Charging Station Locator

Review by eFreeware

Charging Station Locator searches for charging points near you wherever you are in the world, and it puts the results in both a list and a map. That worldwide scope is the most distinctive thing about it, and it is the reason I would give this app a look rather than dismissing it as another local charger map.

The app comes from POSITIVE INFINITY and sits in the Auto & Vehicles category. It is free to download, has no ads, and offers in-app purchases. It has been around since June 2021 and was updated in August 2026, with the most recent changes bringing aerial views and street view links into the detail screen. The install base is modest, over 10,000, and the average rating sits at 2.8 from 54 ratings, which is worth keeping in mind as you weigh it.

I would point this at drivers who want a quick answer to a simple question: what charging points are close to where I am right now? The basic version answers exactly that. It is also a reasonable fit for anyone who wants the same lookup on a smartwatch or a car display, since the developer supports both Wear OS and Android Auto.

Searching from wherever you happen to be

The core of the app is a nearby search. You open it, it uses your location, and it shows charging points in your current area in list form or plotted on a map. From there a single tap starts navigation to a location, either through Maps or through another navigation app installed on the device. For a driver standing at a highway services area with a low battery, that is the whole job: see what is close, pick one, drive.

Each entry has a detail view that carries additional information when the provider has it, and the app can link out to aerial imagery or a street view of the surroundings. That last part is more useful than it sounds, because a charger tucked behind a parking lot or inside a garage is easier to recognize from above than from a pin on a map.

The app also lets you change how locations appear on the map, using symbols, letters or names as icons. It is a small touch, but on a crowded map it is the difference between a screen of identical dots and something you can read at a glance.

Location access is optional, and the app says so

The location permission exists so the app can work out where you are and show entries around you. What I appreciate is that the developer treats it as a choice rather than a requirement. You can share an approximate location, an exact one, or none at all, and the app still functions. Deny location access and you can still look up places by typing an address or tapping the map.

That flexibility matters for anyone uneasy about handing over precise coordinates to an app. It also means the app keeps working if you deny the permission by habit or if a device has location switched off for battery reasons. You lose the automatic nearby lookup, but not the catalog behind it.

Planning a stop somewhere you are not yet

The free version is built around the here and now. The PRO version extends the search to arbitrary locations, so you can look up charging points by address or by moving around the map before you travel, rather than only where you are standing. For a trip into unfamiliar territory, that is the difference between hoping something exists along the route and knowing where you intend to stop.

The developer is direct about how the free tier works: until you pay for the PRO features, you see only part of the results and lose access to some functions. The purchase is a one-time payment rather than a subscription, which is a structure I prefer for a utility like this. You pay once and the app does not come back asking for more each month.

There is no advertising in the app, so the free version is not interrupted by banners or video. The trade-off is the hidden results and the locked features instead.

A watch on your wrist and a screen in your car

The developer notes that address search and map search are not available on the watch, so the watch side is for the nearby lookup rather than for planning ahead.

The app also supports Android Auto, which puts it on the integrated display of a compatible vehicle. Searching for a charger from the car's own screen, rather than from a phone mounted on the windshield, is a more comfortable arrangement on a long drive and keeps the phone out of the picture.

Neither integration changes what the app does. They change where you can do it, which for a charging finder is a meaningful part of the experience.

What the free download actually includes

Charging Station Locator is free to download, carries no ads, and offers in-app purchases. The free version finds charging points around you, anywhere on the planet. The PRO features are a one-time payment that shows all results and opens the full set of functionality, including searching at locations other than your own.

I would treat the free version as a fair test of the idea. If your charging needs are mostly local and the nearby search covers them, the basic app may be enough. If you regularly plan stops in advance or find that the results you want are among the hidden ones, the one-time purchase is the way the app is meant to be used.

The 2.8 average from 54 ratings is the number I would weigh alongside that decision. It is not a strong score, and with a small number of ratings it is hard to read much into it either way. The sensible approach is to try the free version on your own routes and judge the results yourself.

How it compares with other ways of finding chargers

A worldwide finder like this one is the broader net, and the price of that breadth is that the detail behind each entry depends on what the underlying source provides.

For drivers who want the lookup on a watch or a car display, the field narrows further.

A worldwide charger finder for drivers who plan ahead

Charging Station Locator does one job and does it in a way that respects your choices. It finds charging points near you anywhere in the world, shows them in a list or on a map, and gets you navigating with a single tap. Location access is optional, there are no ads, and the PRO upgrade is a one-time payment rather than another monthly bill.

The free version covers the nearby case; the PRO version covers planning a stop somewhere you have not reached yet. If your charging is mostly local and you are happy with the results the free tier shows, there is no pressure to pay.

The modest install base and the 2.8 average mean I would not take the app's quality on faith. I would install the free version, run a few of my own routes through it, and decide from what comes back whether the PRO purchase is worth it. That is a low-risk way to find out whether a worldwide charger finder earns a place on your phone.

What's new in version 2.9.61

[✔] Aerial view and link to StreetView (where available) in details view [✔] Several improvements and design updates