BatteryNow ! Big Digital Clock vs phoneWatcher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BatteryNow ! Big Digital Clock
Monitor your device's battery life with real-time and trend graphs. Features a large, customizable digital clock with color options and dark mode support. Track battery percentage changes over time.
- Real-time battery monitoring
- Battery trend logging
- Large digital clock display
- Customizable clock colors
- Dark mode support
- Battery percentage graphs
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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 [ 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, Digital clock. There are eight colors option for digital clock. 5, Dark mode supported. 6, Ad
phoneWatcher
Receive timely alerts on your smartwatch when your phone's battery level drops below a customizable threshold. Ensure you're never caught off guard by a dead phone battery again.
- Watch notifications for low phone battery
- Customizable notification threshold
- Supports all Watch complications
- Regular phone battery checks
- Avoid dead phone surprises
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Get alerted on your Watch when your phone is low on battery. Select notification threshold according to your risk tolerance. Supports all Watch complications. Just add one to your favorite Watch Face and your phone's battery will be checked regularly. Don't get surprised by a dead phone battery again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: phoneWatcher at none against BatteryNow ! Big Digital Clock's shown. phoneWatcher also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 9 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for BatteryNow ! Big Digital Clock against 4.0 for phoneWatcher. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of BatteryNow ! Big Digital Clock's written reviews are positive against 50% of phoneWatcher's.
BatteryNow ! Big Digital Clock ships an update every 9 months, phoneWatcher every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BatteryNow ! Big Digital Clock | phoneWatcher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | kazuhiko kuroda | Erwin Mazariegos |
Customer experience
BatteryNow ! Big Digital Clock
phoneWatcher
In-app purchases
BatteryNow ! Big Digital Clock
No in-app purchases
phoneWatcher
No in-app purchases
Questions
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