So close!
Response from developer
Hi, and thank you so much for the thoughtful review — "99% of the way there" with a clear description of the problem is exactly the kind of feedback that lets me fix the right thing. You're absolutely right: usage was only refreshing reliably when the app was open, so the data you saw in between could be out of date. I've shipped an update (1.0.4) that addresses this: - More frequent background refreshes. The app now uses an additional background processing task on top of the standard refresh, and queues work as soon as it launches — so iOS has more opportunities to update your usage while the app is closed. - Honest, always-current freshness. The Live Activity now shows an auto-updating "Updated X ago" timestamp and visibly marks data as stale once it's past your refresh interval, so the numbers are never presented as current when they aren't. - Clearer expectations in Settings about how background refresh works. One honest note: iOS strictly limits how often apps can fetch data in the background, so background updates are best-effort and can't always match the in-app interval — keeping the app open or running a Live Activity will always give you the freshest reading. I've tuned everything to get as close as the platform allows. Thank you again for taking the time — it genuinely made the app better. If anything still feels off after the update, I'd love to hear it.