June 26, 2026
Tips & Tricks
Many EV drivers know the problem: several charging cards are lying in the car, you try different cards at the charging station, and the price is often not immediately clear.
What should be simple can quickly become confusing.
StromNow is an alternative to this charging card chaos. The app helps you charge across Europe, compare charging prices, find suitable charging points and plan your route with useful charging stops.
And if you still want to use a physical card, there is also the StromNow Card.
StromNow is an EV charging app for drivers who do not want to use several charging cards and charging apps at the same time.
The app gives you access to over 1.1 million charging points in Europe, dynamic charging prices, AI route planning, Apple CarPlay, the StromNow Card and hazard and speed camera alerts powered by Blitzer.de.
StromNow is available for iOS and Android.
Several charging cards may sound practical at first: one card for provider A, one for provider B, one for holidays and one for emergencies.
In practice, however, they often create new questions:
The problem is not the charging card itself. The problem is that several cards do not automatically lead to a better charging decision.
A charging card can start a charging session. But it does not always answer the questions around price, route, availability and the right charging break.
StromNow brings the most important steps of public EV charging together in one app.
With StromNow, you can:
This means StromNow goes beyond a traditional charging card.
It is not just about unlocking a charging station. It is about making the better charging decision before and during your trip.
With StromNow, you can charge across Europe. The app gives you access to over 1.1 million charging points in Europe.
This is especially useful if you do not only charge in your city, but also on long-distance trips, holidays or business travel.
Instead of using a different card or app for every region, provider or trip, StromNow helps you bundle many important charging features in one central app.
An app is ideal if you want to search for charging points, compare prices, plan routes and keep an overview of your charging sessions.
A card is useful if you want to start charging directly at the station or if you prefer to keep a physical backup in your car.
That is why StromNow does not focus on “app or card”, but offers both:
This gives you the flexibility of a charging card without giving up the intelligence of a modern EV charging app.
With StromNow, you can find charging points across Europe directly in the app.
With many individual charging cards, you are often more dependent on the respective provider and need to check manually which card works where.
StromNow shows dynamic charging prices before you charge. This helps you better understand which charging point makes sense for your trip.
With several charging cards, you often have to compare prices manually or check different apps first.
StromNow offers an AI route planner that can take battery level, consumption and other factors into account.
A traditional charging card usually only helps you at the charging station, but not with intelligent route planning.
With StromNow, you can choose whether you want to reach your destination as quickly as possible or as cost-efficiently as possible.
With individual charging cards, this decision is usually not part of the product.
With StromNow, you can prefer or avoid specific charging operators.
With several charging cards, you often manage this only indirectly by trying different cards or manually searching for individual providers.
StromNow helps you plan charging stops based on your personal preferences. For example, with a supermarket, restaurant, burger place or suitable break option nearby.
Many charging cards do not cover this part of charging planning.
With StromNow, you can navigate in the app or via Apple CarPlay.
With individual charging cards, you often need additional apps for navigation, charging point search and price comparison.
StromNow integrates hazard and speed camera alerts powered by Blitzer.de.
Traditional charging cards usually do not include this type of driving and traffic information.
Many charging cards only help you once you are already at the charging station.
StromNow starts earlier: with planning.
Before charging, you can check which charging points fit your trip, which prices are shown, which operators you prefer and how the charging stop fits into your route.
This means less trial and error at the charging station.
Especially on longer trips, this matters. It is not only about whether a card works. What matters is whether the charging stop fits your route, battery level, consumption and break.
The StromNow AI route planner can connect to your vehicle and use data such as battery level and consumption. This allows your route to be planned more realistically.
You can choose whether you want to reach your destination as quickly as possible or as cost-efficiently as possible.
Additional factors such as driving style, climate, passengers, weather and personal preferences can also be taken into account.
This creates route planning that does not just show charging points, but better fits your actual trip.
A charging stop is better when you can use the time in a meaningful way.
With StromNow, you can plan charging stops based on your preferences. For example with:
This turns charging from an interruption into a planned part of your trip.
StromNow is especially useful if you:
If you do not just want to start public charging somehow, but want to plan it better, StromNow is a suitable alternative to many individual charging cards.
Many charging cards solve only one part of the problem: they help you start a charging session at the station.
StromNow goes further. The app combines charging points, dynamic prices, AI route planning, vehicle data, Apple CarPlay, the StromNow Card and hazard and speed camera alerts in one charging experience.
This means StromNow does not only help with charging, but with the entire charging decision.
If you want less charging card chaos, more transparency and better planning for your EV trips, StromNow is a modern alternative to many individual charging cards.
StromNow is designed to reduce exactly this charging card chaos. You can find charging points in Europe, compare prices and start charging sessions via app or StromNow Card.
Whether you want to keep additional cards depends on your personal charging habits.
Individual charging cards usually help you start a charging session.
StromNow combines charging points, prices, route planning, vehicle data, Apple CarPlay, the StromNow Card and hazard and speed camera alerts in one app.
Yes. With the StromNow Card, you can start charging sessions directly at the charging station.
In the app, you can keep an overview of your charging sessions, prices and costs.
Yes. StromNow shows dynamic charging prices and helps you compare charging prices more transparently before charging.
With StromNow, you can currently charge across Europe. The app gives you access to over 1.1 million charging points in Europe.
Yes. The StromNow AI route planner can plan suitable charging stops and take battery level, consumption, driving style, climate, passengers, weather and personal preferences into account.
Yes. Apple CarPlay is live and available. You can navigate directly through your car or in the app.
Yes. StromNow is available for Android.
Yes. StromNow is available for iOS.
Yes. StromNow offers hazard and speed camera alerts powered by Blitzer.de for warnings about road hazards and speed cameras.
Try StromNow if you want less charging card chaos and are looking for an EV charging app that combines European charging, charging price comparison, AI route planning, Apple CarPlay, the StromNow Card and hazard and speed camera alerts in one app.
