BatteryPhone vs Unplugged
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.
Unplugged
View your iPhone's battery status directly on your Apple Watch. Get customizable alerts for low battery or charging completion. Premium features include detailed history, forecasts, and thermal monitoring.
- Apple Watch complications
- Customizable battery notifications
- Charging animations
- Siri integration
- Battery history and forecast
- Live Activities
- Thermal state monitoring
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Your iPhone battery, always at a glance from your Apple Watch. Stop guessing your phone's battery level or fishing it out of your pocket. Unplugged puts clear, reliable battery info right on your wrist, so you can see if you'll make it through a meeting, a workout, or your commute without ever touching your iPhone. Key Benefits Watch Complications (12+ Styles) Turn any watch face into a battery dashboard. Start with 4 free complications and unlock 12+ with Premium. Choose tiny indicators for formal settings, larger readouts for travel, or detailed views showing battery, charging state, and more. Smart Battery Notifications Never get surprised by a dying phone. Set custom thresholds and get alerts when your charge runs low or tops up. Free users receive checks every 2 hours, while Premium tightens that to roughly every 20 minutes. Choose active hours so low-battery pings never wake you at night. Charging Animations (Premium) Five full-screen charging styles with customizable colors, including Horizon: your battery level is a sun rising over water, and specks of light drift into it while you charge. Every style adapts to larger and foldable displays instead of simply stretching. Siri, Control Center & Automations Ask Siri for your battery level, forecast, or Watch battery. Add or remove alerts by voice. Pause all alerts, start a charging session, or open the animation straight from Control Center. On iOS 27, add one shortcut and plugging in starts the Live Activity and charging animation on their own. Battery History (Premium) See how your battery really behaves. View charts for the last 12 hours up to 7 days and scrub through them to read any moment. Spot patterns like heavy drain during your commute or slow overnight trickle. Battery Forecast (Premium) Know how long your battery will last based on your actual habits, not guesswork. On-device machine learning studies your usage and estimates when you'll hit low battery. If today's drain is higher than normal, you'll see it early. Live Activities (Premium) Watch your battery change in real time on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch Smart Stack. Thermal State Monitoring (Premium) See when your iPhone is running hot, what features may be impacted, and get practical suggestions, like pausing intensive tasks or moving out of direct sun. Better thermal management means better battery health. Customizable Dashboard (Premium) Build your own battery control center. See your iPhone and Apple Watch batteries side by side, and arrange cards for thermal state, charging status, and more. A Sync Status card shows exactly when your Watch last got an update. Built for Everyone Accessibility is built in, not bolted on. Fully optimized for VoiceOver and Dynamic Type on iPhone and Apple Watch, so battery info works for everyone. Free vs Premium Free: - 4 watch complications - Basic notifications (every 2 hours) - iPhone battery monitoring - Siri battery checks, voice alerts and the Battery Alerts control Premium: - All 12+ watch complications - Smart notifications (every 20 minutes) - Live Activities and 5 Charging Animations - Charging automations - Battery History & Forecast - Thermal State monitoring - Customizable Dashboard More Than a Widget Unplugged doubles as a battery tracker, charge reminder, and percentage indicator: clear stats at a glance, a complication for every watch face, and alerts that arrive before you hit low. Your Feedback Shapes Unplugged Built by a single indie developer. Use the in-app Request a Feature form to share what you want next. Every suggestion is read. Download Unplugged and turn your Apple Watch into the battery companion Apple forgot to build. Privacy Policy: https://www.unpluggedapp.site/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: christiansko@unpluggedapp.site
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Unplugged at 4.7 against BatteryPhone's 3.6. Unplugged also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). BatteryPhone's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Unplugged sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. BatteryPhone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Unplugged holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 156 and 116 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of BatteryPhone's written reviews are positive against 48% of Unplugged's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BatteryPhone ships an update every 2 months, Unplugged every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BatteryPhone | Unplugged |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (156 ratings) | 4.7 (116 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.7% of reviews — better | 48.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 156 — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keietsu Yasuhara | Christian Skorobogatow |
Customer experience
BatteryPhone
Unplugged
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
Unplugged
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BatteryPhone
No in-app purchases
Unplugged
- Premium Offer Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Offer Monthly$2.991 Month
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- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Premium Offer Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Coffee Boost$0.99
- Foodie Sponsor$4.99
- Unicorn Patron$12.99
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- Premium Lifetime$34.99
- Premium Offer Lifetime$49.99
Questions
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