Battery HD+ vs PhoneBattery
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Battery HD+
This app provides a detailed battery monitoring experience for your phone or tablet. It offers calibration features for increased accuracy and displays estimated usage times for various activities, from listening to music to GPS navigation. It also includes charge alerts and a widget for quick access to information.
- Battery calibration
- Usage time estimates
- Charge alerts
- Widget support
- Detailed usage charts
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This is the perfect battery monitor for your phone or tablet. It is simple, beautiful and can be calibrated specially for your device. - Widget - Charge Alerts - Usage chart Instantly know how many hours you have left for: - Listening to music - Watching video - Talking on the phone - Internet Browsing ( WiFi / Edge / 3G / 4G ) - Standby - Time left to recharge - Time to use LED Flashlight - 2D and 3D Games - Reading books - GPS navigation - Video chat - Taking photos - Recording videos If you have a new or rare device, please run calibration tests to share your results with the community and make this app even more precise ! Try it now ! It's simply the best at what it does.
PhoneBattery
This app displays your iPhone's battery level directly on your Apple Watch. Avoid constantly checking your phone with quick glances at your wrist, perfect for workouts, commutes, or when your phone is just out of reach.
- iPhone battery level on Apple Watch
- Smart battery notifications
- Apple Watch complications
- Alternative app icons
- Clean and simple interface
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PhoneBattery is the tiny little app that solves a surprisingly annoying problem How much battery is left on your iPhone? And why do you need to dig it out of your pocket every time just to find out? With PhoneBattery, you can simply glance at your Apple Watch and boom — mystery solved. Perfect for: • Workouts where your phone is buried somewhere in a sweaty pocket • Busy commutes with too many bags and not enough hands • Couch-days where the phone is just a little too far away No magic. No fuss. Just your iPhone battery, right where it should be: on your wrist. FEATURES • Smart battery notifications (never get caught at 2 percent again) • Clean and simple interface (nothing extra, no clutter) • Lots of Apple Watch complications • Alternative app icons (because vibes matter) • Free, no ads, and made by one indie developer • Optional tips if you want to support future features Need help or want to say hi? help@marcelvoss.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Battery HD+ at none against PhoneBattery's 4. Battery HD+ also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 58%) and ratings volume (2.7K vs 381). PhoneBattery's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price and rating 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. PhoneBattery sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Battery HD+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Battery HD+ against 4.3 for PhoneBattery. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battery HD+ has 2.7K ratings behind it against 381, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Battery HD+'s written reviews are positive against 58% of PhoneBattery's.
Battery HD+ ships an update every 2 months, PhoneBattery every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Battery HD+ | PhoneBattery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.7K ratings) — better | 4.3 (381 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better | 58.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.7K — better | 381 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | smalltech sarl | Marcel Voss |
Customer experience
Battery HD+
PhoneBattery
User reviews
Battery HD+
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate battery information
- 👍 Helpful for devices without battery percentage
- 🔋 Provides battery usage estimates
- 👍 Easy to understand interface
- 👍 Customizable battery display
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate battery level notifications
- 🐛 Calibration issues and bugs
- 🔋 Battery drain issues after using the app
- 💸 Ads in free version
- 🐛 Widget not working as expected
PhoneBattery
From 381 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- ⚡ Quick access to iPhone battery status from Apple Watch
- 🎯 Does exactly what it advertises
- 💰 Free app with no in-app purchases
- 🎨 Pleasant and elegant design
Room to improve
- 🐛 App frequently stops working or becomes non-functional
- 🐛 Complication feature doesn't load data properly
- 🐛 Battery percentage displays incorrectly or shows blank screens
- ⚠️ Lacks compatibility with newer iOS and watchOS versions
- ⚠️ Poor customer support and slow response times
Bugs and requests
Battery HD+
Reported bugs
3 issues- Calibration never completes
- Battery level not detected
- Incorrect battery percentage displayed
Requested features
4 requests- Battery health monitoring
- Battery usage by app breakdown
- Improved charging notifications
- Apple Watch support
PhoneBattery
Reported bugs
10 issues- Complication shows skeleton loading screen but never loads data
- App displays blank battery icon with no charge information
- Battery percentage shows incorrect values
- App only works if opened on phone first
- Incompatible with watchOS 7 and iOS 14+
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- Circular display setting doesn't apply
- Low battery notifications never trigger
- App crashes or fails to display on Apple Watch
- Settings changes don't persist (e.g., round to long battery display)
- Inconsistent functionality across Watch Series 3, 5, 6 models
Requested features
8 requests- Add working complication for watch face integration
- Support for circular battery indicator display
- Sound notifications for low battery alerts
- Display phone signal strength information
- Show Bluetooth headphone battery percentage
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- Change Apple Watch app icon customization
- Battery health information display
- Regular app updates for current OS compatibility
In-app purchases
Battery HD+
No in-app purchases
PhoneBattery
- Small tip$0.99
- Medium tip$1.99
- Large tip$3.99
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- Generous tip$4.99
Questions
Is Battery HD+ free?
Is PhoneBattery free?
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