Battery Doctor - Must-have Battery Management App 2.4
Don’t jump to the download just yet. Like most battery-saving apps, this one won’t actually boost your battery life simply by installing it. However, it will provide a treasure trove of information about your device (stuff you probably didn’t even know about), and it will reliably tell you which apps to kill to save some juice. Read on for the full scoop.
A very inviting UI
For a utility whose purpose is divided between displaying pretty animations and advertising other apps, Battery Doctor is admittedly very charming. Its UI has a nice color set, beautiful graphics that moves as you navigate through the menus, and an overall feel of reliability.
Every tab is neatly packed with all the relevant information it promises to fetch, and that includes a weather widget, for some reason. The animated launch guide is also a nice touch. Visually, we’re impressed.
The app comes with an added button in the notification bar which will allow users to view battery time remaining. iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users should be happy to know that Battery Doctor has also been optimized to better fit with the charge notifications.
False advertising, tricky features
As far as the actual functions are concerned, we have mixed feelings about Battery Doctor. For all its oomph and reliable data set, it goes to such great lengths to convince the user of its benefits that it will sometimes lie to keep its rightful place on the device’s Home screen.
For example, the disk cleaning function hasn’t actually cleaned 1GB of memory on your device. At least not definitively. It’s a cumulated guess based on several cleaning sessions, but unwary users will actually think Battery Doctor magically added 1GB of space to their device.
Same goes for the RAM purging (it will always fill up the minute you re-open all the apps you like to use), and other functions. And it’s pretty convenient to say that the most power-hungry vampire on this test device is actually a rivaling battery saver app, isn’t it (screenshot below)?
But many of its features are also very reliable. Such as the battery charging meter (high-speed > continuation > trickle), the calendar that keeps track of your charging cycles, the estimate about your charging habits, etc. It will actually tell you where and when you’re doing it wrong.
What we don’t link are the tricky alerts, banners and various buttons that hide links to the App Store for various other titles. In fact, Battery Doctor is half utility, half third-party App Store. It could well be in conflict with Apple’s rules, but somehow dodged a rejection.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI9
With such an attractive interface, it’s hard not to let yourself get lured into Battery Doctor, if only just to see if it’s reliable or not. |
Function7
Battery Doctor offers hit-and-miss results, but at the end of the day it does offer a wealth of device information and valuable tips and tools to optimize power consumption. |
Security3
The tricky nature of Battery Doctor is enough to make you feel insecure about the app you just downloaded |
Battery8
Don’t be fooled. Battery Doctor is no magician. It will not extend your battery life by itself, but it will provide you with the necessary tools and information to help you get the most out of your iPhone on a single charge |
Price7
Half the buttons in the More section are links to the App Store, and it actually has a full-fledged app store inside. But since it does all it says it does, we can’t tax it too much. |
Compatibility9
iOS 5.0 and above, and all iDevices known to man (that can take the minimum firmware, of course). |
You're better off just learning how to treat your phone's battery properly, without using "specialized" apps
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 2.4
- reviewed version:
- 2.4
- developer:
- KS Mobile, Inc.
- category:
- SYSTEM & SHELL
- os version req.:
- 5.0
- age rating:
- 4+
- in-app purchases:
- Yes.
- hits:
- 3765