Comparison

The Last 5% 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

The Last 5%

Features
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A small act of thoughtfulness before your phone goes dark. "The Last 5%" is a communication support tool that automatically sends your location and a message to someone you care about — right before your iPhone battery dies. [Perfect for situations like these] ・Coming home from work or a night out: Automatically lets someone know "I'm on my way home" or "My battery's about to die, so I'll be out of reach" — before it's too late. ・Your child's phone: When your kid's phone is about to die after school or hanging out with friends, their last-known location is quietly sent to you before the connection is lost. ・Meeting up with friends: If your battery might not make it to the meetup, share your current location in advance for a smoother rendezvous. [Key Features] ・Detects low battery (5% or below) and automatically sends a message. ・Includes a map link with your current location so the recipient knows exactly where you are. [Simple to Set Up] This app works in tandem with iOS Shortcuts. Just follow the in-app guide to set up your own personal communication protocol — no tech skills required. ※ This app is a supplemental tool that leverages iOS system features. It may not function in all network conditions, so please use it as one of your everyday communication options rather than as a primary lifeline.

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

The Last 5%4 screens
Blip Stats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Blip Stats at 3 against The Last 5%'s 1. On price, update cadence, 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

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

The Last 5% ships an update every 2 weeks, Blip Stats fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
The Last 5% versus Blip Stats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Last 5%Blip Stats
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerhiroki moriBlaine Miller

In-app purchases

None

The Last 5%

No in-app purchases

None

Blip Stats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Last 5% free?
The Last 5% 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 The Last 5% or Blip Stats have ads?
Neither The Last 5% nor Blip Stats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Last 5% or Blip Stats?
The Last 5% ships an update every 2 weeks, and Blip Stats fortnightly. Most recently, The Last 5% was updated on October 31, 2026 and Blip Stats on November 6, 2026.

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