Comparison

Data Widget vs Fade

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

Head to head
About

Data Widget

Track your remaining cellular data usage against your plan's cycle date. Get optional alerts before you overage and view your data status on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or Apple Watch without needing carrier logins.

Highlights
  • Home, Lock Screen, StandBy, and Apple Watch widgets
  • Customizable cycle dates (monthly, weekly, custom)
  • Optional alerts at 80% or when data runs out
  • On-device data totaling
  • Dual SIM / eSIM support
  • Calendar pace indicator
Features
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See how much data you have left this cycle — and whether you’re heading for overage. Track against your own plan date: remaining on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch, with optional alerts at 80% or when you run out. No carrier login, and no extra data used just to check. It is a one-time purchase: no subscription, no ads, widgets included. ONE-TIME PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Buy once and everything below is included: • No subscription, no trial that expires, no “Pro” tier added later • Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy and Apple Watch widgets are part of the app, not an upgrade • Nothing you already paid for gets moved behind a new plan later YOUR PLAN DATE, NOT THEIRS Usage in Settings doesn’t follow your billing date, and carrier apps want an account. Data Widget totals cellular bytes on-device against the cap you set: • Monthly, weekly, or a custom cycle • Calibrate to the number on your bill (confirms before saving) • If your plan rolls unused data, carry it into this cycle • Dual SIM / eSIM: both lines together, primary only, or split — useful with a travel eSIM • 5G and LTE cellular interfaces REMAINING VS. PACE The headline number is remaining. Time and usage share one bar; the arrow is calendar pace — green if you’re under, red if you’re burning faster. Home says “12% ahead of pace” or “about N days left at this rate,” with a daily chart for spikes. History is one row per cycle, grouped by year. GLANCE WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Widgets on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy show remaining in large type, plus when it last updated. Apple Watch complications show remaining on the face. In the app, tap to switch % and used | remaining. BEFORE YOU OVERAGE Optional alerts at 80%, 90%, or when you run out — once per tier each cycle. You can also alert when usage runs ahead of time. PRIVATE AND HONEST No ads. No location. No SMS scraping, no carrier-bill login. On-device totals can differ from Settings > Cellular because of VPN, Personal Hotspot, or carrier rounding. That’s explained in Settings; calibration lines the ledger up with your plan. Requires iOS 17 or later. Apple Watch requires watchOS 10 or later. Designed for iPhone. On iPad it only counts on cellular models.

About

Fade

Instantly generate temporary email addresses to sign up for services without revealing your personal inbox. Protect yourself from spam and unwanted marketing by using disposable emails that automatically discard messages after a short period. The app offers real-time notifications and one-tap code copying for verification.

Highlights
  • Instant temporary email address generation
  • One-tap address and code copying
  • Real-time push notifications for new mail
  • Automatic verification code detection
  • Disposable inboxes to avoid spam
  • Attachments support
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Every site wants your email before it will show you anything. Some sell it. Some leak it. Most never stop mailing you. Fade gives you one to hand over instead. Open the app and a working address is already waiting. Sign up, take your code, walk away. Nothing traces back to you. WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET Your real inbox stays clean Hand out a Fade address instead of your own. The spam, the "exclusive offers" and the breach notifications all land somewhere you will never have to look again. Your code, not an ad No full-screen video standing between you and your own mail. The inbox is open before you finish reading this sentence. The code copies itself Fade finds the verification code in the message and puts a one-tap Copy button at the top of it. No scrolling, no squinting, no dragging a cursor across six digits. You know the second mail lands Real-time push notifications, not a refresh button you keep tapping. Nothing about you is required No account. No phone number. No name. Nothing to leak, because nothing was collected. FADE PRO Every other temp mail address expires and takes your logins with it. These do not. - Up to 5 reserved addresses that never expire while your subscription is active - 90 days of mail history on Fade, then kept on your iPhone (free mail is gone in 15 minutes) - Custom address: choose your own username and domain - No ads anywhere in the app FREE, AND STAYING FREE - A working address the moment you open the app - One-tap copy for the address and for the code - Push notifications the second new mail arrives - Automatic OTP and verification code detection - Several inboxes running at once - Attachments you can open and save - A choice of domains - Full dark mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver support Getting an address and getting your code is free and always will be. It is never behind the paywall and never behind an ad. WHEN YOU REACH FOR IT - A free trial you would rather not tie to your real inbox - A download, a Wi-Fi portal or a coupon wall that demands an email first - Testing the signup and email flow of your own product - Keeping marketing spam out of the inbox that actually matters - Any form that insists on a real address when a throwaway will do Get the address. Get the code. Move on. Privacy policy: https://fade.email/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Fade Pro is offered as a weekly or annual auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase.

Screenshots

Data Widget4 screens
Fade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fade at Free against Data Widget's $1.99. Fade also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.3). Data Widget's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Fade is free to download; Data Widget costs $1.99 up front. Fade sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Data Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fade holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Data Widget has 145 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Data Widget's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fade's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Data Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Fade weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Data Widget versus Fade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterData WidgetFade
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (145 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings145 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB19 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer大胜 纪Mohit Gaddam

Customer experience

Data Widget

All ratings145 ratings
Positive82.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews887 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral8.8%
Negative30.9%

Fade

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Data Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inaccurate data reporting
  • Stopped working after iOS updates
  • Crashes on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add support for 30-day billing cycles
  • Include WiFi usage tracking
  • Provide more customization options
  • Implement usage alerts/notifications

Fade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Data Widget

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Fade

Subscriptions3
  • Fade Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Fade Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Fade Pro Yearly1 Year trial$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Fade Pro Lifetime$39.99
  • Fade Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Data Widget free?
Data Widget costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fade free?
Fade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Data Widget or Fade?
Fade is rated higher. Data Widget averages 4.3 out of 5 from 145 ratings, while Fade averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Data Widget or Fade have ads?
Fade shows ads; Data Widget does not.
Which is updated more often, Data Widget or Fade?
Data Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Fade weekly. Most recently, Data Widget was updated on November 11, 2026 and Fade on November 2, 2026.

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