Data Usage vs Battery Life
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Data Usage
Monitor your mobile data and Wi-Fi usage in real time to avoid costly overages. Get predictive forecasts, set daily quotas, and receive usage alerts. Features include app badge monitoring and visual status indicators.
- Real-time mobile and Wi-Fi monitoring
- Predictive data usage forecasts
- Daily quota setting
- Usage alerts
- App badge monitoring
- Visual usage status indicators
- Data export and charts
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Take back control of your data usage. It’s time to stop paying overages. • Monitor Mobile Data and Wi-Fi in real time. • Today Widget • Predictive forecast tells when you will go over and sets daily quotas. • Simple and intuitive design reflects current usage status. • Works with any carrier, any plan, and any billing cycle. • Set usage alerts. #1 paid utility in UAE & Malaysia; top 10 paid utilities in Canada, U.K., Spain & Hong Kong. Four things that set us apart: 1. App Badge Monitoring- • Monitor usage % as app badge without ever opening app again 2. Visual Monitoring- • Theme colors will change to reflect your current usage status. 3. Accurate History, Export, and Charts- • Keep your cellular providers in check with the ability to export accurate history of your data usage. 4. Today Widget- •Monitor Data Usage like a pro with a widget that shows cellular data usage on notification screen under today. "...to get into the nitty-gritty of your data usage you may want to splurge for Data Usage." -AllThingsD Check out Data Usage Pro for custom usage counters.
Battery Life
Monitor the battery status of all your Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and AirPods, all in one place. View battery percentage, charging status, and estimated runtimes. Receive custom alerts for charging and low battery levels.
- Monitor battery levels of all connected Apple devices
- View estimated runtimes for various activities
- Receive custom charge and low battery notifications
- Utilize home screen and lock screen widgets
- Apple Watch app and complications support
- Track battery health and charge cycles
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Battery Life shows the battery level of your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods and other connected devices in one place – in the app, in widgets and on your watch face. Downloaded by millions of users since 2014. ► BATTERY • Battery charge in percent, charging state, thermal state and Low Power Mode • Runtimes: how long the remaining charge lasts for video, video streaming, audio, web browsing and more, based on the figures Apple publishes for your model • Battery health: the real maximum capacity, charge cycles and battery condition of your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, read from the analytics files iOS writes ► CONNECTED DEVICES • AirPods and their charging case, Beats, keyboards, trackpads, game controllers, hearing aids and other accessories that report their battery over Bluetooth or cable • The last reading stays visible after a device disconnects • Give devices your own names and hide the ones you do not need ► WIDGETS (iOS 17 or later) • Three widgets in different sizes for your Home Screen: Battery, Runtimes and Devices • Lock Screen widgets for a glance without unlocking • Pick the device to show, your favorite accessories and the sort order ► NOTIFICATIONS • Get notified when your iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch has charged to the level you choose • Get notified when a battery falls below the level you choose ► APPLE WATCH (watchOS 10 or later) • The Watch app shows the battery level of your Apple Watch, your iPhone and your connected devices • Complications for any watch face: Watch battery, iPhone battery or both ► BATTERY LIFE PRO (one-time In-App Purchase) • No advertisements • All notifications, including low battery and Apple Watch • The larger Runtimes and Devices widgets • Connected devices and raw data in the Watch app, plus the iPhone and combined complications • Battery health charts, the full history of readings and more figures • Sync your battery health readings with iCloud ► PRIVACY Your battery readings and your list of devices stay on your device. There are no accounts. If you switch on Sync with iCloud (Pro), your battery health readings are kept in your own iCloud account, which only you can see. ► PLEASE NOTE iOS and watchOS decide how often an app may run in the background. Notifications, widgets and complications therefore update on a schedule set by the system, usually every 5 to 60 minutes, and cannot show real-time values. Notifications need Background App Refresh, and they stop when the app is closed in the App Switcher. ► SUPPORT Questions or feedback? Open Help (FAQ) or Send Feedback in the More tab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Battery Life at Free against Data Usage's $0.99. Battery Life also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (34K vs 646). Data Usage's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On rating, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
Battery Life is free to download; Data Usage costs $0.99 up front. Data Usage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Battery Life sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Data Usage against 4.6 for Battery Life. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battery Life has 34K ratings behind it against 646, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Data Usage's written reviews are positive against 70% of Battery Life's.
Data Usage ships an update every 2 months, Battery Life every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Data Usage | Battery Life |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (646 ratings) | 4.6 (34K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.6% of reviews — better | 70.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 646 | 34K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | oBytes, LLC | RBT Digital LLC |
Customer experience
Data Usage
Battery Life
User reviews
Data Usage
From 646 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📊 Accurate data usage tracking
- 🔍 Detailed usage statistics
- ⚙️ Customizable settings
- 🔔 Helpful usage alerts
- 💰 Saves money by avoiding overages
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent data tracking
- 🔁 Resets data usage after reboots
- 📊 Discrepancies with carrier data
- 🔌 Drains battery when running in background
- 🔍 Lacks app-level data usage breakdown
Battery Life
From 34K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔋 Helpful for monitoring battery health
- 📊 Provides useful battery information
- ⌚️ Convenient Apple Watch integration
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent battery readings
- 📢 Too many ads in free version
- ⚠️ Limited functionality on newer iOS versions
- 🔋 Drains battery faster on some devices
Bugs and requests
Data Usage
Reported bugs
3 issues- Widget displays incorrect data
- Fails to reset data usage at billing cycle
- Crashes when opening the app
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to track data usage by app
- Option to set custom data limits
- Automatic background data monitoring
- Improved widget and notification support
- Compatibility with newer iOS versions
Battery Life
Reported bugs
2 issues- Battery wear level reporting not accurate
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
3 requests- Add battery cycle count information
- Improve accuracy of battery health reporting
- Expand device compatibility beyond iPhone and Apple Watch
In-app purchases
Data Usage
- Pro Upgrade - Custom Counters$0.99
Battery Life
- Pro Features$3.99
Questions
Is Data Usage free?
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