Battery percentage (%) widget vs Status Bartender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Battery percentage (%) widget
Display your device's remaining battery percentage directly on your lock screen with a convenient widget. The update frequency is optimized to conserve battery life, refreshing only when necessary.
- Lock screen widget
- Displays battery percentage
- Optimized for battery conservation
- Updates on charge change
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A widget that lets you check your battery level as a large number on your Lock Screen. In situations where Apple’s built-in battery widget makes it difficult to see the remaining charge as a detailed number, this app lets you check it at a glance as a percentage. It’s also useful on Always-On Lock Screens. Battery status updates every few minutes or in 5% increments to conserve battery power. Widgets aren’t added simply by installing the app. To add this widget, see Apple’s “How to add and edit widgets on your iPhone” and configure it there.
Status Bartender
Enhance your screenshots and screen recordings by replacing the default status bar with a custom, polished version. Choose from various styles, including classic times and full battery indicators, and remove distracting recording markers for a cleaner look.
- Remove default status bar
- Replace with custom status bar
- Classic time display (9:41)
- Full battery indicator
- Remove screen recording marker
- Customizable status bar color
- Customizable time display
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Raise the bar on your screenshots and screen recordings with Status Bartender. Say goodbye to those pesky status bars ruining your perfect shots. Status Bartender swoops in like a superhero, removing the existing status bar and replacing it with a sleek, beautiful version that's sure to impress. We're talking the classic 9:41 time, a Wi-Fi signal stronger than your morning coffee, and a full battery – because who wants to see a low battery warning in their screenshots? And for all your screen recordings, Status Bartender goes above and beyond by getting rid of the distracting red 'screen recording' marker. You're in control with Status Bartender. Choose your status bar color – white, black, or even transparent if you're feeling mysterious. And if you want to mix things up, you can customize the displayed time too. Get ready to take your screenshots and screen recordings to the next level with Status Bartender.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Status Bartender at 100% against Battery percentage (%) widget's 57%. Status Bartender also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). Battery percentage (%) widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (3.3 vs 3.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Status Bartender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Battery percentage (%) widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Battery percentage (%) widget holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Battery percentage (%) widget has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Battery percentage (%) widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Status Bartender's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Battery percentage (%) widget ships an update every 6 months, Status Bartender every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Battery percentage (%) widget | Status Bartender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (8 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Keisuke Narita | Ramik Sadana |
Customer experience
Battery percentage (%) widget
Status Bartender
In-app purchases
Battery percentage (%) widget
No in-app purchases
Status Bartender
- Unlimited Exports$1.99
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