Battery Charge Alarm+ is an iOS utility app that provides charging alerts and theft-deterrent alarms for mobile devices.
Product velocity
Dormant
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Utilities
Sentiment
4.4
80 reviews
Nemesis
Fragmented field
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users report: Users hire this app to prevent battery degradation and protect their devices from theft in public spaces, serving a need for both power management and physical security.
For iOS users seeking to extend battery longevity and add a layer of physical security to their device while charging.
What does it look like?
Key features
Triggers an alert when the battery reaches a user-defined percentage threshold.
Sounds an alarm if the device is disconnected from the charger while the feature is active.
Allows users to adjust alarm sound levels and notification preferences.
How much does it cost?
The app is currently offered as a free utility with no visible subscription or IAP tiers.
Velocity
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Battery Charge Alarm+ has not received a feature update or bug fix in over 668 days. The development momentum is non-existent, as the last release was a minor maintenance update. Given the lack of activity for well over a year, the app is classified as a zombie project.
Who built it?
User Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows an excited sentiment. Users appreciate the battery charging alarm provides a reliable and effective notification system for managing device power levels.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The battery charging alarm provides a reliable and effective notification system for managing device power levels
- The charging alarm fails to trigger as expected following the latest update, causing missed notifications
4 of 4 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample
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Competitive landscape for Battery Charge Alarm+
How's the Utilities market?
Battery Charge Alarm+ maintains a 4.4-star rating across 80 reviews, but the 22-month update gap limits its ability to compete with more frequently updated utilities.
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Key takeaways for Battery Charge Alarm+
Where is it heading?
The utility category is consolidating around apps with frequent maintenance cycles and OS-level integration. Battery Charge Alarm+ is currently in maintenance mode, and without a return to active development, the app will continue to lose ground to more responsive competitors.
- Alarm failures post-update erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on the platform.
- The 22-month update drought suggests the developer has deprioritized the app, leaving it exposed to OS-level changes that will eventually break the core utility.
The SWOT
- Thief alarm feature functions as a distinct security differentiator in the utility category
- Adding a low-battery alert would address the #1 user-requested feature gap
Next best moves
Audit alarm trigger logic because recent updates caused missed notifications → restore core reliability
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The 22-month update drought is not just a lack of maintenance…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The app remains in a maintenance-mode state, but the PM has updated the roadmap to prioritize a requested low-battery alert feature over previous stability-only goals.
Bottom line
Battery Charge Alarm+ provides a functional security and battery utility, but the 22-month update lag and recent alarm regressions threaten its utility-based retention, so the PM must prioritize core reliability fixes before attempting feature expansion.
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Access the full report for freeFAQ
Is Battery Charge Alarm+ free to use?
Does the app work when the phone is locked?
Can I get an alert when my battery is low?
Sources
- [1] App Store, source
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