Fuel Flash Downloads & RevenueFuel Flash · Google Play
Fuel Flash gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Fuel Flash is #7 in Maps & Navigation Free on Google Play in Germany and charting in 5 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 10 events
- 📈Fuel Flash entered the top 100Top Free · Maps & Navigation · NL
- 📈Fuel Flash entered the top 100Top Free · Maps & Navigation · ES
- 📈Fuel Flash charting in a new countrySpain
- 📈Fuel Flash charting in a new countryNetherlands
- 📈Fuel Flash new best rank in the overall chart: #76Top Free · All Apps · DE
- 📈Fuel Flash entered the top 100Top Free · All Apps · DE
- 📈Fuel Flash new best rank in the overall chart: #84Top Free · All Apps · DE
- ✏️Fuel Flash: description updated· US
- 🆕Fuel Flash first spotted by AppInsiderGermany
- 🆕Fuel Flash released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Maps & Navigation FreeFuel Flash at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Fuel Flash is a free navigation and utility app for drivers in Europe that aggregates real-time fuel prices from official sources to help users find the cheapest petrol stations nearby. The app holds strong positions in Germany, ranking #2 in Maps & Navigation Free and #25 in Grossing, while also maintaining top-40 visibility in France and Italy.
Similar apps: GasBuddy, Waze, Tankerkoenig
Fuel Flash on Google Play
App details
Tech stack
Trackers and permissions of build v1.39.16, from the εxodus privacy report (CC BY-SA).
Fuel Flash downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Fuel Flash's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
On Android app stores
The same app (de.mwwebwork.benzinpreisblitz) on every Android store we track. Known Android installs: at least 13M (Google Play band + AppGallery count).
| Store | Installs | Rating | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Play | 10,000,000+ | ★ 4.3 (128k) | Open ↗ | |
| Huawei AppGallery | 3M | – | 1.34.6 | Open ↗ |
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in Fuel Flash before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Fuel Flash makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | Maps & NavigationFree | #7 |
| Germany | Maps & NavigationGrossing | #27 |
 France | Maps & NavigationFree | #26 |
 Spain | Maps & NavigationFree | #50 |
 Italy | Maps & NavigationFree | #117 |
 Netherlands | Maps & NavigationFree | #106 |
Apps near Fuel Flash on the chart
Maps & Navigation Free, around #7.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Fuel Flash
From the 80 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Users generally praise the app for its ease of use and ability to save money through accurate price comparisons. However, significant complaints arise regarding excessive data and battery consumption, as well as inaccurate pricing or distance calculations in certain regions.
Mostly positive (76% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for good value, and being easy to use. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Price & subscription: “prices differ by 15-20 cents”
- Ease of use: “very useful, easy to use app”
- Useful: “very useful, easy to use app”
- Updates: “fuel prices updated as they happen”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “It's not showing legit prices”
- Crashes & bugs
- Speed & performance: “Battery drain out of control”
About Fuel Flash
In the UK, we currently list petrol stations participating in the 'Temporary Road Fuel Price Open Data Scheme'. This covers around 4,500 stations.
Features:
✔ Search at your current location or by manually entering a location
✔ Sort the list by price or distance
✔ In map view, you can easily move the map to search
✔ Get notified of the cheapest price reductions with the price alert
✔ Create a list of your favourite petrol stations
✔ View opening hours, services and payment methods
✔ Price history as a graph
✔ Flexibility through search templates
✔ Dark mode
✔ Support the community by reporting outdated prices
Additional features in the premium version
✔ Ad-free
✔ Android Auto support
✔ Display distance as driving distance
Fuel prices in 9 countries:
✔ Germany
✔ France
✔ Great Britain
✔ Croatia
✔ Luxembourg
✔ Austria (diesel, Super E10 and CNG only)
✔ Portugal (excluding Madeira and the Azores)
✔ Slovenia
✔ Spain
What's new
- Android Auto: 1-week free trial
- Android Auto: Search in the direction of travel (beta)
- Updates for Android 16
- Support for themed icons
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Store changes
What Fuel Flash changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.