Bandwidth vs Data Usage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bandwidth
Monitor your Wi-Fi, 3G, and GPRS data usage in real-time. Track consumption across different units and set custom alarms and reminders for your data plan.
- Real-time data usage detection
- Wi-Fi, 3G, and GPRS support
- Multiple data type display (bytes, KB, MB, GB)
- Manual reset and correction
- Customizable data plan and cycle setup
- Data usage color alarm
- Overload reminder
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A handy tool to measure the data usage or bandwidth of wifi, 3g, and gprs. Realtime detect the data usage of your ipod/iphone. Features: 3G, GPRS, WIFI supported ipod touch/iphone supported multi data types:byte, kb, mb, gb manual reset enabled manual correction enabled plan/paying cycle setup data usage color alarm data usage overload reminder
Data Usage
Monitor your cellular data usage with this intuitive app. It helps you avoid expensive overage charges by providing real-time tracking, customizable alerts, and clear statistics. Manage multiple plans and understand your data consumption to save money.
- Home Screen Widget
- Smart Data Tracking
- Real-Time Network Speed Monitor
- Multiple Plan Support
- Usage Statistics Charts
- Data Usage Alerts
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Know before your data runs out. Data Usage turns your cellular counter into a clear plan forecast. See how much remains, whether your current pace is safe, and when you may run out—before the end of the cycle. CORE FEATURES • Track recurring, prepaid, travel, physical SIM, or eSIM plans you create • Switch plans without mixing their individual totals • Review daily trends and network speed • Get accuracy and high-usage alerts • Check remaining data from a Home Screen widget PREMIUM • Smart forecast and estimated run-out date • Predictive alerts when your pace may exhaust the plan early • Full history and custom date ranges • Unlimited plan management • Home Screen widget, dark theme, and no ads Built for privacy: no account and no VPN required. Your plan and usage records stay on your device. Accuracy note: iOS does not report per-app usage or automatically identify which SIM/eSIM plan consumed data. Select the active plan yourself. If iOS cannot recover usage after a restart or long gap, Data Usage will guide you to calibrate instead of showing false precision. Premium renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Privacy: https://datausage.app/privacy Terms: https://datausage.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Data Usage at 4.4 against Bandwidth's 3.3. Data Usage also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 9) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Bandwidth's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Data Usage sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Bandwidth asks for nothing beyond the download.
Data Usage holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Data Usage has 1.2K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Bandwidth's written reviews are positive against 47% of Data Usage's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bandwidth ships an update every 2 months, Data Usage every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bandwidth | Data Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (9 ratings) | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.6% of reviews — better | 46.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZHENG WANG | HungChun Lai |
Customer experience
Bandwidth
Data Usage
Bugs and requests
Bandwidth
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Data Usage
Reported bugs
3 issues- App fails to update data usage correctly
- Unable to save or load data plan settings
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Add ability to track hotspot data usage
- Provide data usage alerts and notifications
- Allow setting decimal values for data limits
In-app purchases
Bandwidth
No in-app purchases
Data Usage
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
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