Comparison

Zen Battery vs Battery Charging Effects

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zen Battery

This app provides detailed battery information for your iPhone and iPad, including remaining hours for various activities. Customize the visual display with fluid animations and color options. Receive alerts when your device is fully charged.

Highlights
  • Battery life estimation for music, video, calls, and internet
  • Customizable 'Zen' display modes
  • Interactive fluid battery animation
  • Adjustable liquid color and battery design
  • Full charge warning sound
  • Widgets for quick battery status
Features
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Here you have the definitive battery application for your iPhone and iPad from Shinobit! A quick glance will let you know how many hours you have left for listening to music, watching videos, talking on the phone and surfing the Internet. If you want your battery to be even more "Zen", touching the screen once will hide the icons, leaving only the time and the battery charge percentage on the screen. Touching the screen a second time will only leave the battery. Touching a third time brings back all the data you had at the start. Move the device to see how the fluid moves around inside the battery, tilt it and you will see how it moves from one side to the other. You can change the color of the liquid inside the battery and the battery design that best suits your personality. Once the battery is charged, the application will make a warning sound. A subscription is required to unlock the full features of Zen Battery. Subscription Details: * Monthly Subscription * Annual Subscription with a 3-day free trial. All plans offer all premium features with the flexibility to cancel anytime. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. The times and percentages are displayed with 5-percent increases. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Battery Charging Effects

Personalize your phone's charging screen with a variety of animated effects and GIFs. You can even use your own photos as backgrounds and customize the display of time and battery status widgets.

Highlights
  • Custom battery charging animations
  • Low power image customization
  • Use personal photos as background
  • Display time and battery status widgets
  • Variety of unique effects and animations
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Are you bored with seeing the same old charging screen every time you want to charge your phone? With Battery Charging Effects you can give a new, fresh look to the charging screen of your precious phone. Among the variety of cool battery charging animations and GIFs, you'll definitely be able to find one that suits your taste.  Once you connect your phone to the charger, the charging effects will automatically become visible.  You can use a photo from your own Gallery as a charging or a low battery background. The battery Charging Effects app allows you even further customization since you can choose whether or not to display Time and Battery Status widgets while your phone is charging. Features: * Set a custom battery charging animation * Customize the Low Power image * Use your own photo as a charging background * Set Time and Battery Status widgets on your charging screen * Enjoy the coolest charging show Battery Charging Effects is really fun and easy to use! It gives you a lot of unique effects and animations you can use to make your own charging show. With a detailed tutorial available, you'll be able to set it in no time. Get everything you need on a charging screen with Battery Charging Effects! Terms & Conditions: https://nikolicfilip.wixsite.com/mymobapp/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://nikolicfilip.wixsite.com/mymobapp/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Zen Battery4 screens
Battery Charging Effects4 screens

Verdict

The call

Zen Battery and Battery Charging Effects both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Zen Battery's written reviews are positive against 0% of Battery Charging Effects's. Zen Battery also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (8.1K vs 2). Battery Charging Effects's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zen Battery sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Battery Charging Effects sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zen Battery holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zen Battery has 8.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Zen Battery's written reviews are positive against 0% of Battery Charging Effects's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zen Battery ships an update every 18 months, Battery Charging Effects every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Zen Battery versus Battery Charging Effects: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZen BatteryBattery Charging Effects
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.1K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsEvery 16 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB106 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperShinobit LLCFilip Nikolic

Customer experience

Zen Battery

All ratings8,117 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews267 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.4%

Battery Charging Effects

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Zen Battery

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App freezes or crashes
  • Ads break app functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • 12-hour clock option
  • Battery saver mode
  • Widget support
  • Ability to disable ads

Battery Charging Effects

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Zen Battery

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$19.99
4 purchases

Battery Charging Effects

Subscriptions2
  • Explorer3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Go Pro Now1 Month trial$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlock all items + Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Zen Battery free?
Zen Battery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Battery Charging Effects free?
Battery Charging Effects is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zen Battery or Battery Charging Effects?
Zen Battery is rated higher. Zen Battery averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.1K ratings, while Battery Charging Effects averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Zen Battery or Battery Charging Effects have ads?
Battery Charging Effects shows ads; Zen Battery does not.
Which is updated more often, Zen Battery or Battery Charging Effects?
Zen Battery ships an update every 18 months, and Battery Charging Effects every 16 months. Most recently, Zen Battery was updated on October 29, 2026 and Battery Charging Effects on October 22, 2026.

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