iPhone App Review: Track Your 3G Data Usage With DataMan

Ever since I dumped my unlimted data plan in favor of AT&T's Hotspot plan on my iPhone, I've had to keep a close eye on how much data I am using so I avoid going over the 4 GB cap. Luckily, I was contacted by the good folks at XVision and they asked me if I wanted to try out their DataMan app for the iPhone and write a review. (Full disclosure: I was given a free copy of the app by the developer for the purposes of this review.)

DataMan - Real Time Data Usage Manager With Geotag (iTunes link) is a simple yet powerful data usage monitoring app for the iPhone. Once you install the app and launch it, it runs in the background tabulating your data usage, both 3G and WiFi, and displays it by the day, week and month. There is also a geotag function that will track not only how much data you are using but where on a map.

There are easy to use settings to configure daily, weekly and monthly data limits and an easy to read display indicating how much data you have used and what percentage of each allowance has been used. I've been using it for about two weeks and have found the statistics timely and accurate.

Since it runs continuously in the background, I was concerned there would be a performance hit but I have not noticed any since using the app. I like to stream audio on my phone and DataMan has been especially helpful in warning me if my data usage was getting close to my predetermined allowances. There is also the option to have the app send you a series of alerts when you reach certain thresholds of data use. There are four levels and you choose the perecentage for each level.

Overall, DataMan is a simple and useful app for those of you on capped data plans needing to keep a watchful eye on your usage. It sell for $1.99 and is available in the iTunes app store

DataMan - Real Time Data Usage Manager With Geotag - $1.99 (iTunes link)

Note: There is also an iPad version of DataMan available for $1.99 in the iTunes app store

XVision has been kind enough to supply me with two redemption codes good for a free copy of DataMan. The first two people to leave a comment will win a free copy. Since I will need your email address to send you the redemption code, please include it in your comment or send it to me via the contact form on my blog. Thanks all! Both redemption codes have been claimed.

Posted via email from Marty McPadden