SYS Activity Manager 5.0

If you’re looking for a an activity manager for “Memory, Processes, Disk, Battery, Network, Device Stat & Performance Monitoring,” developer Appsware says it has you covered with this utility that it sells in the App Store.

We’re not easily convinced, and we make it our job to test these so-called utilities that do your iPhone good.

A bad first impression

You know an app isn’t any good when it greets you with a notification so long that you have to scroll through it to read the whole thing. That, and various redundant tips for saving battery life (i.e. kill apps) and a ringer for when the meter reaches full charge.

Practically doesn't do anything

Okay, so it’s really not that bad, but it’s not very useful either. Basically SYS Activity does nothing to improve your battery life (no app can, by the way), and it doesn’t include any actual utilities. All it does is display a list of running apps and processes as well as various tips on how to improve your usage.

It includes a timer that estimates when your battery will reach full charge, and shows you the Wired, Active, Inactive, and Free memory allocation. Disk usage is also shown by Used and Free space, things you can find out yourself in the device’s settings. The network tab shows you the Internet connections with a few details, also easily obtainable from the iOS Settings app.

What’s more is that the app has a number of glitches that prevent alerts from displaying their text. It advertises other apps by Appsware, encourages disclosure of information on all the social networks you can think of, and recommends a “full” version that doesn’t seem to do anything extra.

The app comes with iOS 8 compatibility, although we're not sure exactly what this will help it with. 
 

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