Thursday, May 9, 2013

Top 5 Mobile Data Tracking Apps for Android 2013

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Onavo Count



Onavo Count is the most popular data tracking app that existed even before data usage was implemented in the Android operating system. It  is an impressive user interface which aims at saving money by keeping an active check on data consumption. The application will provide users with alerts and warnings when they cross or are about to reach the predefined data limits. Users can also set data usage limits at any time and let the app track usage. The app provides with an overview of the individual apps consuming data. Users can keep a track and also predict whether you are close to hitting the pre-defined usage limit. Onavo Count allows users to restrict data hungry apps and force them to be active over WiFi networks. It is a fantastic user interface and nice set of options makes this a very important mobile data tracking app. 

My Data Manager



It is a simple app for those who seek only options and are not much into the looks of an app. The app is easy to setup, and the app starts checking all the apps to highlight the ones consuming a lot of data. My Data Manager also tracks the run times of the other apps along with the amount of data consumed which are presented in graphics. It has only one limitation that one has to keep it on the phone storage for it acts sporadic if moved to the SD card storage. My Data Manager shows clear consumption of data on the cellular connection and WiFi network. Users can also set their data usage limits and the app gives an alarm whenever closing in to that limit.

NetCounter



NetCounter is not a fancy user interface and don’t have mind-boggling features. It is mainly a native appearing easy data tracking app. It presents noticeably classified utilization of data over the cellular and WiFi networks. The user can choose the time range as daily, weekly or monthly. Users can also modify the plan’s cycle date. It gives a break out in numbers as no data is consumed at the end of the month and this is what that matters the most. Users can find this NetCounter app from the Google Play Store.

Dodol Phone



Dodol Phone has a clean interface. It allows user to keep track of the data and examine it in real time. This app tracks call and message traffic from the Smartphone apart from the network data. Dodol is capable of providing a complete usage report on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Like some of the other apps, users can position their custom limit for the data usage threshold.The best part of Dodol Phone is that it is optimized for full HD devices and also supports 4G LTE network. The app offers usage data in numerical as well as bar graph format so that user can examine data utilization. 

Traffic Monitor



It is an app that combines data monitoring, consistency measurement and a Task Manager in one single package. The app provides a data traffic counter for cellular and wireless network usage with clear bifurcation of uploads and downloads. To give a fair thought about the strength of the available data network services, there is a quality service measure (ping duration test) which is in built. To ensure a summary of the traffic at regular time’s user can set daily, weekly or monthly usage limits. User can check the traffic statistics per app for the said period and for previous month. With the in-built task manager, user can kill the data hungry apps and check the memory usage. The app available for free from the Google Play Store enables to get battery level status, signal strength, GPS status and more information. 

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