Comparison

PowerDetector vs Blip Stats

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

Head to head
About

PowerDetector

Features
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The PowerDetector app uses the iPhone charging status to sense AC power, allowing the iPhone to act as a remote power sensor and email notification device. Configure the PowerDetector app with email addresses, plug in the iPhone to a charger and if the power goes out an email or text message will be sent to you.

About

Blip Stats

Monitor your device's performance with real-time stats, comprehensive benchmarks, and advanced network tools. Analyze CPU, memory, storage, and network speeds with detailed insights and offline capabilities.

Highlights
  • Live device stats (CPU, memory, storage, battery)
  • Comprehensive benchmarks (CPU, GPU, Neural Engine)
  • Network speed tests (download, upload, latency)
  • Ping and traceroute tools
  • Storage speed tests
  • Home screen widgets
  • Automations shortcuts
Features
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Blip puts honest device stats, a real benchmark, and serious network tools on your iPhone and iPad — the same featherlight philosophy as Blip for Mac — free, in one app. Overview — live cards for CPU, memory, storage, battery, thermal state, and network. Tap any card for full details: memory breakdown, load averages, core counts, boot-derived uptime, local IPs with tap-to-copy, tap-to-reveal public IP, VPN and radio awareness. Honest suggestions appear only when a real signal fires. Blip Bench — CPU, memory, GPU, and Neural Engine throughput in Blip's fixed reference units, comparable across every device running Blip. The full profile adds a sustained phase that measures thermal throttling, with results animating in leg by leg. Speed — test against the public OpenSpeedTest service or your own self-hosted server. Download and upload draw as separate curves, latency is measured idle and under load (bufferbloat), and every result is graded per activity: browsing, HD and 4K streaming, video calls, cloud gaming, big uploads. Network — ping and traceroute with per-hop latency, timeout detection, and an offline GeoIP map of the route. The location database is downloaded once and lookups never leave your device. Storage — sequential disk speed tests on internal storage or any volume you can reach in Files, caching disabled and flush included. Widgets — bench score, storage, and last speed test on your Home Screen, each stamped with its age. Shortcuts — run benchmarks and speed tests or capture a full stats snapshot from Automations. No accounts, no ads, no tracking. Everything Blip shows is what iOS honestly exposes to a well-behaved app.

Screenshots

PowerDetector4 screens
Blip Stats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blip Stats at fortnightly against PowerDetector's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PowerDetector ships an update every 2 months, Blip Stats fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PowerDetector versus Blip Stats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowerDetectorBlip Stats
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiver Rock LogicBlaine Miller

In-app purchases

None

PowerDetector

No in-app purchases

None

Blip Stats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PowerDetector free?
PowerDetector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blip Stats free?
Blip Stats is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PowerDetector or Blip Stats have ads?
Neither PowerDetector nor Blip Stats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PowerDetector or Blip Stats?
PowerDetector ships an update every 2 months, and Blip Stats fortnightly. Most recently, PowerDetector was updated on November 4, 2026 and Blip Stats on November 6, 2026.

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