Device MI vs Charged?
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Device MI
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Testing for triage and grading of devices made easy, quick and accurate.
Charged?
Monitor the battery levels of your Apple devices through iCloud. The app offers a free tier with a banner ad, which can be removed with an in-app purchase that also unlocks a widget. Easily manage which devices are displayed.
- Monitor iOS and macOS device battery
- iCloud synchronization
- Bluetooth proximity sync
- Hide/unhide devices
- Widget support (paid)
- In-app purchase to remove ads
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“Charged?” is a small app that allows you to check the charge level of your iOS and macOS devices via iCloud. “Charged?” is free on both iOS and macOS. The iOS version has a small banner at the bottom of your screen which you can remove via the in-app purchase, which also unlocks the widget. Your devices sync their battery statusses via iCloud and uses bluetooth if they are nearby. Using iCloud, Mac’s update nearly instantly as long as they are connected to a power source or awake when on battery power. iOS devices will experience a slight to long delay due to the nature of how iOS background execution works. You can easily hide devices you don’t care about or unhide them at a later date. If you have problems with remote syncing please make sure you are signed in to your iCloud account and have iCloud drive enabled on the device in question.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Device MI at none against Charged?'s 1. Device MI also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price 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. Charged? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Device MI asks for nothing beyond the download.
Device MI ships an update every 2 days, Charged? fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Device MI | Charged? |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FutureDial Inc. | Daan van de Westelaken |
In-app purchases
Device MI
No in-app purchases
Charged?
- Remove ads$0.99
Questions
Is Device MI free?
Is Charged? free?
Do Device MI or Charged? have ads?
Which is updated more often, Device MI or Charged??
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