Data Monitor: Simple Net-Meter

Jim Bonner

1 year ago

UPDATE, 6/11/2023: 5 stars now. Everything works on Android 13!! To address one of the reviews, the buy button can be removed from the app screen if you go into settings. This app DOES NOT beg for donations. To address yet another review, yes, you can put the network speed in the status bar, I've had that working for years. Other than the issue mentioned above, this app works exactly as it should.

Pekka Astrom

4 years ago

I'll be honest. I used to love Data Monitor, but since ver 1.0.202 I can't stand it any more. The "dev's" have introduced a "green colour" in small fonts on the notification, so I can't quickly read it. I have to put on my glasses! That's something I normaly only do for my best friends and the police. For the moment, Data Monitor is not a member of that club. Luckily, I've saved the old version, so no problem. Wise up, dev's!

A Google user

5 years ago

Awesome app to monitor your data usage. Gives a detailed day-to-day report of data usage. The report is real time and helped me indentify one of my apps which was downloading lots of data. Also an important feature is that it allows you to select the SIM on which the data pack is activated. It also gives you the data speed.

DVB fta

4 years ago

I've tried several data monitor apps recently and this one seems to be the best and most accurate. There are no ads and no recurring nag screens. It breaks down data usage in multiple useful ways, like mobile vs Wi-Fi per day usage, it adds a traffic meter to the top of your screen, etc etc. Thank you, Data Monitor developers!

Ted Jones

4 years ago

More accurate than Glasswire and many other top data monitor apps . I am using a android pie device it matches up exactly. Total amount of wifi usage is the same number on the app that is in my phone settings. I download a lot at times and I am on a limited Wi-Fi monthly plan it matches closely with my isp usage meter . It measures the bandwidth use by apps perfectly. Other apps was many gigabytes behind on total month usage. So I am glad to upgrade to support development of app.

A Google user

5 years ago

initial impressions are good. lots of useful info panels. seems stable. i like it so far. some small gripes: network traffic graph should be larger and the options lower down... usage graphs should be allowed to be higher resolution: 1 day at least, but hours and even minutes would be nice... All in all recommended app. in app buying is inobtrusive and not forced on you. free version is excellent. thx devs.

May Thet Mon

4 years ago

It's features are excellent! Would have given 5 Star if not for the following problem. It's not showing correct results for details fragment of the 'Data' Tab! In 'Data' Tab, total data usage is over 700MB. But, in the details fragment, app with the most data usage(500MB, YouTube) is not displayed, so usage is only around 200MB. No situation this has happened before!

Tatiana Kolavskaya

3 years ago

Seems neat and discreet, but the MB used are as random as can be. It recognises whether you're on wifi or a second SIM, but there is no way I've used 20Mb today on the SIM I've associated it to; and the network's own app agrees with my assessment. For the sake of one added tap to unlock the network's app, this sadly is not worth having. And with the current random reads, I'm not happy to buy the widget without seeing it first. Maybe a 2022 update would modernize this app, but it feels abandoned.

A Google user

6 years ago

The only thing I would change is the clarity around running bandwidth, and perhaps adding a setting for a finite period of monitoring. A start date is fine, but for example we're on a two week trip with a 3GB allowance, and it'd be good to establish set parameters restricting bandwidth, or at least notifying of daily bandwidth allotment. A small onscreen alert if going over 100MB for example. But very handy, glad I bought the app.

Edward Morris

3 years ago

It's nicer than a lot of other data usage monitors, but disappoints in two respects: 1) The widget can't be customized at all, not even background color. 2) You have to pay before you can even try many features (including the widget) out, so if you don't like it, too bad for you.

A Google user

5 years ago

It is a good app. However, I used to have an app, with an icon on the home screen, which had the name of the Wi-Fi you were connected to and the speed and the IP address. It was a sizabe icon, giving you choices as to what information to display. That's what I really would like. it is no longer available as far as I can tell. I can see the activity on the home screen with this app, however I have to open another page to find out who I'm connected to. That is inconvenient.

Santiago Garcia

1 year ago

It's good. You might wish for some things like separating out and tracking hotspot usage, but maybe that's for your provider's app. Also it needs color options to compliment rather than clash (drab) on your screen. I bought it for the few bucks. It's good. Give it a shot. You don't have to use the widget.

A Google user

6 years ago

Initially, there are two in-app purchases - one for $3.00 for premium features, and one for $1.30 to remove the ads. That's bad enough. (One reasonable charge should cover both.) Then, after you pay those, you still get a "Store" button where the developer nags you for yet another $1.30 "donation." Worse, under Settings, he advertises even more apps! Once we pay, ALL ads should go away.

A Google user

6 years ago

Samsung S8+ with Android 8. Paid version. But free version did everything I wanted. This app has a clean design which makes it easy to use and quickly get the data usage info I want. I mainly wanted an app that upon opening displays the status of my current data plan. Both the free and paid versions did that. Five stars for a solid, efficient design. I paid happily to remove the ads.

G. Bean

6 months ago

This app has a nice array of features and is easy to use. However, it's mobile data usage value is at least 10% greater than a similar app & reporting from my mobile service provider. I am less likely to overrun my monthly allotment than if the app under reported my usage but I would rather have a maximum error of 2% or less. I paid to unlock the widgets but they have the same error. There isn't any contact for support & the provided website has no content.

A Google user

6 years ago

This is a cool and handy app. Once I got everything configured correctly, it shows a lot of the details that I need in order to diagnose and monitor certain app's behavior. I would like to see the ability to export some of the screens to a csv file, which would be really helpful, especially for the Remote Access and the Data Usage panel by date breakdown details for Wifi and Mobile data usage, to include the chart at the top of the screen. For my wish list, I'd like to see the ability to close individual network connections working the Remote Connections panel. This app has a lot to offer and is an excellent tool for learning some things about how your device connects to the rest of the world. Access the menu options to see even more cool tools within this app, the FAQ and some more goodies to help you get started!

Stephen Crye

3 years ago

Several annoyances. Paid to unlock features and stop ads, reasonable for an app that is professionally coded. But very time I launch it it defaults to the Permissions screen. The units default to KB/s?!? No one uses that. Give us Mb/s or even Kb/s. Annoying to have to use calculator to convert to Mb/s . Also need to have separate up/down values in the notification bar, and the real time graph needs more scaling lines.