Battery Life Widgets vs ShelfPulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Battery Life Widgets
Monitor battery levels for your Apple devices at a glance. See battery status for your iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and Watch directly from your home screen or lock screen widgets. Track historical data and charging analytics.
- Cross-device battery monitoring (iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Watch)
- Home screen and lock screen widgets
- Historical battery level charts
- Low power mode and charging analytics
- Active background synchronization
- iCloud data privacy
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Batteries integrates battery levels across iPhone, iPad, MacBook and Watch. Experience Widgets: About to leave for work, university classes, or school and need to bring your MacBook with you? Know whether you should bring any chargers or cables just by looking at your iPhone's lock screen, which can elegantly display your MacBook's battery level so that you do not even have to take it out of your bag. Three home screen widgets were designed to integrate seamlessly with Apple's design language: single device, multiple devices or a device's history. Choose whichever fits best in your home screen. Lock screen widgets and Watch widgets were not left aside and offer the most convenient way to access the battery level of your devices. Charts: Batteries works with an entry-based design, which means that whenever possible the application will make an entry about your device's battery and send it to iCloud servers. Entries are used by Batteries to form useful charts that display the main battery level history and low power mode and charging analytics. Active synchronization: Background activity allows Batteries to maintain your devices in sync so that you rarely get outdated battery information. It is important to note that although Batteries uses multiple techniques to actively synchronize your devices, background network activity may be limited by the system. Batteries supports iPhone, iPad, MacBook and Watch. Other accessories are not supported by the application. Additional Information: - On iOS and watchOS, battery readings are provided in 5% steps, so displayed values may differ slightly from the exact charge level. - Your data stays private in your personal iCloud storage . - Requires iCloud and the same Apple ID on all devices.
ShelfPulse
Monitor your Audiobookshelf server with real-time dashboards, deep listening analytics, and library insights. Manage users, view beautiful home screen widgets, and gain personal or administrative perspectives on your audiobook collection. Enjoy a privacy-first experience with direct server connection.
- Real-time session monitoring
- Deep listening analytics
- Library and server insights
- User management
- Home screen widgets
- Direct server connection
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Real-Time Dashboard: Monitor active sessions, playback progress, and device details instantly. Deep Analytics: Track listening time, streaks, favorite genres, and full history. Library Insights: Explore detailed server trends and collection statistics. Admin Functionality: Manage Users: Create, Edit, Delete and reset passwords for users of your server. Beautiful Widgets: Keep your listening stats visible right on your home screen. For Everyone: Full server monitoring for Admins and personal insights for standard users. Privacy First: Direct connection to your server with no cloud services or data collection. 3-Day Free Trial: Experience full functionality risk-free. Requires an Audiobookshelf server. https://www.audrabooks.app/shelfpulse/terms https://www.audrabooks.app/shelfpulse/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Battery Life Widgets at 4 against ShelfPulse's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Battery Life Widgets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ShelfPulse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Battery Life Widgets against 4.9 for ShelfPulse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively.
Battery Life Widgets ships an update every 2 weeks, ShelfPulse weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Battery Life Widgets | ShelfPulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (9 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gustavo Amaro dos Reis | Eric Randall |
Customer experience
Battery Life Widgets
ShelfPulse
In-app purchases
Battery Life Widgets
- Upgraded App Experience$2.99
ShelfPulse
- ShelfPulse Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Full Access$9.99
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