Cloud Battery vs Anker FWTool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cloud Battery
This app centralizes battery levels from all your Apple devices into one view. Monitor battery status across iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches, with notifications and widgets for easy access. Seamlessly integrates with iCloud for a hassle-free experience.
- Centralized battery monitoring
- Real-time battery tracking
- Today, Home Screen, and Lock Screen Widgets
- Watch Complications
- Low battery and unplug notifications
- Siri Shortcuts integration
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Cloud Battery keeps your device, accessory, and shared device battery levels in one place. Use Cloud Battery on supported devices: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV. Cloud Battery is available on supported Apple platforms. Use iCloud to sync supported battery levels across your devices, view synced batteries on Apple TV, and share individual battery status for devices you own with people you choose. Cloud Battery includes: - At-a-glance battery levels - iCloud battery sync - iCloud sharing for battery status from devices you own - Synced battery viewing on Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro - Battery levels for Mac AirPods and compatible Bluetooth accessories - Home Screen, Lock Screen, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro widgets - Apple Watch battery rings - Low-battery and ready-to-unplug alerts for devices you own on supported platforms - App Shortcuts and Siri actions for battery level lookup and sync Cloud Battery works best with iCloud enabled on each device.
Anker FWTool
This utility app allows users to update the firmware on compatible Anker devices. Currently, it supports the Y2561 Lightning to Ethernet + Charging Adapter and requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Firmware updates
- Anker product compatibility
- iOS 13.0+ support
- Lightning to Ethernet adapter support
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Get firmware updates for your Anker products. Notes Currently only works with Y2561 Lightning to Ethernet + Charging Adapter. We're still working on making it compatible with other products in the future. For iOS 13.0 and later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cloud Battery at 4.0 against Anker FWTool's 2.0. Cloud Battery also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 4). Anker FWTool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. Cloud Battery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Anker FWTool asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cloud Battery holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloud Battery has 1.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Cloud Battery's written reviews are positive against 0% of Anker FWTool's.
| Parameter | Cloud Battery | Anker FWTool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1.5K ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Yan | Power Mobile Life LLC |
Customer experience
Cloud Battery
Anker FWTool
Bugs and requests
Cloud Battery
Reported bugs
5 issues- Devices disappearing from the app
- Widget not updating correctly
- Crashes when trying to share device status
- Incorrect battery percentages displayed
- Inability to add certain devices like older MacBooks
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for AirPods and other Bluetooth devices
- Improve Apple Watch integration and complication options
- Allow customization of device order in the app and widget
- Provide more detailed battery health information
- Implement a background refresh mode to keep data up-to-date
Anker FWTool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cloud Battery
- Remove Ads & Customization$4.99
Anker FWTool
No in-app purchases
