Comparison

DataTracker vs Numable

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

Head to head
About

DataTracker

Features
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DataTracker keeps you in control of your cellular data plan — no surprises at the end of the month. Set your plan limit and cycle dates once. DataTracker automatically tracks your cellular usage in the background and tells you exactly where you stand. FEATURES • Live usage tracking — monitors cellular data automatically, no manual entry needed • Home screen widget — see your usage at a glance without opening the app • Lock screen widget — circular gauge always visible • Daily usage chart — bar chart showing usage day by day with zoom and tap detail • Smart status badges — On Track, Over Pace, or Critical based on your remaining budget • Daily budget — know exactly how many GB you can use each day to stay on track • Run-out estimate — see the projected date you'll exhaust your plan • Threshold alerts — notifications at 75% and 90% usage • Adaptive app icon — icon changes automatically to reflect your current usage tier • Cycle history — review past billing cycles All data stays on your device. No account required. No network calls. No ads.

About

Numable

Display real-time data like stock prices, crypto, and weather directly on your desktop or home screen. Customize widgets with various sources and themes. Create your own widgets on Mac.

Highlights
  • Desktop and home screen widgets
  • Real-time data display
  • Customizable sources (finance, dev, news, life)
  • Light and dark themes
  • Offline data caching
  • Mac widget creation tool
Features
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Your numbers, right on the desktop. Exchange rates, gold, stocks, crypto, GitHub activity, app charts, weather — the numbers you keep opening a browser tab to check. Numable turns each of them into a widget: put it on the in-app dashboard, or pin it to the home screen as a native widget. The answer is on your desktop, no app to open. YOUR DATA NEVER PASSES THROUGH US Our servers only distribute the sources themselves — what a widget looks like and where it fetches from. The actual data requests go straight from your device to the source, are rendered locally and stored locally. We can't see your data, and we don't want to. No account needed. EVERY WIDGET IS A LIVE SOURCE Each source installs on its own: install it and it works, tweak the parameters as you like. Sources available today: • Finance: stocks (A-shares / US / HK), crypto, FX rates, gold, macro calendar • Developers: GitHub inbox, Cloudflare status, service status, Google Search Console, App Store board, Claude Code usage, package downloads, open-source releases • News: Hacker News, Lobsters, V2EX, Hugging Face daily papers, YouTube channel watch, SEC filings • Life & productivity: weather, air quality, time progress, to-dos, daily check-in, medication log, height & weight EVERY SOURCE IS SIGNED Ed25519 signature and per-file hashes are verified before install — a single flipped byte and it won't go in. The install sheet lists every website the source will reach, so you decide. LIGHT AND DARK, BUILT IN Every widget ships both palettes. Switching themes is instant — no refetch. English and Chinese included. OFFLINE KEEPS THE LAST DATA The last successful fetch stays on your device. Offline you see yesterday's numbers, not an empty widget. MAKE YOUR OWN (Mac) The Mac app has a built-in editor: lay out the canvas visually, wire a data flow to any public HTTP API, set your own refresh cadence. Publish with just an account — your widget can land on someone else's desktop. THE CORE IS FREE Installing sources, dashboards, home-screen widgets and the regular refresh cadence cost nothing. PRO (OPTIONAL) Faster refresh; more widgets, dashboards, home-screen widgets and credentials; and end-to-end encrypted multi-device sync. Monthly and annual plans are auto-renewing subscriptions you can cancel any time in your App Store subscription settings; a one-time lifetime plan is also available. Prices are shown at purchase. Numable is a viewer. It shows market information and has no trading, ordering or wallet function, and gives no investment advice. Widget refresh frequency is governed by the system. Privacy: https://get.numable.app/privacy Terms: https://get.numable.app/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DataTracker3 screens
Numable4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Numable at Free against DataTracker's $1.99. Numable also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). DataTracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads 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

Numable is free to download; DataTracker costs $1.99 up front. Numable sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. DataTracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DataTracker ships an update every 2 months, Numable every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DataTracker versus Numable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDataTrackerNumable
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB192 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperGerard Grundy上海沐小阳网络科技有限公司

In-app purchases

None

DataTracker

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Numable

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$149.00

Questions

Is DataTracker free?
DataTracker costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Numable free?
Numable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DataTracker or Numable have ads?
Neither DataTracker nor Numable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DataTracker or Numable?
DataTracker ships an update every 2 months, and Numable every 5 days. Most recently, DataTracker was updated on November 10, 2026 and Numable on November 10, 2026.

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