chargeFUZE vs. Veloxity at a glance

Each card below sums up one company in three lines: the format of its hardware, where a power bank or phone goes back, and whether the venue earns or pays. chargeFUZE runs a rental network that puts power banks in guests' hands, and Veloxity's main line is a kiosk that locks phones in charging bays.

Read the last line first, since it carries the commercial split behind the whole comparison: one venue earns from the station and the other pays for it. The returns line comes next. It decides how far a guest can roam while charging, from one kiosk on site to any station in the chargeFUZE network.

Veloxity is a Massachusetts event technology company, and a Veloxity charging station is hardware your venue rents or leases. For the guest side of chargeFUZE, see How chargeFUZE rentals work.

chargeFUZE

A managed power bank rental network. chargeFUZE installs, maintains and supports the stations, guests carry the charger with them, and the venue earns from rentals without handling a transaction.

• Format: Rental
• Returns: Network
• Venue: Earns

Veloxity

An event technology company whose LockerPower kiosks lock phones in charging bays. It also rents a 36-charger portable kiosk, charging tables and tabletop power bank stations.

• Format: Lockers
• Returns: On site
• Venue: Pays

Power bank rental vs. a phone charging locker

Eight features are compared below. Rows with marks follow the key under the table, where a check means the company does it, a half mark means it does so partly and a cross means it does not. Rows in plain text spell out how the venue gets the hardware, how it earns, who sells the screen ads and how support works.

Veloxity earns its checks on locked storage and student ID access, two features built for campuses and rooms where phones must be put away. chargeFUZE takes the rows about movement: the guest keeps the phone while it charges and can return the power bank to any station in the network. Veloxity gets a half mark on the first row because only its portable kiosk lets the charge leave with the guest.

A phone charging locker keeps the phone in a locked bay until the guest comes back. Power bank rental sends the charge with the guest. Veloxity offers both, so this table compares the companies.

Feature | chargeFUZE | Veloxity

Guest keeps the phone while it charges | yes | partial

Return to any station in a network | yes | no

How the venue gets the hardware | Placed and serviced by chargeFUZE | Rented or leased

How the venue earns | Revenue share or placement fee | Sets its own guest fee, or none

Screen ad sales | Sold for you by adFUZE | Free branding; you sell sponsors

Locked storage for a phone | no | yes

Student ID access | Not published | yes

24/7 support | By text, number on every screen | In-house tech support

Throughput is where power bank rental pulls ahead. A Veloxity charging locker has 8 bays, and each bay stays taken until its owner comes back. A power bank frees its slot the moment it leaves, so one station serves guest after guest.

Veloxity's portable charger kiosk closes part of that gap, since its guests also walk away charging. Its terms ask that chargers come back to a compatible kiosk before the guest leaves the venue or the event ends. A chargeFUZE power bank can go back to any chargeFUZE station. Our Charging locker vs. portable kiosk guide runs the tradeoffs by venue type.

“The stations are the best looking and most high-tech on the market where guests do not need to be tethered to a machine to charge.”

— Mia Gordon, Head of Partner Accounts, CoinDesk Consensus

Charging lockers for schools & campuses

Students live on their phones. About 97% of U.S. adults ages 18 to 29 own a smartphone, according to the Pew Research mobile fact sheet. On campus they move all day, from class to library to dining hall, so a power bank picked up at the student union can go back at a station near the next lecture hall.

Charging lockers for schools still earn a place in one kind of room: anywhere phones must be put away, such as exam halls and testing centers. Veloxity also reads student ID cards on its kiosks, and in 2016 UMass Lowell's director of instructional technology support said Veloxity was “really the only company that didn't require outside advertising as part of the package.” If your campus wants no ads, weigh that. If you would rather the screens bring in sponsor revenue, chargeFUZE's adFUZE team sells them.

Hospital phone charging station needs

A hospital phone charging station serves people who cannot leave: families in waiting rooms, visitors moving between floors and staff on long shifts. A locker forces a choice between charging the phone and holding it, and in a hospital the phone is how families get updates. A power bank lets a visitor keep charging at the bedside and return it by the cafeteria.

Veloxity's hospital page offers both its lockers and its portable charger kiosk, with the option to charge guests or to make the power bank free if it comes back in time. Free matters in a care setting, and chargeFUZE guest pricing is set per venue and can be free too.

Brad Kennedy, Sr Director of Practice and Patient Care Improvement at a chargeFUZE health system partner, said that since the pilot “more kiosks have been added throughout the health system.”

Casinos & hotels: keeping guests on the floor

On a casino floor, every minute a guest spends walking back to a station is time away from play. A locker sends the guest back to collect the phone. A portable charger rental lets them charge at the table, then carry it to dinner or the show. Hotels work the same way across the lobby, pool and meeting rooms.

Veloxity knows gaming. Its founders built an early prototype for Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut, UMass Lowell reported, and its casino page offers lockers and kiosks with custom wraps for sponsors. A locker still fits the spa, the gym or a pool cabana, where guests want the phone stored.

Solomon Schwartz, Head of Sponsorships and Activations at Resorts World, said that through its chargeFUZE partnership “we are also able to create additional revenue streams.”

What does each option cost a venue?

This is where the models split. A cell phone charging locker from Veloxity is hardware your venue pays for. A chargeFUZE station is placed in your venue, and your venue earns from it.

chargeFUZE

Venue earns

revenue share or placement fee

• Stations installed and maintained by the network
• No transactions for your staff to handle
• adFUZE sells the screens to advertisers
• 24/7 guest support by text

Veloxity

From $780

per short-term event rental, lockers

• Portable charger kiosk rentals start at $980
• Custom branding adds $380 on either unit
• Shipping is quoted separately
• Long-term lease prices are not published

Note: Veloxity prices come from its FAQ page in October 2026 and can change. chargeFUZE quotes each venue directly, built on your guest count and length of stay.

Pros & cons of each option

Each card lists what one company does well and where it falls short. chargeFUZE has five pros and two cons, and both cons come down to fit: plans are quoted rather than listed, and phones are not locked away. Veloxity has four of each, and two of its cons are about returns, since its power banks go back only within the same venue or event and a locker bay stays taken until its owner comes back.

Then weigh each con against what you want charging to do. If the goal is a program that pays for itself, the Veloxity cons that matter most are the first and the last: your venue rents or leases the hardware, and sponsor sales are left to you. On the chargeFUZE side, a quoted plan means asking for a price built on your guest count and length of stay.

A phone locker wins on one thing: secure storage for a device the guest does not need. Power bank rental wins on most of what a venue measures.

chargeFUZE pros & cons

Pros

• Guests keep their phone and keep moving
• Returns at any chargeFUZE station
• Venue earns a revenue share or placement fee
• adFUZE sells direct, programmatic and sponsorship campaigns
• Install, maintenance and 24/7 text support handled

Cons

• No public price list; plans are quoted
• Phones are not locked away, so it does not replace storage

Veloxity pros & cons

Pros

• Locked bays where phones must be stored
• Published starting prices for event rentals
• Student ID readers on its kiosks
• 24/7 US-based tech support

Cons

• Venue pays to rent or lease the hardware
• Power banks return only within the same venue or event
• A locker bay stays taken until its owner returns
• Selling sponsors is left to you

Which should you choose?

Each list below gives three reasons to pick one company. Read them against how guests use your space: whether they move between buildings, floors and tables, or stay in one room where a phone can wait in a bay.

The first line on each list carries the most weight. If you want a program that earns rather than costs, that points to chargeFUZE, and if phones must be locked away, that points to Veloxity. The last lines settle the screen question, because adFUZE sells the ads for you while Veloxity suits a campus that wants no third-party advertising at all.

Many venues land on a mix: power bank rental where guests move, a locker only where devices must be stored. See chargeFUZE for businesses & venues, or Talk to chargeFUZE sales for a placement plan.

Choose chargeFUZE if

• You want a portable phone charging station program that earns instead of costs.
• Guests move across a campus, a hospital or a casino floor.
• You want screen ad revenue sold for you through adFUZE.

Choose Veloxity if

• Phones must be locked away, as at exam halls, gyms or spas.
• You need a branded phone charging station kiosk for a single event.
• You want no third-party advertising on the screen.

chargeFUZE vs. Veloxity questions

Short answers to the questions campus, hospital and casino teams ask when they compare the two. They cover what Veloxity actually sells, whether guests can walk around with a chargeFUZE power bank, and which option needs less staff time.

Is Veloxity a charging locker or a kiosk?

Both. Its LockerPower line is a touchscreen kiosk with 8 PIN-locked charging bays. Veloxity also rents a portable charger kiosk that holds 36 power banks. Its terms ask guests to return power banks to a compatible kiosk before they leave the venue or the event ends.

Can guests walk around with a chargeFUZE power bank?

Yes. The station ejects a power bank with built-in Lightning, USB-C and Micro-USB cables, and guests take it with them. Most phones get a nearly full charge in under an hour. Guests return it to any chargeFUZE station and get an SMS confirmation.

Which option needs less staff time?

chargeFUZE. The network installs, maintains and supports the stations, and guests serve themselves with 24/7 text support on every screen, so staff handle no transactions. Veloxity units are plug and play with 24/7 US-based tech support, but your venue manages the rental or lease, guest pricing and any sponsor sales.