Cloud Battery vs Unplugged
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. On iPhone Duo, Cloud Battery adapts between the outer and inner displays. When space allows, browse your devices and battery details side by side. Use Cloud Battery on supported devices: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro. Use iCloud to sync supported battery levels across your devices and share individual battery status for devices you own with people you choose. Cloud Battery includes: - Customizable Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Refreshed device icons, including iPhone Duo and Apple Vision Pro - At-a-glance battery levels - iCloud battery sync - iCloud sharing for battery status from devices you own - Synced battery viewing on Apple Vision Pro - Battery levels for AirPods and compatible Bluetooth accessories - 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.
Unplugged
View your iPhone's battery status directly on your Apple Watch. Get customizable alerts for low battery or charging completion. Premium features include detailed history, forecasts, and thermal monitoring.
- Apple Watch complications
- Customizable battery notifications
- Charging animations
- Siri integration
- Battery history and forecast
- Live Activities
- Thermal state monitoring
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Your iPhone battery, always at a glance from your Apple Watch. Stop guessing your phone's battery level or fishing it out of your pocket. Unplugged puts clear, reliable battery info right on your wrist, so you can see if you'll make it through a meeting, a workout, or your commute without ever touching your iPhone. Key Benefits Watch Complications (12+ Styles) Turn any watch face into a battery dashboard. Start with 4 free complications and unlock 12+ with Premium. Choose tiny indicators for formal settings, larger readouts for travel, or detailed views showing battery, charging state, and more. Smart Battery Notifications Never get surprised by a dying phone. Set custom thresholds and get alerts when your charge runs low or tops up. Free users receive checks every 2 hours, while Premium tightens that to roughly every 20 minutes. Choose active hours so low-battery pings never wake you at night. Charging Animations (Premium) Five full-screen charging styles with customizable colors, including Horizon: your battery level is a sun rising over water, and specks of light drift into it while you charge. Every style adapts to larger and foldable displays instead of simply stretching. Siri, Control Center & Automations Ask Siri for your battery level, forecast, or Watch battery. Add or remove alerts by voice. Pause all alerts, start a charging session, or open the animation straight from Control Center. On iOS 27, add one shortcut and plugging in starts the Live Activity and charging animation on their own. Battery History (Premium) See how your battery really behaves. View charts for the last 12 hours up to 7 days and scrub through them to read any moment. Spot patterns like heavy drain during your commute or slow overnight trickle. Battery Forecast (Premium) Know how long your battery will last based on your actual habits, not guesswork. On-device machine learning studies your usage and estimates when you'll hit low battery. If today's drain is higher than normal, you'll see it early. Live Activities (Premium) Watch your battery change in real time on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch Smart Stack. Thermal State Monitoring (Premium) See when your iPhone is running hot, what features may be impacted, and get practical suggestions, like pausing intensive tasks or moving out of direct sun. Better thermal management means better battery health. Customizable Dashboard (Premium) Build your own battery control center. See your iPhone and Apple Watch batteries side by side, and arrange cards for thermal state, charging status, and more. A Sync Status card shows exactly when your Watch last got an update. Built for Everyone Accessibility is built in, not bolted on. Fully optimized for VoiceOver and Dynamic Type on iPhone and Apple Watch, so battery info works for everyone. Free vs Premium Free: - 4 watch complications - Basic notifications (every 2 hours) - iPhone battery monitoring - Siri battery checks, voice alerts and the Battery Alerts control Premium: - All 12+ watch complications - Smart notifications (every 20 minutes) - Live Activities and 5 Charging Animations - Charging automations - Battery History & Forecast - Thermal State monitoring - Customizable Dashboard More Than a Widget Unplugged doubles as a battery tracker, charge reminder, and percentage indicator: clear stats at a glance, a complication for every watch face, and alerts that arrive before you hit low. Your Feedback Shapes Unplugged Built by a single indie developer. Use the in-app Request a Feature form to share what you want next. Every suggestion is read. Download Unplugged and turn your Apple Watch into the battery companion Apple forgot to build. Privacy Policy: https://www.unpluggedapp.site/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: christiansko@unpluggedapp.site
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Unplugged at 4.7 against Cloud Battery's 4.0. Unplugged also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Cloud Battery's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 116) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 2 one-off in-app purchases and Unplugged sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Unplugged holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloud Battery has 1.5K ratings behind it against 116, 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 48% of Unplugged's.
Cloud Battery ships an update every 2 months, Unplugged every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cloud Battery | Unplugged |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1.5K ratings) | 4.7 (116 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 39.8% of reviews | 48.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alan Yan | Christian Skorobogatow |
Customer experience
Cloud Battery
Unplugged
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
Unplugged
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cloud Battery
- Support my work$2.99
- Remove Ads & Customization$4.99
Unplugged
- Premium Offer Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Offer Monthly$2.991 Month
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- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Premium Offer Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Coffee Boost$0.99
- Foodie Sponsor$4.99
- Unicorn Patron$12.99
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- Premium Lifetime$34.99
- Premium Offer Lifetime$49.99
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