Comparison

BatteryPhone vs Batteries

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

Batteries

Display your iPhone and Apple Watch battery levels directly on your Lock Screen and watch face. Choose from various widget styles for easy at-a-glance monitoring without unlocking your device.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen battery widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Multiple widget styles
  • Always-on display
  • iPhone battery monitoring
  • Watch face complications
Features
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Batteries Lock Screen Widgets Always keep an eye on your iPhone battery level — directly on your Lock Screen and even on your Apple Watch. With Batteries Lock Screen Widgets, you can add clean and practical battery indicators to your Lock Screen and check your battery level without unlocking your iPhone. iPhone Features Customize your Lock Screen with different battery widgets: • Rectangular battery progress bar • Circular battery indicator • Compact text display • Extra large battery widgets for the Lock Screen All widgets are designed to make your battery level easy to read at a glance. Apple Watch Features Keep track of your iPhone battery directly from your Apple Watch: • See your iPhone battery level on your Apple Watch • Additional battery complications for your watch face • Additional iPhone status complications Know exactly how much battery your iPhone has left — right from your wrist. Always Shows the iPhone Battery The app always displays your iPhone battery level on the Lock Screen — even when other devices like AirPods, Apple Watch, or other Apple devices are connected. iOS 17 Notice: Apple changed how battery information can be accessed. Since iOS 17, third-party apps can only read battery levels in 5% increments.

Screenshots

BatteryPhone4 screens
Batteries4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: BatteryPhone at Free against Batteries's $3.99. BatteryPhone also leads on rating (3.6 vs 2.9) and review sentiment (54% vs 38%). Batteries's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

BatteryPhone is free to download; Batteries costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BatteryPhone holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BatteryPhone has 156 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of BatteryPhone's written reviews are positive against 38% of Batteries's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BatteryPhone ships an update every 2 months, Batteries every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BatteryPhone versus Batteries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBatteryPhoneBatteries
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating3.6 (156 ratings) — better2.9 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings156 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeietsu YasuharaTobias Hauss

Customer experience

BatteryPhone

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

Batteries

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative56.3%

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

Batteries

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

BatteryPhone

No in-app purchases

None

Batteries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BatteryPhone free?
BatteryPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Batteries free?
Batteries costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BatteryPhone or Batteries?
BatteryPhone is rated higher. BatteryPhone averages 3.6 out of 5 from 156 ratings, while Batteries averages 2.9 from 10 ratings.
Do BatteryPhone or Batteries have ads?
BatteryPhone shows ads; Batteries does not.
Which is updated more often, BatteryPhone or Batteries?
BatteryPhone ships an update every 2 months, and Batteries every 2 days. Most recently, BatteryPhone was updated on October 24, 2026 and Batteries on October 24, 2026.

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