracker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pod Point free?
Pod Point is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Self Tracker free?
Self Tracker costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pod Point or Self Tracker have ads?
Neither Pod Point nor Self Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pod Point or Self Tracker?
Pod Point ships an update every 3 weeks, and Self Tracker every 37 months. Most recently, Pod Point was updated on October 11, 2026 and Self Tracker on October 3, 2026.

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