Is there a good app for track mobile data usage?
Poorly Executed: 11 apps already serve this, and 12 data points mined from real user reviews across 2 sources show where they fall short. The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it.
Data refreshed August 3, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to track mobile data usage, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| excessive data usage | other | 2 | I've never seen an app use as much data as this one |
| excessive cellular data usage | reliability | 1 | it stole all my cellular data for A WEEK |
| mobile data speed | performance | 1 | mobile data is at a crawl even though it is supposed to be high speed |
| snapshot-app phone-usage detection | bug | 1 | Often my passenger will use my phone to reroute us, the app sees this as if you were driving and using your phone |
| uses cellular data when disabled in settings | bug | 1 | eats up tons of data on iPhone even when cellular data is turned off |
| no per-device bandwidth usage view | missing-feature | 1 | adding normal tools To manage one's network, view which devices are using more bandwidth |
| see who is using my wifi | missing-feature | 1 | i can't see Who is using my wifi |
| offline app usage | missing-feature | 1 | Would've been way better if it did not have to always be around WIFI |
| privacy data tracking | other | 1 | Our apps and websites can track your info and information |
| unwanted device activity tracking | other | 1 | No idea why a game wants to track my activity on my device |
| apps stop working after free data limit | reliability | 1 | As soon as I spent the first day's 1000 MB, no application started turning on with it |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataMan - Data Usage Widget | 4.4 | 684 | $0.99 |
| WifiMan from DataMan | 4.0 | 71 | $5.99 |
| Number tracker: Phone Location | 4.6 | 2,415 | Free |
| Phone Number Tracker: Location | 4.6 | 5,776 | Free |
| Wifi Analyzer | 3.1 | 352,445 | Free |
| Find Location: Phone Tracker | 4.3 | 133 | Free |
| Mileage: Business Trip Tracker | 3.2 | 13 | $0.99 |
| Phone Tracker: Find Device | 4.3 | 68,711 | Free |
Should you build it?
The right features exist but the execution is buggy, dated, or painful. Out-execute it. Opportunity here scores 31 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| ronyaburaihan/NetSpeedIndicator | active | 2 | Kotlin |
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