Comparison

Ampere vs 3DMark

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

Head to head
About

Ampere

Measure your device's charging speed with different chargers, cables, and wireless sources. Track app battery usage, estimate remaining time for activities, and compare charging accessories to find the best ones.

Highlights
  • Measure charging speed
  • Compare chargers and cables
  • Estimate remaining usage time
  • Track app battery usage
  • Create custom reference tables
Features
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Introducing Ampere Battery Check - your ultimate companion for everything battery, charging, and power on your device. Ampere gives you a fast, accurate way to measure real charging speed, compare chargers and cables, and understand exactly how your battery is performing right now. Whether you want to find the fastest charger in your home, test a new USB-C cable, or check if a wireless pad is really delivering the watts it promises, Ampere puts the numbers in your hand in seconds. KEY FEATURES - Accurate charging speed test: measure real-time charging current (mA) from any charger, cable, or wireless pad. - Charger comparison: benchmark wall adapters, car chargers, power banks, and wireless chargers side by side. - Cable & wire testing: instantly spot slow, damaged, or low-quality USB, Lightning, and USB-C cables. - Wireless charging check: verify that your Qi or MagSafe pad delivers the speed it advertises. - Battery health insights: track capacity, voltage, temperature, and overall condition over time. - Remaining usage time: see how long your battery will last for browsing, calls, video, music, gaming, and standby. - Charging history & logs: review past charging sessions to find the best charger for daily use. - Smart notifications: get alerts when charging is complete or when a slow charger is detected. - Clean, simple interface: clear readouts, no clutter, no confusing jargon. WHY AMPERE - Save time by always picking the fastest working charger. - Save money by identifying bad cables before you replace your device. - Protect your battery by avoiding weak or unstable power sources. - Travel smart by testing hotel, airport, and car chargers on the go. PERFECT FOR - Anyone frustrated by slow charging. - Users comparing new chargers, power banks, or MagSafe accessories. - Tech enthusiasts who want real data about their device's power. - Travelers, students, gamers, and heavy phone users. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Ampere Battery Check. 2. Plug in your charger or place your device on a wireless pad. 3. Watch live charging speed, voltage, and battery status update in real time. 4. Compare results and choose the best charger and cable for you. Stop guessing which charger or cable is actually fast. Download Ampere Battery Check today and take full control of your battery, charging speed, and device power - all from one beautifully simple app.

About

3DMark

Benchmark your iOS device to measure and compare its graphics performance. Test the latest iPhones and iPads with various demanding game-like scenes, including ray tracing, to understand real-world gaming capabilities and track performance changes over time.

Highlights
  • GPU performance testing
  • Ray tracing benchmarks
  • Gaming workload simulations
  • Cross-platform comparisons
  • Stress testing for sustained performance
  • Device performance rankings
  • Performance change tracking
Features
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Test and compare the performance of the latest iPhones and iPads with this free and easy-to-use benchmarking app. 3DMark Solar Bay Extreme is a ray-traced gaming benchmark, designed to test the graphics performance of high-end iPhones and iPads. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light is our heaviest non-raytracing benchmark for iOS. Steel Nomad Light lets you compare the performance of the latest iPhones and iPads in heavy gaming workloads. Run 3DMark Solar Bay to compare the latest iOS devices that support gaming with real-time ray tracing. Ray tracing is a new technology in games that is used to produce far more realistic lighting. It has three sections with increasingly higher ray tracing workloads, helping you understand how enabling ray tracing will affect your device’s gaming performance. 3DMark Wild Life is a cross-platform benchmarking app for comparing the performance of the latest smartphones and tablets. Use 3DMark Wild Life Extreme to test and compare the latest iPhones and iPads as well as Apple Mac computers with the M1 chip. Or run the original Wild Life benchmark to test older iPhone and iPad models. 3DMark Steel Nomad Light, Solar Bay, Wild Life, and Wild Life Extreme offer two ways to test your device: a quick benchmark that tests instant performance and a longer stress test that shows how your device performs under longer periods of heavy load. 3DMark benchmarks measure GPU performance by rendering a demanding game-like scene in real-time. The faster the scene runs, the higher your benchmark score. With its charts, lists and rankings, 3DMark gives you unique insights into the performance of your device. - Measure the GPU performance of your iPhone and iPad. - Compare your score with others from the same model. - See how your device compares with the latest models. - See how performance changes with each iOS update. - Search, filter and sort the in-app rankings to compare popular devices. 3DMark is a free app. There are no ads or in-app purchases. Download it today and join millions of people who choose 3DMark for accurate and impartial benchmark results. This app is for non-commercial use only. - Business users, contact UL.BenchmarkSales@ul.com for licensing. - Members of the press, please contact UL.BenchmarkPress@ul.com.

Screenshots

Ampere4 screens
3DMark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 3DMark at 4.1 against Ampere's 3.2. 3DMark also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ampere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 3DMark asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3DMark holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 3DMark has 73 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Ampere's written reviews are positive against 53% of 3DMark's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ampere ships an update every 3 months, 3DMark every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ampere versus 3DMark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAmpere3DMark
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (9 ratings)4.1 (73 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.9% of reviews52.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings973 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB2.0 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCrioSoft LLCUnderwriters Laboratories Inc.

Customer experience

Ampere

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%
Written reviews426 reviews
Positive20.9%
Neutral3.5%
Negative75.6%

3DMark

All ratings72 ratings
Positive73.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative18.1%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral12.9%
Negative34.4%

Bugs and requests

Ampere

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch
  • Fails to complete testing
  • Incorrect wattage readings

Requested features

3 requests
  • Historical data logging
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Wireless charging support

3DMark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ampere

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$0.99
None

3DMark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ampere free?
Ampere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 3DMark free?
3DMark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ampere or 3DMark?
3DMark is rated higher. Ampere averages 3.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while 3DMark averages 4.1 from 73 ratings.
Do Ampere or 3DMark have ads?
Ampere shows ads; 3DMark does not.
Which is updated more often, Ampere or 3DMark?
Ampere ships an update every 3 months, and 3DMark every 2 months. Most recently, Ampere was updated on October 15, 2026 and 3DMark on October 9, 2026.

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