Comparison

Google Play Console vs Status Bar Studio

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

Head to head
About

Google Play Console

Monitor key app metrics, manage orders, and issue refunds. Engage with users by viewing and replying to app reviews. Track app availability across various release tracks.

Highlights
  • Monitor app metrics
  • Manage app orders
  • Issue refunds
  • View and reply to reviews
  • Track release availability
Features
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• Monitor the metrics you care about • Manage your app's orders and issue refunds • View and reply to app reviews • Track and monitor the availability of your apps across different tracks and releases

About

Status Bar Studio

Enhance your screenshots by customizing the time, battery, and signal icons in the status bar. This app allows you to create clean, consistent visuals for presentations and sharing, all processed on your device for privacy.

Highlights
  • Edit time, battery, and signal icons
  • Remove unwanted labels
  • Export PNG at original dimensions
  • On-device processing
  • Batch editing (Pro)
  • Customizable styles (Pro)
Features
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Clean up screenshot status bars before you share, publish, or present them. Set a consistent time, signal, Wi-Fi, and battery while keeping every pixel below the status bar untouched. Remove unwanted location indicators and return-to-app labels, compare Before and After, and export a new PNG at the original dimensions. Status Bar Studio imports a full-size screenshot from Photos or Files and processes it entirely on device. SUPPORTED IPHONE SCREENSHOTS The app supports full-size PNG and JPEG screenshots with these exact model families and pixel dimensions: - 1170 × 2532 — iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 13, 13 Pro, 14, and 17e - 1284 × 2778 — iPhone 12 Pro Max, 13 Pro Max, and 14 Plus - 1179 × 2556 — iPhone 14 Pro, 15, 15 Pro, and 16 - 1206 × 2622 — iPhone 16 Pro, 17, 17 Pro, and 18 Pro - 1260 × 2736 — iPhone Air - 1290 × 2796 — iPhone 14 Pro Max, 15 Plus, 15 Pro Max, and 16 Plus - 1320 × 2868 — iPhone 16 Pro Max, 17 Pro Max, and 18 Pro Max Compatible dimensions are recognized automatically. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max share screenshot sizes with earlier models, so the app reads the status-bar layout to tell them apart and asks you to choose the model only when it can't be sure. iOS 27-style rendering is currently available for iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max; the other listed models use iOS 26-style status bars. Unmodified, full-size screenshots work best; Display Zoom, cropping, or resizing can produce unsupported dimensions. START FREE - Preview every style before export - Export White or Black status bars with the free 9:41, 100% battery preset - Keep exporting the free preset without a watermark or size reduction CONTROL THE DETAILS - Normalize the displayed signal and Wi-Fi - Set a custom time and choose 12-hour or 24-hour format with Pro - Adjust battery level, glyph tone, color, and style - Review complex backgrounds and keep the original status bar when needed WORK FASTER WITH PRO - Export with Seamless, Frosted, Gradient, and Color styles - Set any supported time, clock format, and battery level - Apply one preset to batches of up to 50 screenshots - Review flagged items individually - Save and resume single-image edits and batch workspaces on your device CHOOSE HOW TO GO PRO - Pro Monthly is an auto-renewable monthly subscription - Pro Annual is an auto-renewable annual subscription - Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no recurring subscription charge All three options unlock the same Pro styles, custom controls, Batch Editing, and Workspaces. Monthly and Annual renew automatically unless canceled. Pro Lifetime permanently unlocks Pro for a one-time charge. Prices and any eligible offers are shown by the App Store before purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account, and use Restore Purchases in the app to recover an eligible purchase. EXPORT YOUR WAY Save the finished PNG to Photos or Files, or send it through the iOS share sheet. Your source screenshot is never overwritten. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Screenshots are processed on your device. Status Bar Studio has no account, image upload, ads, analytics, tracking, or generative AI. Subscription and Lifetime purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store. Status Bar Studio edits imported image files only. It does not change your iPhone's live system status bar or capture the screen in the background. TERMS & PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://peterjiajunzhang.github.io/StatusBarStudioCom/privacy/

Screenshots

Google Play Console4 screens
Status Bar Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Google Play Console at none against Status Bar Studio's 3. Google Play Console also leads on ratings volume (154 vs 2) and chart position (#29 vs unranked). Status Bar Studio's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Status Bar Studio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Google Play Console asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Status Bar Studio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Play Console has 154 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Google Play Console ships an update every 6 weeks, Status Bar Studio every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Google Play Console versus Status Bar Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoogle Play ConsoleStatus Bar Studio
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (154 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings154 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#29 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoogleJIAJUN ZHANG

Customer experience

Google Play Console

All ratings154 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%

Status Bar Studio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Google Play Console

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Status Bar Studio

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Status Bar Studio Pro Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Status Bar Studio Pro$19.99

Questions

Is Google Play Console free?
Google Play Console is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Status Bar Studio free?
Status Bar Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Google Play Console or Status Bar Studio?
Status Bar Studio is rated higher. Google Play Console averages 4.7 out of 5 from 154 ratings, while Status Bar Studio averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Google Play Console or Status Bar Studio have ads?
Neither Google Play Console nor Status Bar Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Google Play Console or Status Bar Studio?
Google Play Console ships an update every 6 weeks, and Status Bar Studio every 5 days. Most recently, Google Play Console was updated on October 12, 2026 and Status Bar Studio on October 9, 2026.

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