Electromaps, Chargemap, Movilidad Iberdrola and Wenea compared for EV charging in Spain — charger maps, payment, coverage and trip planning.
Spain has no single app that shows and activates every charger: community maps aggregate the operators, while each network's own app is often required to pay at its points, so experienced drivers run one general map plus two or three operator apps depending on route. The four here cover both layers: two pan-European maps with crowdsourced charger status and payment, and two Spanish networks whose physical coverage decides rural and urban journeys. The 4 apps in this guide were chosen for driving in Spain in 2026, whether you live here or are passing through, with card-payment rules and route planning in the questions.
Electromaps is Spain's reference charger map: every operator's points, fresh notes from drivers and built-in payment on many networks without a separate account.
Maintained by Wallbox, it combines operator data with community input — users confirm whether a charger works, its real power and the price — and filters by connector type, power and live availability. On a large share of Spanish networks a session starts and is paid directly in the app, so signup sprawl across operators shrinks considerably. Some information inevitably depends on the community staying current, payment does not yet cover every operator, and in practice most drivers still add two or three network apps for the gaps. Even so, it is the map to open first on any Spanish journey.
Movilidad Iberdrola runs Spain's largest public network, including chargers in rural areas others ignore, and allows bay reservation at selected stations.
The app locates the company's points, shows live availability and prices, lets you reserve a bay at some stations and pays for the session. Its decisive advantage is geography: coverage of rural areas and secondary roads where competing operators barely appear, which turns it from an extra into essential kit for crossing inland Spain. The limitation is the mirror image of its strength — it shows only Iberdrola's network, never the alternatives — reservation works at selected stations only, and reviews mention occasional failures when trying to start a charge. Pair it with a community map so the trip never depends on one operator.
Chargemap brings Europe's largest charging community and a physical Pass card that activates hundreds of operators, strongest when trips continue into France or Portugal.
Founded in France, its value rises the moment you leave Spain: the same account and the Chargemap Pass card activate points from hundreds of operators abroad, and every station carries real user photos and ratings, so a faulty charger is identified before you detour to it. Coverage in France and Portugal is particularly strong. Inside Spain its database is somewhat less complete than Electromaps', the Pass card has an upfront cost, and drivers who never cross a border will use a fraction of the value. Install it as the second map for road trips outside Spain rather than as the only home tool.
Wenea is the fast-growing Spanish network for cities and main roads, with phone payment without an RFID card and competitive rates worth comparing.
As another domestic operator with its own network, the app locates its chargers, shows the power and live status of each point and lets you pay from the phone with no physical card. Its rates tend to be competitive, which makes comparing them against Iberdrola's on the same corridor worthwhile, and the footprint is expanding both in cities and along the road network. Station count remains lower than Iberdrola's, the app displays its own network exclusively, and the prices are competitive rather than guaranteed cheapest. It earns a slot as the third app on the phone: not essential for every trip, but useful on corridors where its points are well placed.
Pros
Growing urban and roadside network
Pay by phone, no RFID card
Live status of every charger
Cons
Fewer stations than Iberdrola
Own network only
Rates are not always the cheapest
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Questions & answers
Which EV charging app is best in Spain?
Electromaps as the general map, because it shows every operator's chargers with information kept current by other drivers. Add the app of the network you use most: Movilidad Iberdrola for rural routes and Zunder for long motorway trips, where its ultra-fast stations shorten the stops.
Do I really need an app for every operator?
Less than before. Electromaps and Chargemap start and pay for sessions on many networks from their app or a physical card, which covers a lot of ground. Some operators still only accept their own app or offer better prices to registered users, so carrying two or three network apps alongside a community map remains the normal setup.
Can I pay at a charger with a bank card?
At new chargers, yes: EU rules require higher-power points installed since 2024 to accept direct card payment. Most older chargers still require the operator's app or a charging card such as the ones from Electromaps or Chargemap, so on an unfamiliar route the apps remain the safer bet even in 2026.
Which app plans charging stops on a long EV trip?
Electromaps and Chargemap both include route planners that add charging stops based on your car's range. For motorway journeys, the Zunder app shows its ultra-fast stations directly — those are the points that keep stops shortest, which makes it worth installing for long-distance days even alongside a general map.
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