Cloud Battery vs Plane Above Me
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.
Plane Above Me
Identify aircraft by sound using AI. The app can scan the sky manually or automatically detect flights based on audio cues. It prioritizes user privacy by analyzing data on-device and not storing sensitive information.
- AI sound classification
- Manual sky scanning
- Automatic flight detection
- Live flight data retrieval
- On-device audio analysis
- Privacy-focused design
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If yes, this app is for you. "Plane Above Me" answers that exact question. You can scan the sky manually by pressing its Scan button or let the app auto-detect flights. Once it detects the sound of aircrafts, it will retrieve live flight data for you. Behind the scenes, it uses AI sound classification models to achieve that. Privacy friendly: 1) Location data is used for scanning for flights nearby only. It is never stored and sent anywhere. 2) If activated, audio data is analyzed on device for aircraft sound identification only. It is never stored and sent anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Plane Above Me at none against Cloud Battery's 1. Plane Above Me also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Cloud Battery's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 34) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. Cloud Battery sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Plane Above Me asks for nothing beyond the download.
Plane Above Me holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloud Battery has 1.5K ratings behind it against 34, 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 62% of Plane Above Me's.
Cloud Battery ships an update every 2 months, Plane Above Me every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloud Battery | Plane Above Me |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1.5K ratings) | 4.3 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.8% of reviews | 61.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| 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 |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Yan | Evergreen Labs |
Customer experience
Cloud Battery
Plane Above Me
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
Plane Above Me
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cloud Battery
- Remove Ads & Customization$4.99
Plane Above Me
No in-app purchases
Questions
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