BatteryPhone vs Digital Time
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BatteryPhone
Monitor your phone and watch battery levels directly from your wrist. Receive timely notifications for low or full charge status, and view historical battery data with convenient graph displays. Supports automatic updates via complications for seamless monitoring.
- Check phone and watch battery status
- Receive low and full charge notifications
- View battery level graphs
- Complication support for automatic updates
- Tap complication to manually update status
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You can check the battery status of your phone and watch with your watch. Compatible with complications (automatic update). You can check the charging amount and charging status of the phone in a timely manner from the clock face. We will notify you by a notification when the charge amount of the phone or watch becomes less than the specified% or becomes full charge. The graph also displays the change in charge level for your phone and watch. - Set up complications with the watch app on your watch or phone. - The battery status displayed in the complication is automatically updated approximately every 12 to 60 minutes. The reason why the update interval has a range is that it depends on Watch OS. If the automatic update has stopped (for example, there is no update for more than 1.5 hour), tap the complication to restart it. In the iPhone app, the latest update time is displayed under the watch's charge status display. - Tap the complication to update to the latest status. - A circular complication can be assigned to the outer circle and the inner number to indicate the battery level of the phone and watch, respectively. -- I am a Japanese developer. The support site can be translated into various languages with the "Translate" option on the right side of the site.
Digital Time
Display the current digital time directly on analog watch faces. This app enhances glanceability for users who prefer analog aesthetics but need quick access to precise time information. Customize time and date formats to suit your preferences.
- Digital time on analog faces
- Customizable time formats
- Customizable date formats
- Available on all non-digital watch faces
- Enhances glanceability
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This complication shows the digital time on analog watch faces. Perfect for those who like the look of an analog face without losing the glanceability of a digital clock! This complication is available in all locations for each non-digital watch face. The time and date formats can be customized in the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BatteryPhone at 3.6 against Digital Time's 3.0. BatteryPhone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (54% vs 36%). Digital Time's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Digital Time sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BatteryPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.
BatteryPhone holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 70 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of BatteryPhone's written reviews are positive against 36% of Digital Time's.
BatteryPhone ships an update every 2 months, Digital Time every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BatteryPhone | Digital Time |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (156 ratings) — better | 3.0 (70 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews — better | 35.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 70 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keietsu Yasuhara | Joseph Peplowski |
Customer experience
BatteryPhone
Digital Time
User reviews
BatteryPhone
From 156 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Convenient way to check battery levels
- 💡 Helpful complication options
- 🔋 Minimal battery drain
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent updates
- 🐛 Inaccurate battery readings
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer devices/OS
Digital Time
From 70 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for analog faces
- 👍 Useful complication
- 👍 Works as advertised (sometimes)
- 👍 Customizable options
- 👍 Good for 24-hour format
Room to improve
- 🐛 Time doesn't update
- 🐛 Stops updating regularly
- 🐛 Freezes after sleep mode
- 🐛 Unreliable
- 🐛 Useless when not syncing
Bugs and requests
BatteryPhone
Reported bugs
3 issues- Complication not updating
- App crashing on launch
- Incorrect battery percentage displayed
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable update frequency
- Support for AirPods/Bluetooth device battery monitoring
- Notification when device is fully charged
- Ability to select which device's battery is displayed on complication
Digital Time
Reported bugs
22 issues- Time stops updating
- Time freezes after sleep mode
- Complication stuck at a particular time
- Time does not refresh
- App does not download or start working
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- App disappeared from watch/phone
- Unable to uninstall app
- 24-hour format displays incorrectly (e.g., 0:34 instead of 00:34)
- Time doesn't update after sleep mode
- Time complication is wrong
- Time freezes and doesn't update
- Digital time doesn't update instantly
- App shows purchased but not installed
- Time is stuck on 10:09
- Time is stuck on 11:10 pm
- Time is stuck on 10:09 am
- Time is stuck on Friday the 9th at 10:09 pm
- Time is stuck on 21:05
- Time is stuck at 5:38 AM
- Time is stuck on 8:38
- Time is stuck at 10:09 am Oct 9th
- Time is stuck on 24:34 instead of 00:34
Requested features
4 requests- Larger time display option
- Ability to change language of days/months
- Fix 24-hour format display (leading zero)
- Color matching for aesthetic bars
In-app purchases
BatteryPhone
No in-app purchases
Digital Time
- Tip Jar 1$0.99
- Tip Jar 3$2.99
- Tip Jar 5$4.99
Questions
Is BatteryPhone free?
Is Digital Time free?
Which has better reviews, BatteryPhone or Digital Time?
Do BatteryPhone or Digital Time have ads?
Which is updated more often, BatteryPhone or Digital Time?
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