Battery Watcher vs WatchPhone Battery
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!
WatchPhone Battery
Monitor your iPhone's battery level directly from your Apple Watch. Offers beautiful complications for easy tracking and ensures secure, cloud-free communication between devices. Unlock all features with a subscription after a free trial.
- Check iPhone battery on Apple Watch
- Beautiful complications
- Secure cloud-free communication
- Track battery status easily
- Unlock all complications via subscription
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Check iPhone battery on your Apple Watch easily! With tons of beautiful complications, you can track it easily and securely. WatchPhone Battery doesn't store any information in cloud, and takes over all the communication between your phone and watch. You can use the app free of charge for up to 3 days. During the trial period, you can use the app as usual and reach a limited number of complications. To continue using and unlocking all complications, you must purchase from one of the subscription options.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Battery Watcher at 71% against WatchPhone Battery's 18%. Battery Watcher also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (340 vs 87). WatchPhone Battery's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 WatchPhone Battery sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Battery Watcher holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 340 and 87 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Battery Watcher's written reviews are positive against 18% of WatchPhone Battery's.
Battery Watcher ships an update fortnightly, WatchPhone Battery weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Battery Watcher | WatchPhone Battery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (340 ratings) — better | 4.2 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better | 17.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 340 — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Slackerz Inc | Burak Uzunboy |
Customer experience
Battery Watcher
WatchPhone Battery
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
WatchPhone Battery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Battery Watcher
- Battery Watcher Premium$1.99
WatchPhone Battery
- Monthly Premium Subscription3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly Premium Subscription6 Months trial$17.991 Year
Questions
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