Comparison

BatteryPhone vs Digital Time

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Digital time on analog faces
  • Customizable time formats
  • Customizable date formats
  • Available on all non-digital watch faces
  • Enhances glanceability
Read full description

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.

Screenshots

BatteryPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Digital Time sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BatteryPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BatteryPhone versus Digital Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBatteryPhoneDigital Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (156 ratings) — better3.0 (70 ratings)
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews — better35.6% of reviews
Number of ratings156 — better70
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeietsu YasuharaJoseph Peplowski

Customer experience

BatteryPhone

All ratings156 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral14.1%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral14.2%
Negative32.1%

Digital Time

All ratings70 ratings
Positive44.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative47.1%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral13.7%
Negative50.7%

User reviews

BatteryPhone

From 156 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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
Show 17 more
  • 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

None

BatteryPhone

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Digital Time

One-time3
  • Tip Jar 1$0.99
  • Tip Jar 3$2.99
  • Tip Jar 5$4.99

Questions

Is BatteryPhone free?
BatteryPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Digital Time free?
Digital Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BatteryPhone or Digital Time?
BatteryPhone is rated higher. BatteryPhone averages 3.6 out of 5 from 156 ratings, while Digital Time averages 3.0 from 70 ratings.
Do BatteryPhone or Digital Time have ads?
BatteryPhone shows ads; Digital Time does not.
Which is updated more often, BatteryPhone or Digital Time?
BatteryPhone ships an update every 2 months, and Digital Time every 2 weeks. Most recently, BatteryPhone was updated on September 6, 2026 and Digital Time on September 18, 2026.

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