Data Usage vs InternetMeter + Speed Widget
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Data Usage
Monitor your cellular data usage with this intuitive app. It helps you avoid expensive overage charges by providing real-time tracking, customizable alerts, and clear statistics. Manage multiple plans and understand your data consumption to save money.
- Home Screen Widget
- Smart Data Tracking
- Real-Time Network Speed Monitor
- Multiple Plan Support
- Usage Statistics Charts
- Data Usage Alerts
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Know before your data runs out. Data Usage turns your cellular counter into a clear plan forecast. See how much remains, whether your current pace is safe, and when you may run out—before the end of the cycle. CORE FEATURES • Track recurring, prepaid, travel, physical SIM, or eSIM plans you create • Switch plans without mixing their individual totals • Review daily trends and network speed • Get accuracy and high-usage alerts • Check remaining data from a Home Screen widget PREMIUM • Smart forecast and estimated run-out date • Predictive alerts when your pace may exhaust the plan early • Full history and custom date ranges • Unlimited plan management • Home Screen widget, dark theme, and no ads Built for privacy: no account and no VPN required. Your plan and usage records stay on your device. Accuracy note: iOS does not report per-app usage or automatically identify which SIM/eSIM plan consumed data. Select the active plan yourself. If iOS cannot recover usage after a restart or long gap, Data Usage will guide you to calibrate instead of showing false precision. Premium renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy: https://datausage.app/privacy Terms: https://datausage.app/terms
InternetMeter + Speed Widget
Monitor your internet speed and data usage in real-time directly from your Notification Center and Lock Screen. Track your daily statistics and billing cycle status with convenient widgets and live graphs.
- Real-time internet speed display
- Data usage statistics
- Billing cycle tracking
- Lock screen widgets
- Notification center integration
- Internet speed graph
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Simple tool to display internet speed and data usage in Notification Center and Lock Screen in real time. Display your billing cycle status Lock Screen and Home Screen through widgets. *. internet speed notification *. daily usage statistics *. Billing cycle widget *. Internet speed graph *. Live internet speed Terms of Service https://developer.apple.com/support/terms/apple-developer-program-license-agreement Privacy Policy https://sites.google.com/view/internetmeter/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: InternetMeter + Speed Widget at none against Data Usage's shown. Data Usage's advantage is review sentiment (47% vs 19%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 186). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Data Usage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and InternetMeter + Speed Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Data Usage against 4.3 for InternetMeter + Speed Widget. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Data Usage has 1.2K ratings behind it against 186, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Data Usage's written reviews are positive against 19% of InternetMeter + Speed Widget's.
Data Usage ships an update every 3 weeks, InternetMeter + Speed Widget monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Data Usage | InternetMeter + Speed Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better | 4.3 (186 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews — better | 18.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 186 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HungChun Lai | khalil mahyoub abdulwahid abdo |
Customer experience
Data Usage
InternetMeter + Speed Widget
Bugs and requests
Data Usage
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to update data usage correctly
- Unable to save or load data plan settings
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to track hotspot data usage
- Provide data usage alerts and notifications
- Allow setting decimal values for data limits
InternetMeter + Speed Widget
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Data Usage
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
InternetMeter + Speed Widget
- Monthly subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- 1 month pro1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Upgrade$6.99
Questions
Is Data Usage free?
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