For EV drivers

Every app rates the charger.
We rate the stop.

You're stuck at a fast charger for 20 minutes. Plugside tells you if there's food, a clean bathroom, good lighting, or a place to walk your dog before you pull in.

Download for Android See it work
Plugside map of Seattle, charging stops scored on the map with a stop preview
The why

The charger is fine. The stop is the problem.

Route planners pick your chargers. Charger apps tell you if the stalls work. Then you arrive, and nobody warned you about the next 20 minutes.

20 min
You're not driving. You're waiting.

Fast charging means 15 to 25 minutes standing somewhere you didn't choose. Snacks, bathrooms, a walk for the dog, space for the kids. That's the real stop.

0
Apps that rate the area around the charger.

Existing apps rate charger performance and reliability. None of them rate what's around the charger. You find out by pulling in and looking around.

10:42 PM
And timing changes everything.

A stop with great tacos at noon is a dark, closed parking lot at night. Plugside scores stops for when you actually arrive.

The how

Your score, not the average driver's.

Flip the toggles. Watch the same two chargers re-rank, because a parent with a golden retriever and a solo commuter should not see the same number.

Traveling with

🐕 Pets
🧒 Kids
🌙 Arriving after dark
These toggles drive the live model. The full app blends every factor — charging speed included — and lets you tune each one.
74SCORE
Electrify America — Outlet Mall
8 stalls · 350 kW · +4 min detour · grass strip, food court, lit lot
BEST FOR YOU
76SCORE
EVgo — Highway Plaza
4 stalls · 150 kW · on route · gas mart, drive-thru, open lot
BEST FOR YOU
See it in action

The real thing, on your phone.

Stop detail: an 80 stop score, 350 kW, and what's open within a short walk
Every stop scored and broken down — with what's open while you charge.
What matters: Fast charging, Food, Restrooms weighted with sliders
Tune what matters — charging speed, food, safety. Your weights, your scores.
Rate a stop: charging session worked, broken stalls, quick category ratings
Rate a stop in seconds: did it charge, broken stalls, what mattered.
Under the hood

Useful on day one. Sharper every drive.

🗺
Scored from real data, instantly

Every charger starts with a score built from what's actually walkable nearby: restaurants, restrooms, parks, lighting proxies. No reviews required.

⚡
Drivers sharpen it in 20 seconds

Quick-tap reviews, no essays. "Well lit." "Grass for dogs." "Felt sketchy." Community signal blends in as it grows and recent visits count most.

⚖
Weighted to you

Charging speed, food, safety, pets, kids, accessibility. You set what matters and every score everywhere recalculates. Same charger, your number.

Built in

Everything the wait deserves.

⚡
Fast charging, weighted

Peak kW counts as much as you want it to. Care about speed? Say so, and faster stops rise in your scores.

🌙
Night scores

Safety and food scored separately after dark, because 10 PM is a different stop.

🕐
Arrival-aware

Knows your ETA and only counts what's actually open when you get there.

⚔
Compare stops

Two chargers on your leg, side by side, with a plain-English verdict.

⚠
Deal-breaker flags

If something you care most about is weak, we warn you before you commit.

🐕
Pet friendly

Grass, relief areas, and walking space, rated by drivers who travel with pets.

🧒
Kid friendly

Play areas and room to move, weighted by reviews from actual families.

♿
Accessibility

Step-free access and ADA stalls, surfaced instead of buried.

🆓
Free for drivers

Scores, maps, and reviews stay free. No paywall on the basics, ever.

Early Android build

The 20 minutes you're stuck charging should be the easy part.

Download the app and help score the first corridors.

Download for Android

Android 8+ · early build, sideloaded. After downloading, open the file and allow installs from your browser when Android asks.
Questions? hello@plugside.app