PowerFlex

Name: PowerFlex
Rating: 4.8 (5324 reviews)
Author: PowerFlex Systems, LLC

EV Charging

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

5.3K Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
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#144
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Developer

PowerFlex Systems, LLC
Language

EN
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Size

63.4
MB

Charging an electric vehicle is easy with PowerFlex. Use the app to explore PowerFlex stations near you, start charging, and stay up to date with your charge session data. The PowerFlex app enables you to specify your energy demand for charging that's a win for both you and the grid.

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

5.3K Ratings

Upgrade causing charge failures
04/03/2024
JJMW1999
The app upgraded automatically a couple of days ago. When I started using it this morning, the charge station didn’t work. I tried to restart app , log out login and add fund to the account. I also changed a few parking spots but never worked. I called the support number. The support engineer can’t resolve the problem. He saw my session in the backend and station was ready to deliver power. We ended up with the conclusion that my car could have some issue.I drove to supercharge and charged successfully. Apparently my car is ok. Then, I drove to a different PowerFlex station and tried again. I saw similar issue. The session seemed established but my car still reported charging equipment was not ready. I clicked ending session button and started answering a call. Surprisingly, the station started delivering power without a session. I was charging for free.It is apparently an app bug introduced by the upgrade. I highly suspect that there are not enough tests before release.

Developer Response
Hi there. We're really sorry to hear about this incredibly frustrating experience. We can't give you your time back, but we can fix these issues for other drivers. We appreciate you reaching out to our support team and wanted to check in - are you continuing to experience these issues? We've released a series of fixes and improvements since version 3.4.1 that we believe will resolve these problems. If not, please reach back out to our Support and we'll investigate ASAP. If you have other suggestions on how we can improve, please let us know at suggestions@powerflex.com - thank you!
Upgrade causing charge failures
04/03/2024
JJMW1999

The app upgraded automatically a couple of days ago. When I started using it this morning, the charge station didn’t work. I tried to restart app , log out login and add fund to the account. I also changed a few parking spots but never worked. I called the support number. The support engineer can’t resolve the problem. He saw my session in the backend and station was ready to deliver power. We ended up with the conclusion that my car could have some issue.I drove to supercharge and charged successfully. Apparently my car is ok. Then, I drove to a different PowerFlex station and tried again. I saw similar issue. The session seemed established but my car still reported charging equipment was not ready. I clicked ending session button and started answering a call. Surprisingly, the station started delivering power without a session. I was charging for free.It is apparently an app bug introduced by the upgrade. I highly suspect that there are not enough tests before release.
Developer Response 04/08/2024
Hi there. We're really sorry to hear about this incredibly frustrating experience. We can't give you your time back, but we can fix these issues for other drivers. We appreciate you reaching out to our support team and wanted to check in - are you continuing to experience these issues? We've released a series of fixes and improvements since version 3.4.1 that we believe will resolve these problems. If not, please reach back out to our Support and we'll investigate ASAP. If you have other suggestions on how we can improve, please let us know at suggestions@powerflex.com - thank you!
Big Improvement
04/12/2024
HotCarlM
The new app is a huge improvement. Powerflex is different than the rest of the charging companies out there and that’s reflected a little in the complexity of their app. The upgrades on this new version make the charging preferences and such optional and way more intuitive. Really looking forward to the pay as you go payment option.
Big Improvement
04/12/2024
HotCarlM

The new app is a huge improvement. Powerflex is different than the rest of the charging companies out there and that’s reflected a little in the complexity of their app. The upgrades on this new version make the charging preferences and such optional and way more intuitive. Really looking forward to the pay as you go payment option.
Weird interface
05/16/2025
EthericMustard
This is a strange app. It shows you a “heatmap” for an area and then you zoom in to get closer and closer to the actual location of the charger(s). It does show price and type and availability. But if you filter by CCS, it shows locations and even indicates availability in green, but then shows a “0” in the middle. When you zoom into that charger you see that it doesn’t even HAVE a CCS installed! If I’m planning a road trip, and I filter by CCS, I really only want to know about CCS. This is a huge problem with this app because when you’re busy driving and seeking out the next quick charge, the app will easily mislead you to a 6kwh location when you have already told it you only want CCS Fast Charge locations. Until the day there is finally a universal charging app that homogenizes all these networks and filters and terms and pricing protocols, it behooves developers to get at least the basics like this absolutely right.

Developer Response
Thank you for reporting this bug! We're looking into it and it will be corrected shortly.
Weird interface
05/16/2025
EthericMustard

This is a strange app. It shows you a “heatmap” for an area and then you zoom in to get closer and closer to the actual location of the charger(s). It does show price and type and availability. But if you filter by CCS, it shows locations and even indicates availability in green, but then shows a “0” in the middle. When you zoom into that charger you see that it doesn’t even HAVE a CCS installed! If I’m planning a road trip, and I filter by CCS, I really only want to know about CCS. This is a huge problem with this app because when you’re busy driving and seeking out the next quick charge, the app will easily mislead you to a 6kwh location when you have already told it you only want CCS Fast Charge locations. Until the day there is finally a universal charging app that homogenizes all these networks and filters and terms and pricing protocols, it behooves developers to get at least the basics like this absolutely right.
Developer Response 05/23/2025
Thank you for reporting this bug! We're looking into it and it will be corrected shortly.
Money guzzler
Sep 25
Hydrias
The app is not intuitive at all, and makes it very difficult for new users. Also, you can't change the type of payment if you're "in an active session". So you have to completely exit your session to switch the settings of paying per charge instead of PowerFlex keeping your card on file and constantly taking money from it. The EV model information is also incorrect; it tried to have me pay $50+ for 12 hours for my hybrid plug-in car that only goes 60 miles max and takes 2.5 hours max to charge which normally costs me <$6. It's a bad system and a bad app and not worth it for a single/few time use. I'm a student at UC Davis and they're forcing all EV drivers to pay through PowerFlex instead of through our normal payment app (which we still have to pay), because both the university and PowerFlex want to flaunt their "eco friendly" political stance but make it impossible for actual EV drivers to use their services.
Money guzzler
Sep 25
Hydrias

The app is not intuitive at all, and makes it very difficult for new users. Also, you can't change the type of payment if you're "in an active session". So you have to completely exit your session to switch the settings of paying per charge instead of PowerFlex keeping your card on file and constantly taking money from it. The EV model information is also incorrect; it tried to have me pay $50+ for 12 hours for my hybrid plug-in car that only goes 60 miles max and takes 2.5 hours max to charge which normally costs me <$6. It's a bad system and a bad app and not worth it for a single/few time use. I'm a student at UC Davis and they're forcing all EV drivers to pay through PowerFlex instead of through our normal payment app (which we still have to pay), because both the university and PowerFlex want to flaunt their "eco friendly" political stance but make it impossible for actual EV drivers to use their services.

Improvements to the waitlist experience: - Your place in line is now shown more accurately. - You'll get a heads-up before leaving a waitlist, so you don't lose your spot by accident. - If you're already holding a spot at another site, we'll let you know before you join a new one. - Bug fixes and performance improvements.

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Seller: PowerFlex Systems, LLC
Size: 63.4 MB
Category: Navigation
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Location: This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease device battery life.
Languages: English and Spanish
Age Rating: 4+

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