# Battery Level vs File Explorer & Player [Pro]

The clearest difference is price: Battery Level at Free against File Explorer & Player [Pro]'s $19.99. Battery Level also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). File Explorer & Player [Pro]'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 15 months). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Battery Level is free to download; File Explorer & Player [Pro] costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Battery Level against 4.6 for File Explorer & Player [Pro]. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 836 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Battery Level's written reviews are positive against 83% of File Explorer & Player [Pro]'s.

Battery Level ships an update every 15 months, File Explorer & Player [Pro] fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Battery Level | File Explorer & Player [Pro] |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $19.99 |
| Rating | **[4.7 (1K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battery-level/id319724829/reviews)** | [4.6 (836 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/file-explorer-and-player-pro/id1095142462/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1K** | 836 |
| Positive reviews | 62.1% of reviews | **83.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Size | 5 MB | 66 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 18.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kenneth Kao](https://appshunter.io/developer/288711611) | [Remote Sunrise LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/619088610) |

## What reviewers say

### Battery Level

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/battery-level/id319724829)

This app displays your device's current battery percentage and offers comprehensive system monitoring. Track CPU usage, RAM, network activity, and system uptime with detailed graphs and statistics.

**Highlights:** Battery percentage indicator, CPU usage monitoring, CPU activity graph, System uptime tracking, RAM monitor, Network monitor

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Great app!
- 👍 Guau
- 👍 Battery at a glance
- 👍 最高です！
- 👍 Genial

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔋 But, please, make that text about battery percentage as thrice as larger - it's not very comfortable as a widget with its current size.
- 🐛 Sprache auf Deutsch
- 🔋 Ads
- 🔋 Publicidad
- 🐛 希望

**Reported bugs**

- Inaccurate battery percentage
- Drains battery quickly

**Requested features**

- Add icon badge with battery percentage
- Widget
- Charging complete notification
- Battery statistics
- Customizable background color


### File Explorer & Player [Pro]

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/file-explorer-and-player-pro/id1095142462)

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless drive for your Mac, enabling you to stream videos, view photos, and access documents remotely. Transfer files, store content on your iOS device, and even mount it as a drive on your computer.

**Highlights:** Stream video from Mac, View photos and documents, Transfer files, Store files on iOS device, Mount iOS device as drive, Wireless Mac file access

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Invaluable app
- 🚀 Fantastic app
- 🚀 My go to app to access my media on my MacBook
- 🚀 Super
- 🚀 Fantastic File Explorer

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Meeds
- 🐛 Reliable app, but annoying placement of subtitles button. Could benefit from a couple features.
- 🐛 Connection
- 🐛 Can't move files?

**Reported bugs**

- Video playback buggy
- Pause button starts videos over
- Seized all connections

**Requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to sync entire photo libraries directly to the computer
- Ability to move and delete files from the app
- Ability to rename files stored on the iPhone and Mac from the app


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Battery Level free?

Battery Level is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is File Explorer & Player [Pro] free?

File Explorer & Player [Pro] costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Battery Level or File Explorer & Player [Pro]?

Battery Level is rated higher. Battery Level averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while File Explorer & Player [Pro] averages 4.6 from 836 ratings.

### Do Battery Level or File Explorer & Player [Pro] have ads?

Battery Level shows ads; File Explorer & Player [Pro] does not.

### Which is updated more often, Battery Level or File Explorer & Player [Pro]?

Battery Level ships an update every 15 months, and File Explorer & Player [Pro] fortnightly. Most recently, Battery Level was updated on October 24, 2026 and File Explorer & Player [Pro] on October 26, 2026.

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