Charged? vs Cold
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Cold
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Cold-Chain temperature monitoring. The app requires Cold-Chain hardware.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cold at none against Charged?'s 1. Cold also leads on ads (none vs shown). Charged?'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Charged? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cold asks for nothing beyond the download.
Charged? ships an update fortnightly, Cold every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Charged? | Cold |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daan van de Westelaken | Sensorist ApS |
In-app purchases
Charged?
- Remove ads$0.99
Cold
No in-app purchases
