Comparison

Battery Day vs Netgleam

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

Head to head
About

Battery Day

This app provides an at-a-glance estimate of your device's battery discharge time. It offers various widgets, gauges, and charts to visualize battery level history and predict remaining usage. The app requires active widget usage to record battery consumption.

Highlights
  • Battery discharge time estimation
  • Variety of widgets, gauges, and charts
  • Battery level history visualization
  • Battery usage prediction
  • Color-coded battery usage indication
  • Requires active widget for data recording
Features
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Battery Day estimates the time of your battery discharge on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Get your battery remaining time at a glance thanks to a variety of widgets, gauges and charts. Visualize your battery level history with a chart including battery level prediction and color for battery usage indication. In order for the app to record your battery usage, Battery Day must be active as a widget.

About

Netgleam

Diagnose and understand your network connection with detailed insights into Wi-Fi, cellular, and speed. Provides plain-language explanations for complex network issues and tests real-world performance.

Highlights
  • Live link quality and Wi-Fi security
  • Detailed cellular service inspection
  • On-device cellular service predictions
  • Connection stage measurement
  • Real-world speed testing
  • Plain-language diagnostic explanations
  • Connection timeline recording
Features
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Netgleam gives you a clear answer when your connection feels wrong. Built for iOS 26 from the ground up, Netgleam brings Apple's latest Network and Wireless Insights APIs into one diagnostic toolkit. See live link quality and Wi-Fi security, inspect every cellular service iOS reports, receive on-device cellular service predictions, measure each stage of a secure connection, and test real-world speed against Cloudflare's global edge network. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. Open the app to see whether you are online, which interface is active, the internet's response time, and the network details iOS makes available. Run Diagnostics for a plain-language explanation, or use the adaptive speed test to measure real-world performance. CONNECTION STATUS • See Wi-Fi, cellular, VPN, and offline states at a glance • Check link quality, Wi-Fi security, BSSID, gateway, IPv4 and IPv6 support, and data mode • View local and public IP details • See the public address, provider, organization, ASN, provider domain, and approximate network location visible to websites • Understand whether traffic is using a direct route or a VPN exit CELLULAR • See a separate card for every cellular service reported by iOS • Check each line's radio technology and registration state • See Apple's on-device outlook for anticipated cellular service changes on supported devices, carriers, and regions • Add familiar line and carrier labels that stay on your device • See route-level carrier details when the current public IP is using cellular without a VPN DIAGNOSTICS • Check the active link, local address, and gateway • Verify DNS, IPv4, IPv6, TLS, and wider internet access • Measure DNS lookup, connection, TLS, first-byte, and transfer timing • Detect captive portals and VPN routing • Get useful next steps instead of a wall of technical output CONNECTION TIMELINE • Record Wi-Fi and cellular handoffs • Notice public-IP changes, link-quality drops, and latency spikes • Keep the timeline private on your device SPEED TEST • Measure download and upload throughput against Cloudflare's global edge network • Follow live phase progress, throughput, data moved, elapsed time, and adaptive sample size • Compare idle and loaded latency • Track jitter and save each result • Share a polished visual result card when you need help PRIVATE BY DESIGN Netgleam has no account, ads, or tracking SDKs. Diagnostic, speed-test, and connection history stays on your device. Location permission is optional. Netgleam uses it when you ask iOS to reveal the current Wi-Fi network name. iOS does not provide third-party apps with custom cellular labels, phone numbers, SIM type, signal strength, or a dependable carrier identity. Netgleam shows the live information iOS provides and lets you add labels that stay on your device. Speed tests transfer data and can use several hundred megabytes on a fast connection. Requires iOS 26. Questions or feedback? Email netgleam@omarknows.app.

Screenshots

Battery Day4 screens
Netgleam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Netgleam at 100% against Battery Day's 25%. Netgleam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). Battery Day's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Battery Day costs $2.99 and Netgleam $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Netgleam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Battery Day's written reviews are positive against 100% of Netgleam's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Battery Day ships an update every 5 months, Netgleam weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Battery Day versus Netgleam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBattery DayNetgleam
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEliott MorgenszternOmarKnows LLC

Customer experience

Battery Day

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

Netgleam

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

In-app purchases

None

Battery Day

No in-app purchases

None

Netgleam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Battery Day free?
Battery Day costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Netgleam free?
Netgleam costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Battery Day or Netgleam?
Netgleam is rated higher. Battery Day averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Netgleam averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Battery Day or Netgleam have ads?
Neither Battery Day nor Netgleam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Battery Day or Netgleam?
Battery Day ships an update every 5 months, and Netgleam weekly. Most recently, Battery Day was updated on October 30, 2026 and Netgleam on October 31, 2026.

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