Remote Battery Level for Watch vs Remote Buddy Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Battery Level for Watch
Monitor your iPhone's battery level and charging status directly from your Apple Watch. Receive alerts for full charge or critical battery levels. View your Watch's charge on your iPhone and check data connection status.
- Check iPhone battery on Apple Watch
- iPhone charging alerts on Watch
- View Watch battery on iPhone
- Display battery on Watch Face
- Check data connection status
- Customizable alert limits
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***** The only app that gives you iPhone Battery Alerts on your Apple Watch! ***** The only app that shows your iPhone Battery on your Watch Face [with purchasable upgrade]! "Remote Battery & Connectivity" is a super convenient utility app. It enables you to use your Apple Watch to check the charging level of your iPhone, and gives you alerts on the Watch when the iPhone is full charged or when the battery level get critical. On the iPhone app, you can view the battery level of your Watch. In addition, the app gives information on your current data connection and network carrier. After upgrading the app, it can show all this information conveniently on your Watch Face! Features: - Check whether your iPhone is fully charged while it is plugged in on the other side of the room - Check your iPhone charging level without pulling your iPhone out of your pocket - Check your Watch charging level on your iPhone when it is charging on the wireless charger - Show your iPhone battery level and connection status on your Watch Face using Complications [with purchasable upgrade]! - Use Glances to check your iPhone's battery level from the Watch home screen - Get a notification on your Apple Watch when your iPhone is fully charged, or when its charging level drops below a threshold. - Customize the alert limits of the battery level - Save costs! Use your Watch to quickly check if you have a WiFi or cellular data connection - Be creative and find many more ways to use the app! NOTE: This app contains an auto-renewable subscription. It is a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription, and it provides you the option to set custom battery level limits, enables complications on your watch, and removes all ads. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period For more info, see: caramba-apps.com/terms caramba-apps.com/privacy
Remote Buddy Display
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Stream your Mac's screen and use your Siri Remote as trackpad, remote & keyboard for your Mac apps. Lean back, connect to your Mac right from your Apple TV and control it with the remote in your hand. Skip the cloud and beam all the photos, presentations, documents and other content on your Mac directly onto the big screen. Turn your Siri Remote into an awesome presentation tool with Mouse Spot. Connect your Apple TV to a projector in your conference room and use it as a shared Mac display with an integrated remote control solution for the whole team. Remote Buddy Display is the tvOS companion app of the "Remote Buddy" Mac app. KEY FEATURES • Screen Sharing Beam your Mac's screen right onto your TV. Remote Buddy Display uses our high-performance screen sharing technology, developed from ground-up for tvOS and iOS, with a focus on high framerates and low latency. • Audio The built-in Audio Output switcher and volume controls give you control over where your Mac should send audio. By default, Remote Buddy Display selects your Apple TV as System Audio Output when you connect to a Mac - and switches back when you disconnect or switch away from Remote Buddy Display (requires macOS 10.8 or later on the Mac). • Remote Control Turn the remote of your Apple TV into a remote for over 100+ popular Mac apps, for which Remote Buddy provides tailor-made plugins. • Trackpad Turn the touchpad of your Apple TV Remote into a mini-trackpad for your Mac. Provides support for clicking, dragging and scrolling. • Keyboard Use Remote Buddy's full on-screen keyboard to type text or control apps. Complete with character previews, modifier and cursor keys. Remote Buddy Display also supports Bluetooth keyboards paired to your Apple TV. • Mouse Spot While in trackpad mode, rest a finger on the remote's touchpad for two seconds to highlight the area around the mouse cursor. When you're done, just lift the finger for two seconds and the highlight effect disappears. An awesome tool to bring more life and expression to presentations - or just locate the mouse cursor on screen. • Actions and App Control Pick from Remote Buddy's huge library of app-specific actions, launch, switch and quit apps right from your Apple TV. Mark frequently used items as favorites for quick access. • Power Control Sleep, Reboot or Shut down actions are easily accessible. Using Wake-On-LAN, Remote Buddy Display can also wake your Mac from sleep again. SUPPORTED APPS Some of the Mac apps that Remote Buddy for Mac and – henceforth – Remote Buddy Display can control out of the box: Acrobat Pro, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Reader, AirFoil, Aperture, Audio Hijack (Pro), Broadcasts, ComicBookLover, Capture One (Pro) 5, DVD Player, EyeTV, FlexTime, Firefox, Front Row, GarageBand, Google Earth, Google Chrome, GraphicConverter, iPhoto, iTunes, Keynote, Kodi, Lightroom 1/2/3/4/5, Music.app, Mac Blu-Ray Player, Movist, MPlayer X, OpenOffice.org Impress, Podcasts.app, Photos, PhotoBooth, Plex, PowerPoint, Preview, QuickTime Player, Rdio, Roxio Video Player, Safari, Skim, Soundcloud, Spotify, Toast Video Player, TV.app, VoodooPad, VLC, XBMC, Yojimbo A complete list is available at the Remote Buddy website. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS • Requires a Mac with macOS running Remote Buddy 1.28.1 or later. Some features require Remote Buddy 2.0 or later. Licenses for Remote Buddy for the Mac are sold separately and are not included with this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Remote Buddy Display at none against Remote Battery Level for Watch's 4. Remote Buddy Display also leads on ads (none vs shown). Remote Battery Level for Watch's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 34 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Remote Battery Level for Watch sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Remote Buddy Display asks for nothing beyond the download.
Remote Battery Level for Watch ships an update every 2 months, Remote Buddy Display every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Battery Level for Watch | Remote Buddy Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (312 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 312 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Caramba App Development | IOSPIRIT GmbH |
Bugs and requests
Remote Battery Level for Watch
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Complication doesn't update
- Subscription issues
Requested features
3 requests- More frequent battery updates
- Sound alerts for low battery
- Ability to view watch battery on iPhone
Remote Buddy Display
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Remote Battery Level for Watch
- Weekly Subscription$0.497 Days
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$7.491 Year
- Remote Battery Upgrade$5.99
Remote Buddy Display
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Remote Battery Level for Watch free?
Is Remote Buddy Display free?
Do Remote Battery Level for Watch or Remote Buddy Display have ads?
Which is updated more often, Remote Battery Level for Watch or Remote Buddy Display?
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