Comparison

Data Remaining vs monicon

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

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About

Data Remaining

Monitor your cellular and Wi-Fi data usage with this app. It tracks your consumption against your plan's data cap and renewal date, offering alerts and detailed charts. Customize for various carriers or enter your own plan details.

Highlights
  • Track cellular and Wi-Fi usage separately
  • Set custom plan renewal days
  • Receive data usage alerts
  • View hourly and daily usage charts
  • Support for various carrier plans and eSIMs
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app and complications
Features
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Data Remaining shows how much mobile data you have left before your plan renews. Pick your carrier's plan, set your renewal day, and the app tracks your cellular and Wi-Fi usage automatically. No account needed. Made for plans with a data cap, such as prepaid plans and travel eSIMs. Ready-made plans for US prepaid carriers Choose your plan from presets for Mint Mobile, Cricket Wireless, Verizon Prepaid, T-Mobile Prepaid, Boost Mobile, Google Fi, Tello, and AT&T Prepaid. Plans from Japanese carriers and travel eSIMs are included too, or enter any data cap and renewal day yourself. Not sure which plan you have? Start with a temporary 20 GB monthly plan and change it anytime. Features - See your remaining data as a big number and a chart - Track cellular and Wi-Fi usage separately - Hourly and daily usage charts. Tap a bar to see its breakdown, including data used by devices on your Personal Hotspot - Monthly plans with any renewal day from the 1st to the 31st - Plans that expire after a set number of days, such as travel eSIMs - Carryover rules, including per-carrier rules such as 100 MB increments - Track add-on data you buy, with its own expiration - Alerts at 50%, 80%, and 90% used, and on renewal day - History of past periods, with overage, expired data, carryover, add-on purchases, and the day your data ran out - Adjust usage by hand to match your carrier's number - Open your carrier's website or app to check your official balance - Widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen, with an option to show the days left until your plan renews - Apple Watch app and watch face complications - Works on iPhone and iPad - Background updates (not available if the app is force-closed) - Turn off usage analytics in Settings - Review and share diagnostic information to help investigate issues Data Remaining PRO (subscription or one-time purchase) - Forecast your usage through your next renewal or plan end, with a pace indicator (on track / over pace) - iCloud Sync: pick up where you left off on a new phone, and see remaining data combined across your iPhone and iPad - Medium and Large Home Screen widgets for remaining data, with the forecast and your pace. Large adds a guide line for making your data last - Extra-large widgets on iPad, and extra-tall widgets on iOS 27 - Cellular and Wi-Fi usage widgets in Small, Medium, and Large, with hourly bars for today and daily bars for this month - Lock Screen widgets (days left, and today's and this month's cellular and Wi-Fi usage) - Apple Watch usage summary and usage complications - No ads Tip Open the app regularly for more detailed usage records. Check your remaining data at a glance from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Note This app measures data from records stored on your device, so the numbers may differ from your carrier's official usage. Please use the app with this in mind.

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monicon

Features
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ホーム画面のアイコンが、カレンダーの「今月」表示になるアプリです。 アプリを開くだけで、アイコンが今月の数字に切り替わります。月替わりには通知でお知らせ。ホーム画面のウィジェットと Apple Watch のコンプリケーションは、月が変わると自動で更新されます。 ◆ 5つのスタイル ・和暦(令和8年) ・西暦(2026) ・英語月名(Jul) ・西暦+和暦(2026.R8) ・元号(令和) アイコン上部のラベルを選べます。中央の大きな数字は今月の数字です。 「元号」スタイルだけは中央に和暦の年(令和8年なら「8」)を表示し、年に一度、元日に切り替わります。 ◆ 選べる13色 レッド、オレンジ、ブルー、グリーン、ミントなど全13色。ライト/ダーク/クリアのアイコン外観にも対応し、ホーム画面に自然になじみます。 ◆ ホーム画面ウィジェット 選んだデザインそのままに表示します。ウィジェットは月(「元号」スタイルは年)が変わると自動的に切り替わります。 ◆ Apple Watch 対応 文字盤のコンプリケーションに「7月」「2026」「令和8年」を表示できます。Watch アプリでは iPhone で選んだデザインをそのまま確認できます。 ◆ iPhone Duo 対応 閉じたときの外側の画面でも、開いたときの大きな内側の画面でも、画面に合わせたレイアウトで表示します。縦向き・横向きのどちらでも使えます。 ◆ 月替わりのお知らせ 毎月1日に通知でお知らせ。アプリを開くだけでアイコンが新しい月になります。「元号」スタイルでは毎年1月1日にお知らせします。通知をオフにしても利用できます。 ◆ プライバシー 通信は一切行わず、データも収集しません。設定はすべて端末内にのみ保存されます。 ※ iOS の仕様上、アプリ本体のアイコンは月(「元号」スタイルは年)が変わった際に一度アプリを開くと更新されます。ウィジェット・コンプリケーションは自動で更新されます。

Screenshots

Data Remaining4 screens
monicon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Data Remaining at Free against monicon's $1.99. Data Remaining also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). monicon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Data Remaining is free to download; monicon costs $1.99 up front. Data Remaining sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. monicon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Data Remaining ships an update every 6 days, monicon every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Data Remaining versus monicon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterData Remainingmonicon
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.1 (57 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings57 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB564 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRigato incRyosuke Sato

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Data Remaining

Subscriptions2
  • Giga PRO Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Giga PRO Yearly7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ad Banner$2.99
  • Giga PRO Lifetime$14.99
None

monicon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Data Remaining free?
Data Remaining is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is monicon free?
monicon costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Data Remaining or monicon have ads?
Data Remaining shows ads; monicon does not.
Which is updated more often, Data Remaining or monicon?
Data Remaining ships an update every 6 days, and monicon every 4 days. Most recently, Data Remaining was updated on November 13, 2026 and monicon on November 10, 2026.

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