Comparison

Charged? vs batterX® liveX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Monitor iOS and macOS device battery
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Bluetooth proximity sync
  • Hide/unhide devices
  • Widget support (paid)
  • In-app purchase to remove ads
Features
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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.

About

batterX® liveX

Features
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The batterX® liveX monitoring and controlling tool. - Live dashboard with energy flow diagram and indication of all parameters: PV, battery, grid, consumption. - Activating programmable relay contacts the energy management tool becomes smart. Hereby it’s possible to communicate with several energy sources like a diesel genset and loads which can be switched on or off depending on the customer requirement. - Current and former daily, weekly and monthly reports for production and consumption analysis.

Screenshots

Charged?2 screens
batterX® liveX2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: batterX® liveX at none against Charged?'s 1. batterX® liveX also leads on ads (none vs shown). Charged?'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Charged? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. batterX® liveX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Charged? ships an update fortnightly, batterX® liveX every 21 months. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Charged? versus batterX® liveX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCharged?batterX® liveX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 21 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaan van de WestelakenVision UPS Systems

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Charged?

One-time1
  • Remove ads$0.99
None

batterX® liveX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Charged? free?
Charged? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is batterX® liveX free?
batterX® liveX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Charged? or batterX® liveX have ads?
Charged? shows ads; batterX® liveX does not.
Which is updated more often, Charged? or batterX® liveX?
Charged? ships an update fortnightly, and batterX® liveX every 21 months. Most recently, Charged? was updated on October 11, 2026 and batterX® liveX on October 11, 2026.

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