BatteryNow vs TipBuddy
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.
TipBuddy
Effortlessly calculate and divide bills with this utility. It allows for quick tip calculations and seamless check splitting among multiple people. Enjoy a streamlined experience for managing group expenses.
- Quick tip calculation
- Split bills easily
- No ads
- No in-app purchases
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Quickly calculate tips and split the check in seconds with TipBuddy. There is no ads and in app purchases, you can calculate in seconds.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TipBuddy at Free against BatteryNow's $0.99. TipBuddy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (100% vs 67%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
TipBuddy is free to download; BatteryNow costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TipBuddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TipBuddy has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of BatteryNow's written reviews are positive against 100% of TipBuddy's.
BatteryNow ships an update every 4 months, TipBuddy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BatteryNow | TipBuddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kazuhiko kuroda | Celil Cagatay Gedik |
Customer experience
BatteryNow
TipBuddy
In-app purchases
BatteryNow
No in-app purchases
TipBuddy
No in-app purchases
