Battery Watcher vs Unplugged
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!
Unplugged
Easily monitor your iPhone's battery level directly from your Apple Watch. Get custom alerts for low battery or charging status, and view detailed battery history and forecasts. Optimized for accessibility with VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support.
- Apple Watch complications
- Customizable battery notifications
- Charging animations
- Siri integration
- Battery history and forecast
- Thermal state monitoring
- Live Activities support
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Your iPhone battery, always at a glance from your Apple Watch. Stop guessing your phone's battery level or fishing it out of your pocket. Unplugged puts clear, reliable battery info right on your wrist, so you can see if you'll make it through a meeting, a workout, or your commute without ever touching your iPhone. Key Benefits Watch Complications (12+ Styles) Turn any watch face into a battery dashboard. Start with 4 free complications and unlock 12+ with Premium. Choose tiny indicators for formal settings, larger readouts for travel, or detailed views showing battery, charging state, and more. Smart Battery Notifications Never get surprised by a dying phone. Set custom thresholds and get alerts when your charge runs low or tops up. Free users receive checks every 2 hours, while Premium tightens that to roughly every 20 minutes. Choose active hours so low-battery pings never wake you at night. Charging Animations (Premium) Five full-screen charging styles with customizable colors, including Horizon: your battery level is a sun rising over water, and specks of light drift into it while you charge. Every style adapts to larger and foldable displays instead of simply stretching. Siri, Control Center & Automations Ask Siri for your battery level, forecast, or Watch battery. Add or remove alerts by voice. Pause all alerts, start a charging session, or open the animation straight from Control Center. On iOS 27, add one shortcut and plugging in starts the Live Activity and charging animation on their own. Battery History (Premium) See how your battery really behaves. View charts for the last 12 hours up to 7 days and scrub through them to read any moment. Spot patterns like heavy drain during your commute or slow overnight trickle. Battery Forecast (Premium) Know how long your battery will last based on your actual habits, not guesswork. On-device machine learning studies your usage and estimates when you'll hit low battery. If today's drain is higher than normal, you'll see it early. Live Activities (Premium) Watch your battery change in real time on your Lock Screen and Apple Watch Smart Stack. Thermal State Monitoring (Premium) See when your iPhone is running hot, what features may be impacted, and get practical suggestions, like pausing intensive tasks or moving out of direct sun. Better thermal management means better battery health. Customizable Dashboard (Premium) Build your own battery control center. See your iPhone and Apple Watch batteries side by side, and arrange cards for thermal state, charging status, and more. A Sync Status card shows exactly when your Watch last got an update. Built for Everyone Accessibility is built in, not bolted on. Fully optimized for VoiceOver and Dynamic Type on iPhone and Apple Watch, so battery info works for everyone. Free vs Premium Free: - 4 watch complications - Basic notifications (every 2 hours) - iPhone battery monitoring - Siri battery checks, voice alerts and the Battery Alerts control Premium: - All 12+ watch complications - Smart notifications (every 20 minutes) - Live Activities and 5 Charging Animations - Charging automations - Battery History & Forecast - Thermal State monitoring - Customizable Dashboard More Than a Widget Unplugged doubles as a battery tracker, charge reminder, and percentage indicator: clear stats at a glance, a complication for every watch face, and alerts that arrive before you hit low. Your Feedback Shapes Unplugged Built by a single indie developer. Use the in-app Request a Feature form to share what you want next. Every suggestion is read. Download Unplugged and turn your Apple Watch into the battery companion Apple forgot to build. Privacy Policy: https://www.unpluggedapp.site/legal/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: christiansko@unpluggedapp.site
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Verdict
Battery Watcher and Unplugged both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Battery Watcher's written reviews are positive against 48% of Unplugged's. Battery Watcher also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Unplugged sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Unplugged holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 340 and 117 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Battery Watcher's written reviews are positive against 48% of Unplugged's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Battery Watcher ships an update fortnightly, Unplugged every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Battery Watcher | Unplugged |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (340 ratings) | 4.7 (117 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.7% of reviews — better | 48.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 340 — better | 117 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 288 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Slackerz Inc | Christian Skorobogatow |
Customer experience
Battery Watcher
Unplugged
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
Unplugged
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Battery Watcher
- Battery Watcher Premium$1.99
Unplugged
- Premium Offer Weekly3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Offer Monthly$2.991 Month
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- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Premium Offer Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Coffee Boost$0.99
- Foodie Sponsor$4.99
- Unicorn Patron$12.99
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- Premium Lifetime$34.99
- Premium Offer Lifetime$49.99
Questions
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