Ohme Home Pro Vs Ohme ePod: What's the difference?

If you're diving into the world of electric vehicles, getting a home EV charger is a great place to start. And if you’re looking at Ohme, you’re already on the right track; they’re known for their clever energy tariff integrations and intuitive app experience.

But when it comes down to choosing between the Ohme Home Pro and the Ohme ePod, things can get a little tricky. Both are great, but they serve slightly different needs.

So, which one’s best for you? Let’s break it down!

The Basics

Both the Home Pro and ePod are wall-mounted, smart EV chargers packed with Ohme’s energy-saving tech. That includes:

• Smart charging to take advantage of low-tariff electricity rates

• Compatibility with dynamic tariffs like Octopus Intelligent Go

• A slick mobile app for remote control, scheduling and vehicle controls with compatible EVs

• A mobile data connection, which is free for the lifetime of the charger

But that’s where the similarities in these Ohme chargers end! The rest comes down to design, cable setup, and how hands-on you want to be.

Ohme epod vs Ohme Home Pro: Pricing

The Ohme ePod is the cheapest of the two EV chargers here, coming in with installation at around £849.60 or 11.60 a month or £575 if you choose to find someone else to install it. You will need to supply your own charging cable but as most electric cars come with one already, it shouldn't be a problem for most drivers.

The Ohme Home Pro isn't that much more expensive costing around £936.90 or £12.79 a month with installation (or £612 without). With that extra money, you do get a screen and a perminantely attached 5-metre charging cable which can be upgraded to 8-metres for an extra £95.

While you could argue that the Ohme Home Pro offers better value for money by including a cable, most drivers will already have a cable and those few who don't can get one bundled with their Ohme ePod for just £50 more than it would cost to install the Home Pro.

Verdict: ePod is more budget-friendly.

Ohme epod vs Ohme Home Pro: Design and interface

Ohme Home Pro

Stand out features:

• LCD screen
• On-device controls

The Ohme Home Pro is the bigger boxier brother coming in at 170mm by 200mm and 100mm thick.

Now you might be thinking "that's not much bigger than the ePod" and you'd be right, it's not when you're talking about the unit alone.

When you add the permanently attached 5m (or 8m) cable, that wraps around a seperate cable hook, to equation, the charger's overall "footprint" becomes much bigger.

The Ohme Pro also takes the on-charger controls a step further and adds an LCD screen, giving you the ability to see the charger's status and make changes to charge sessions that you otherwise would not be able to do on the ePod without taking your phone out of your pocket.

Ohme ePod

Stand out features:

• Universal socket for both Type 1 and Type 2 cables
• compact design

The Ohme ePod is smallest of the two chargers coming in at 230mm by 140mm and 100mm thick. It's also, in our eyes, the better looking of the two thanks to its rectangular and compact design.

While the play, pause and stop buttons on the front allow you to stop, start and pause charging sessions, they don't offer nearly as much "on-charger" control as the Home Pro.

The ePod compensates for this however by offering a universal socket instead of a tethered cable, allowing you to connect both Type 1 and Type 2 charging cables as well as different cable lengths.

It would be nice to see a mechanism that locks the cable into place whilst the ePod is charging an EV like that on the Easee One or Simpson and Partners Home 7 but we can imagine that this would add to the cost.

The cable socket also makes the cable jut out at a 90 degree angle, which could make navigating narrow walkways cumbersome.

Verdict: While the Ohme Home Pro is far from bad looking, the ePod just blends in with the wall its mounted on better and what's more its power cable (the cable that connects the EV charger to the power supply) can be rear mounted giving it a trulely wire-free look when not charging.

Ohme epod vs Ohme Home Pro: Ease of use

Ohme is a strong supporter of using a mobile data connection over WiFi and as a result you won't have to worry about pairing your charger to your router. Just make sure that you have mobile good signal in the area you want your charger to be before arranging an installation.

The Ohme Home Pro is slightly easier to use thanks to always having a charging cable ready and waiting to connect to your vehicle. The added convenience of being able to adjust your charge session setting without needing to take your phone out of your pocket is a great feature, especially if you have multiple EVs with different charging requirements.

The ePod is by no means hard to use but it is a little more cumbersome due to the driver needing to find somewhere to put their cable once it's finished charging their EV. That being said, it is a small price to pay when you consider that the ePod is compatible with any cable length as well as Type 1 and Type 2 cables. The play, pause and stop buttons allow you to start, stop and delay charging sessions without using the app but with only a slim LED light telling you what you've done, it can be hard to know what the charger is doing after you've pressed the button. Still though, I can imagine that most people will use the app 90% of the time.

Verdict: The Home Pro wins this round by the skin of its teeth thanks to it's included cable and better on-screen controls.

Ohme epod vs Ohme Home Pro: App and smart features

Both chargers come packed with Ohme’s intelligent features:

• Integration with dynamic tariffs (like Intelligent Octopus go and Octopus Agile)

• Compatibility with vehicle telematics for certain car brands

• Ability to set charging schedules and max price caps

• Remote control via the Ohme app

Spolier alert, this round will be a tie as all Ohme EV chargers use the Ohme app. However, we will tell you more about it for those who haven't used it.

Ohme has been at the forefront of home charging innovations for years now and while the likes of Hypervolt are starting to catch up with them, the Ohme app remains the best software for those who like to fine tune their charge sessions.

You can set a price cap, which tells your Ohme charger to stop charging a connected vehicle when your energy tariff's rate rises above that threshold - Perfect for time of use tariffs as well as Octopus Agile, which changes its rates every half hour according to the wholesale energy market price.

Depending on whether you car is on Ohme's API compatibility list, Ohme chargers can also charge a vehicle to a specific battery percentage. This can still be done with non-compatible vehicles but this requires a bit more work, as the Ohme charger won't be able to read the car's battery percentage.

Verdict: It's a tie. Both chargers are equally smart under the hood.

Final thoughts

Choose the Ohme Home Pro if:

• You want an all-in-one charger with a screen

• You prefer the convenience of a permanently attached cable

• You’ll be charging frequently and want on-device control

Go for the Ohme ePod if:

• You want a low-profile, minimalist charger

• You're fine using your own cable

• You prefer app-only control and want to save a bit of cash

Whichever you go for, you’re getting one of the smartest chargers on the market — futureproofed, tariff-aware, and designed to save you money.