BattView vs CellMapper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BattView
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BattView is a powerful Bluetooth battery scanner. See battery level estimates and signal strength for multiple devices in seconds. No more opening multiple apps. ** Now on the Apple Watch ** You can scan heart rate monitors, power meters, controllers like Zwift Play, and even your bike radar. **BattView supports Bluetooth devices that report battery level and do not require secure pairing with a proprietary app.**
CellMapper
Visualize global cellular network coverage for 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G technologies. This app uses crowdsourced data to display detailed network information from carriers worldwide.
- Global cellular network coverage maps
- 2G/3G/4G/5G (NSA & SA) data
- Crowdsourced information
- Carrier network details
- Advanced cellular metrics
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CellMapper displays advanced 2G/3G/4G/5G (NSA and SA) cellular network information from carriers all around the world with its crowdsourced coverage maps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CellMapper at Free against BattView's $4.99. CellMapper also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). BattView's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On ads and in-app purchases 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
CellMapper is free to download; BattView costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BattView ships an update every 5 months, CellMapper weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BattView | CellMapper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CRAIG STATCHUK | CellMapper Services Limited |
In-app purchases
BattView
No in-app purchases
CellMapper
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BattView free?
Is CellMapper free?
Do BattView or CellMapper have ads?
Which is updated more often, BattView or CellMapper?
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