Open Charge Map is a non-profit, community-driven registry of electric vehicle charging stations that provides open-data access for third-party navigation systems on iOS.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Navigation
Sentiment
5.0
1 reviews
Nemesis
Electromaps: Charging stations
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The platform removes the friction of fragmented, proprietary charging networks by providing a single, neutral source of truth for EV infrastructure.
For Electric vehicle owners and community contributors seeking a public, non-commercial registry of charging infrastructure.
What does it look like?
Key features
Public database of charging locations shared via openchargemap.org for use by third-party navigation systems.
Users submit new locations, photos, and comments to maintain registry accuracy.
How much does it cost?
Non-profit model funded by sponsors and community contributions rather than user-facing subscription or ad-inventory.
Velocity
Dormant developmentUX improvementsinternationalizationShow more...
The app has entered a zombie state, as there have been no updates for over 32 months. The last recorded release occurred on August 25, 2023, and there is no evidence of ongoing development or maintenance. Given the lack of activity for well over a year, the development momentum is effectively non-existent.
Who built it?
Webprofusion Pty
2 apps tracked · Navigation
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans frustrated. Users appreciate community-driven data updates allow users to contribute and maintain accurate charging station information.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Community-driven data updates allow users to contribute and maintain accurate charging station information
- Navigation and map interface failures prevent users from locating or routing to charging stations
18 of 18 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Open Charge Map
How's the Navigation market?
Open Charge Map occupies a unique, non-commercial space in the navigation category, contrasting with rivals that monetize through integrated payment passes. The platform's reliance on community contributions provides broad data coverage, but the 1000+ day update gap limits its ability to compete with the real-time status tracking offered by commercial peers.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
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Electromaps is the primary nemesis due to its massive community-driven database and integrated payment ecosystem, which directly competes with Open Charge Map's registry-focused model.
- Offers a proprietary RFID key fob for seamless physical access to charging stations without app dependency.
- Leverages a massive community-driven data loop that provides real-time charging status updates for users.
- Monetizes through integrated payment processing, whereas Open Charge Map remains a purely informational registry.
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Key takeaways for Open Charge Map
Where is it heading?
The EV charging navigation market is consolidating around apps that bridge the gap between discovery and payment. Open Charge Map's current maintenance-only cadence leaves it exposed to rivals that offer integrated transactional convenience, which will likely accelerate user churn toward commercial alternatives by the end of the year.
- Navigation interface failures (blank screens, broken buttons) prevent users from locating stations, which directly erodes the app's core value proposition.
- The 32-month update gap indicates a maintenance-only posture, leaving the app vulnerable to commercial rivals with aggressive, feature-rich development cycles.
The SWOT
- Open-data registry model enables third-party integration, creating a defensible barrier against proprietary network lock-in
- Visual documentation of service tiers (free vs. paid) would address the top user request for better station filtering
Next best moves
Rebuild map rendering engine because navigation interface failures are the top-reported churn risk → restore core utility
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The platform's lack of a commercial payment layer is its greatest asset…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Integrated payment processing (available in Electromaps but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The app remains in a maintenance-only state with no functional changes, but the competitive landscape has been expanded to include seven additional rivals, highlighting the growing pressure from commercial alternatives.
Bottom line
Open Charge Map's open-data registry remains a valuable utility, but the lack of active development is ceding the navigation experience to commercial rivals. Addressing the map rendering failures is the only way to prevent the registry from becoming obsolete for active EV drivers.
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Is Open Charge Map free to use?
How does Open Charge Map compare to Electromaps?
Is Open Charge Map safe for finding reliable chargers?
What is a good alternative for EV charging navigation?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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