DataMan vs Data Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DataMan
Easily monitor your cellular and WiFi data usage in real-time with intelligent forecasts and custom alerts. Never exceed your data cap again with at-a-glance widgets and Siri integration.
- Real-time data tracking
- Intelligent usage forecast
- Home and Lock screen widgets
- Custom usage alerts
- Siri shortcut integration
- Apple Watch support
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DataMan is the simplest and clearest app to track your data usage. In just a glance, you can know if you're safe from busting your data cap. Never worry about overage again. REAL-TIME TRACKING Track cellular and WiFi in real-time directly on iOS. No more waiting for your carrier to update. SMART FORECAST Intelligent usage forecast predicts if you'll stay within your data cap. So you can take precautions. DATAMAN WIDGET Instantly check your usage at a glance. Just swipe on your Home or Lock screen to view. CUSTOM USAGE ALERTS Alerts warn you before you hit your data cap. Four custom alert thresholds. DATA PLANS Auto reset on your monthly bill cycle date. Support all billing periods and rollover data with DataMan Pro. SIRI SHORTCUT Get data usage forecast just by asking Siri. An easier, faster way to track your usage with voice. APPLE WATCH Designed for your wrist to quickly show your most important stats in complication and app. BEAUTIFUL INTERFACE Get the key statistics you need most in a beautiful, intuitive interface. It's so easy to track your data usage. "Simplest and clearest" NYTimes "The widget you should be using" Business Insider "We like the easy-to-use DataMan" TIME "Download this great app right now" BGR "Superpretty, superuseful" Cult of Mac "Handy money-saver with colorful alerts" Guardian Featured on USAToday, Macworld, 9to5Mac, AppAdvice, SlashGear and many more. DATAMAN PRO Access extra features with PRO subscription • Free trial 7 days • Daily usage history • Push usage alerts • Manage multiple plans • App icon badge • Custom billing periods • Rollover data • Map usage locations • Export statistics • Widget styles • Themes and more PRIVATE AND SECURE No VPN, no login. Your data is important and private. That's why we take your privacy seriously. Our privacy policy: https://xvision.me/privacy Subscription Information. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Privacy Policy - https://xvision.me/privacy Terms of Use - https://xvision.me/eula
Data Manager
Monitor your cellular and Wi-Fi data usage in real time to avoid costly overage fees. This app provides alerts when you approach data limits and includes a speed test for your internet connection. It works with any provider and is designed for easy, background monitoring.
- Real-time cellular data monitoring
- Wi-Fi data usage tracking
- Customizable data usage alerts
- Internet speed testing (download/upload/latency)
- Background monitoring
- App badge usage percentage
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Data Manager - Data Usage with Speed Check Monitor the Data Usage and Speed on your device in Real Time for FREE. Stop paying overage fees! Data Manager will manage both Cellular (4G/LTE/3G/Edge/GPRS) and Wi-Fi data usage in real time from your device. This FREE app will let you be in control of your data usage to avoid the costly overage charges your provider may charge providing alerts when data usage reaches user thresholds. This app monitors data usage from the device itself and is not reliant on setting up or logging into your provider's server or web site. Data Manager also includes the ability to Speed Test your cellular or WiFi connection rate and response for you device. This simple, easy-to-use app provides consistent, accurate internet speed testing from any location. Data Usage Features include: - Monitor mobile Cellular data for all technologies (4G LTE 3G Edge GPRS etc.) int real time. - View the amount of internet data you use over your WiFi connection. - Simple and clear user interface with custom progress bar that graphically shows your data usage and predicted usage. - Works with ANY cellular provider in any country including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, Rodgers, Virgin Mobile, Orange, O2, etc. by reading data usage from the device. - Billing periods and quota limits can be configured on a monthly, weekly or custom time basis to match your providers billing schedule. - Works on any iOS device (iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch) running iOS 7.x or later. - Works in the background using battery efficient background monitoring in iOS 7 to monitor usage and notify users when data usage reaches configured limits. - App Badge Monitoring shows the % as a app badge without even opening the app. Advanced Data Usage Features: - Custom counters can be setup allow you to monitor usage during a certain period to help identify data hogging apps. Counters can be easily enabled or disabled and can even be configured to end at a predetermined time. - History graph shows previous data usage for each day. - Email your usage information at any time. Speed Check Features: – Simple, one button tap performs (or cancels) the tests. – Simple, easy-to-read tracking and reporting. – Testing features download rate, upload rate and latency (response) time. - Includes the number of hops/gateways between the mobile client and the server (Trace Route). - Works on either Cellular data from any carrier or when connected via WiFi. - Conveniently share results with others via email. - Testing servers located around the world for accurate results. – Unlimited on-the-go testing - mobile speed check. - Best of all it's FREE! Data Manager is a must have app for anybody on a restrictive data plan and to verify your network speed! Don't pay those expensive overage charges again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DataMan at 81% against Data Manager's 35%. DataMan also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.7) and ratings volume (682 vs 9). Data Manager's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On ads, 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
Data Manager is free to download; DataMan costs $0.99 up front. DataMan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Data Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DataMan holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DataMan has 682 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of DataMan's written reviews are positive against 35% of Data Manager's.
DataMan ships an update every 3 months, Data Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DataMan | Data Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (682 ratings) — better | 2.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 34.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 682 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #19 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johnny Ixe | Nutec Development, LLC |
Customer experience
DataMan
Data Manager
User reviews
DataMan
From 682 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate and simple
- 👍 Great tool
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Just what they promise
- 👍 Excellent app
Room to improve
- 🤑 Greedy app
- 🤑 MISLEADING - PAID SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED
- 🤑 Bait-and-Switch – $0.99 Gets You Almost Nothing But Aggressive Upsell
- 🤑 Moving features behind paywall
- 🤑 Does what it says and little more
Data Manager
From 9 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for tracking data
- 👍 Good data manager
- 👍 Accurate data tracking
- 👍 Free of charge
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inaccurate data counting
- 🐛 Speed test not working
- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Ads consume data
- 🐛 Upgrade issues
Bugs and requests
DataMan
Reported bugs
10 issues- Inaccurate data usage
- Widget not working properly in iOS 14
- Usage alerts don't work
- Doesn't register any data over cell since iOS16
- Widget is broken in iOS 14
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- Where has the data stopwatch widget gone?
- Doesn't differentiate between cell phone data vs Hotspot
- It just sits on zero
- Not accurate
- Usage alerts don't work
Requested features
6 requests- Custom time picker for plan renewal
- Rollover data as a one-time purchase
- Ability to track hotspot data usage separately
- Option for unlimited data plans
- Dark mode option
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- Ability to exclude certain apps from tracking
Data Manager
Reported bugs
39 issues- Paid for upgrade, nothing changed
- App shows more data usage than real
- Speed test not working at all
- App took money but still showed ads
- Failed to run
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- App shows double data usage
- App crashes every time
- App shows 30% more data than provider
- App consistently uses more data than paid for
- App is useless, not accurate
- Calculations incorrect with iOS 11
- Speed test doesn't work anymore
- Always shows 2 as notification icon
- Update reset rollover day
- Counting data incorrectly (V 2.20)
- Cellular usage spiraled after update
- Latest update 2.2 rendered app useless
- App works like iOS8 'occasionally'
- Crashes on lookup of geographic location
- Program does not record data usage
- Download and upload are measured/displayed incorrectly
- App crashes
- What app measures is not what was used or seen on bill
- App keeps requesting to upgrade again
- Half downloaded and unable to delete
- Turn off reset all
- Ads in this version use your data
- Stopped tracking for a day after iOS 8
- No longer purchased no ad version
- No adjustment allowed in custom counters
- End date/time removed in custom counters
- Stopped calculating after first month
- Doesn't count data from other devices on shared plan
- Doesn't work at all, doesn't monitor data correctly
- Ads not removed after payment
- App requires location services
- Stuck flashing location services prompt
- Did not get last set up
- Doesn't recognize purchase, keeps showing ads
Requested features
11 requests- Fix speed test functionality
- Improve data counting accuracy
- Remove ads after purchase
- Fix crash issues
- Add graph for usage and days
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- Fix calculation errors with iOS updates
- Allow adjustment in custom counters
- Fix rollover day reset
- Fix notification issues
- Allow disabling location services
- Disallow data use after a certain amount
In-app purchases
DataMan
- PRO Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- PRO Subscription Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
Data Manager
- upgrade$1.99
Questions
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