Comparison

Batteries vs Card Assist

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

Head to head
About

Batteries

Display your iPhone and Apple Watch battery levels directly on your Lock Screen and watch face. Choose from various widget styles for easy at-a-glance monitoring without unlocking your device.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen battery widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Multiple widget styles
  • Always-on display
  • iPhone battery monitoring
  • Watch face complications
Features
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Batteries Lock Screen Widgets Always keep an eye on your iPhone battery level — directly on your Lock Screen and even on your Apple Watch. With Batteries Lock Screen Widgets, you can add clean and practical battery indicators to your Lock Screen and check your battery level without unlocking your iPhone. iPhone Features Customize your Lock Screen with different battery widgets: • Rectangular battery progress bar • Circular battery indicator • Compact text display • Extra large battery widgets for the Lock Screen All widgets are designed to make your battery level easy to read at a glance. Apple Watch Features Keep track of your iPhone battery directly from your Apple Watch: • See your iPhone battery level on your Apple Watch • Additional battery complications for your watch face • Additional iPhone status complications Know exactly how much battery your iPhone has left — right from your wrist. Always Shows the iPhone Battery The app always displays your iPhone battery level on the Lock Screen — even when other devices like AirPods, Apple Watch, or other Apple devices are connected. iOS 17 Notice: Apple changed how battery information can be accessed. Since iOS 17, third-party apps can only read battery levels in 5% increments.

About

Card Assist

Features
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Card Assist is the secure digital vault that holds every card in your wallet — and then some. Whether it's your credit cards, driver's license, passport, insurance cards, health cards, or loyalty rewards, Card Assist keeps them organized, encrypted, and always at hand. YOUR VAULT, LOCKED TIGHT Every card is protected behind biometric authentication — Face ID on iPhone — plus a 6-digit PIN backup. Auto-lock kicks in after as little as 15 seconds. Your data is end-to-end encrypted and never leaves your device. No cloud. No syncing. No compromises. EVERY CARD TYPE, ONE APP • Credit & debit cards • Driver's license and passport • Health insurance and medical cards • Auto and home insurance • Loyalty and rewards cards • Gift cards and store credits • And anything else you carry CAPTURE IN SECONDS Add a card in three taps. Photograph the front and back with your camera, give it a name and type, and it's in your vault. No manual number entry required. DETAILS WHEN YOU NEED THEM Tap any card to see its full details. Tap the card image to flip front to back. Reveal your card number and expiry date with a single tap — and mask them again just as easily. Copy any field with one touch. Edit anytime. SECURITY YOU CONTROL • Face ID or 6-digit PIN • Auto-lock after 15 seconds to 15 minutes • End-to-end encryption, on-device only • No account or signup required • Your card data is never collected, tracked, or sold — nothing from your vault leaves your device MADE FOR YOUR WALLET Card Assist works exactly like your physical wallet — only faster, safer, and impossible to lose. Dark and light modes. Free, forever.

Screenshots

Batteries4 screens
Card Assist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Card Assist at Free against Batteries's $3.99. Batteries's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Card Assist is free to download; Batteries costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Batteries versus Card Assist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBatteriesCard Assist
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTobias HaussDedalva LLC

In-app purchases

None

Batteries

No in-app purchases

None

Card Assist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Batteries free?
Batteries costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Card Assist free?
Card Assist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Batteries or Card Assist have ads?
Card Assist shows ads; Batteries does not.

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