Comparison

NextDNS Remote vs BatteryBeam

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

Head to head
About

NextDNS Remote

Manage your NextDNS configuration remotely. View detailed analytics, monitor query logs, and adjust blocking settings, security, privacy, and parental controls. Supports multiple accounts and profiles.

Highlights
  • View analytics and query logs
  • Configure blocking lists and settings
  • Adjust security, privacy, and parental controls
  • Manage multiple NextDNS accounts
  • Create new profiles within the app
  • Live updating query log feature
Features
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NextDNS Remote is a third party app for controlling your NextDNS setup. You can view statistics and logs, as well as change blocking settings and lists. *Analytics* See the number of (blocked) queries and a chart of your recent activity, grouped by profile. Furthermore, you can see different analytics about domains, devices, security, and more. The timespan of the charts & statistics is configurable. *Query Log* Explore what requests your devices make (including a 'live updating' feature), as well as see details about the query and device. For blocked queries you can find out why they're blocked. *Blocking* Edit your blocklist, deny & allowlist, native tracking protection, and more. Quickly toggle blocking for services and categories. *Settings* You have the ability to change all security, privacy, and parental control settings. *Multiple accounts* There's support for multiple NextDNS accounts and you can switch between them seamlessly. Multiple profiles are supported too: you can even create new profiles right from the app. A NextDNS+ purchase or subscription is required to use more than one account, the ability to do mutable actions (like changing settings or creating a profile), access the Live Log, remove limits, and more. You can get NextDNS+ with a one-time purchase or optional subscription. == Note: You need a NextDNS account for this app to function. NextDNS Remote is a third party app which uses the NextDNS API and is in no way affiliated with NextDNS. Find out more about NextDNS at https://nextdns.io/. This app offers a "NextDNS+" version with additional features, in the form of a lifetime purchase, a monthly subscription, or a yearly subscription. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and will be charged to your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew/manage subscriptions in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

BatteryBeam

Features
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BatteryBeam turns your battery percentage into something worth looking at. See your charge level at a glance with animated battery themes, then carry that style to your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Dynamic Island. Every theme can be customized with your own colors, fonts, and sizes. MAIN SCREEN THEMES - Animated themes, from classic battery icons to waves, rain, snow, bubbles, hearts, and more - Customize the tint, font style, size, and background of every theme independently - Live charge percentage, power state, and charging status HOME SCREEN WIDGETS - Small, medium, and large widgets - Choose a different theme for each widget size - Widgets match the style you pick in the app, including custom colors and fonts LIVE ACTIVITY AND DYNAMIC ISLAND - Watch your charge on the Lock Screen while plugged in - Compact, expanded, and minimal Dynamic Island views - Bold gradient styles like Aurora and Arcade that recolor to your chosen tint CHARGING INSIGHTS - Estimated charge rate and time to full, calculated from your real battery readings - Battery health setting for sharper estimates - Last fully charged time, tracked automatically SMART NOTIFICATIONS - Low battery alerts - Full charge alerts MADE TO BE YOURS - Custom widget and Live Activity styles - Per-theme color, font, and size controls - Clean, simple design that stays out of your way A NOTE ON ACCURACY iOS reports battery level in whole percentage steps, and BatteryBeam rounds the displayed level to the nearest 5%. Charge rate is calculated once an increase in battery percentage has been measured, and time to full is estimated from that rate, so estimates may take a moment to appear and are approximate. BatteryBeam is a free app supported by ads. Questions or feedback? We would love to hear from you. Made by MarketVibe LLC.

Screenshots

NextDNS Remote4 screens
BatteryBeam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BatteryBeam at none against NextDNS Remote's 3. BatteryBeam also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). NextDNS Remote's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (43 vs 1). On price 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. NextDNS Remote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BatteryBeam asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BatteryBeam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NextDNS Remote has 43 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NextDNS Remote ships an update fortnightly, BatteryBeam daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NextDNS Remote versus BatteryBeam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNextDNS RemoteBatteryBeam
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (43 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings43 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRocketScience ITWasif Khawaja

In-app purchases

3 purchases

NextDNS Remote

Subscriptions2
  • NextDNS+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • NextDNS+ Yearly$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • NextDNS+ Lifetime$8.99
None

BatteryBeam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NextDNS Remote free?
NextDNS Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BatteryBeam free?
BatteryBeam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NextDNS Remote or BatteryBeam?
BatteryBeam is rated higher. NextDNS Remote averages 4.6 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while BatteryBeam averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do NextDNS Remote or BatteryBeam have ads?
BatteryBeam shows ads; NextDNS Remote does not.
Which is updated more often, NextDNS Remote or BatteryBeam?
NextDNS Remote ships an update fortnightly, and BatteryBeam daily. Most recently, NextDNS Remote was updated on October 30, 2026 and BatteryBeam on October 29, 2026.

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