BatteryNow vs igotimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BatteryNow
This app provides real-time and historical battery monitoring with graphical data. It also features a large, customizable digital clock display with multiple color options and dark mode support.
- Real-time battery monitoring
- Historical battery trend graphs
- Large digital clock display
- Customizable clock colors
- Dark mode support
- Battery percentage color indicators
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BatteryNow is battery monitoring app in two ways: Real-time monitoring and Trend monitoring (logging). 1, Real-time monitoring : You can check the battery level with line plots data graphically. 2, Trend monitoring : It is save the battery data internally every one minute, then you can see a graph of how change your battery level in long period. 3, Big digital clock display. [ Real-time monitoring feature ] 1, Display the Battery % status in three colors Green, Yellow and Red. Green > 45% > Yellow > 25% > Red 2, Battery% graph. Range of scrolling screen up to 8 times. Chart update interval can be change between from 0.1 pixel / sec to 2.0 pixel / sec. 3, Minute time line plot. This graph will 100% every hour. 4, Big digital clock. There are eight colors option for digital clock. 5, Dark mode supported for iOS 13. 6, Date display. 7, Sleep function is disabled during foreground. 8, Battery condition trends Battery data is recorded every minute during running in order to observe the trend of the battery condition.
igotimer
This application serves as a game clock specifically designed for the board game Go. It offers multiple time control modes, customizable settings for main time and overtime periods, and audible countdowns in various languages or beeps.
- Four time control modes
- Customizable main time
- Configurable byoyomi/kouryo time
- Handicap settings
- Audible countdowns (Japanese, English, beeps)
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'IgoTimer' is a game clock application(App) used in Go(game). - The App has four modes of Time Controls (Sudden death, Byo-yomi, Kouryo-time and Canadian overtime). - You can set up the main time, the byoyomi time, the kouryo time and the handicap. - Counting the seconds (byoyomi, kouryotime) in Japanese, English or beeps is available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: igotimer at Free against BatteryNow's $0.99. igotimer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
igotimer is free to download; BatteryNow costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
igotimer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of BatteryNow's written reviews are positive against 100% of igotimer's.
BatteryNow ships an update every 4 months, igotimer every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | BatteryNow | igotimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 9.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kazuhiko kuroda | Takashi Takeda |
Customer experience
BatteryNow
igotimer
In-app purchases
BatteryNow
No in-app purchases
igotimer
No in-app purchases
