Battery Watcher vs Battreciever
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Battery Watcher
Monitor your iPhone's battery status directly from your Apple Watch. View current levels, historical data, and receive alerts for a full charge. Perfect for quick checks without needing your phone.
- iPhone battery status on Apple Watch
- Watch face complications
- 24-hour battery history
- Visual charge history graph
- Full charge alerts
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Battery Watcher gives you the status of your iPhone battery right on your Apple Watch! Battery Watcher now supports watchOS 5 and Apple Watch Series 4!! Battery Watcher now leverages the new Apple Watch background processing to keep your Apple Watch up to date with the latest battery level of your iPhone. New Features: - Complications: Check the status of your iPhone battery right from your watch face! - Time Travel: Now you can look back and see what the power level of your iPhone was in the last 24 hours - Battery Level Premium: Upgrade to Battery Level Premium and get the charge history of iPhone battery right on your watch in an easy to use visual graph. Use the Digital Crown to view all the iPhone battery level history for the past 24 and 72 hours! - Full Charge Alert: If you purchase Battery Level Premium, you can receive an alert when your iPhone reaches full charge! For those that want to know how much battery life your iPhone has left without pulling it out of your pocket, this app is for you!
Battreciever
Monitor the battery levels of up to four devices with a clean, intuitive interface. Receive notifications for charging completion, low battery, and discharge limits. Supports widgets and dark mode for a seamless experience.
- Display battery level and charging status
- Register up to 3 devices
- Charging completion notifications
- Low battery notifications
- Widget and Today extension support
- Dark Mode support
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Easy-to-see battery status displayed in percentage and background colors for up to 4 devices ► Clean interface ‣ Display battery level and charging status on the screen ► Invite a device that you want to check its battery status ‣ Registeration of the device will be completed, by just opening the app and scan the QR code from the inviter device. ‣ You can register up to 3 devices and check their battery levels on one screen. ► Other features ‣ Notify when battery charge completion ‣ Snooze function for charging completion notification. ‣ Notify when discharge allowable. ‣ Option notify when battery charge completion in slots 2-4. ‣ Notification grouping feature. ‣ Dark Mode support. ‣ Widget support. ‣ Today extension support. ‣ Notify when battery is low ‣ Customize the notification sounds ‣ Display hourly battery status ‣ Choose either portrait or landscape view. ‣ Reachability status display with check mark or icon..
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Battreciever at 100% against Battery Watcher's 71%. Battreciever also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). 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
Both are free to download. Battery Watcher sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Battreciever sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Battery Watcher | Battreciever |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (338 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 338 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Slackerz Inc | Kaname Noto |
Customer experience
Battery Watcher
Battreciever
Bugs and requests
Battery Watcher
Reported bugs
9 issues- App fails to communicate with iPhone from Watch
- Battery graphic jumps out of place on iPhone app
- Complication doesn't update without opening app
- Inaccurate battery percentage readings
- App disconnects from Watch frequently
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- Premium full-charge notification doesn't work
- App crashes or becomes unresponsive after updates
- White battery icon stuck in corner with display glitches
- Crown interaction doesn't affect graphing as advertised
Requested features
8 requests- Low battery mode functionality
- Battery percentage viewing on iPhone (currently watch-only)
- Custom notification alerts at user-defined battery percentages
- User-configurable logging intervals for battery tracking
- Settings menu to customize watch display and disable text clutter
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- Complication support for watch face
- Glance feature for quick access
- Better customization options for watch app display
Battreciever
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Battery Watcher
- Battery Watcher Premium$1.99
Battreciever
- Themes$0.99
- Unlock 3rd and 4th state slot$1.99
Questions
Is Battery Watcher free?
Is Battreciever free?
Do Battery Watcher or Battreciever have ads?
Which is updated more often, Battery Watcher or Battreciever?
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