Data Management on Android vs iPhones

My son has an android phone, and one swipe provides him with all he needs to keep an eye on his data allowance; amount used, amount remaining, and a list of apps used with the amount each one has consumed.

Awesome.

My daughter has an iPhone (sigh...) and in the first week of use she used up all her month's data and ran up a further £27 bill - before TalkTalk themselves pulled the plug on her...

Here's the annoying thing - we, and she, have no idea what used up this data. The bill is 56 pages long, but doesn't indicate what app(s) was running when it shouldn't be.

We've sorted this to some extent - shutting off "Don't update automatically" etc - and things are more reasonable. But even tho' she's downloaded an Data Manager App from the Apple store, it only gives basic info like what amount she's consumed - and that's after manually entering the total amount she has available.

How come the Android system is sooooo much better?

And does anyone use an iPhone and has a better system to manage data use?

Thanks.

 

That's the case with my son's Android, but does it apply to iPhones too?

 

Yep - similar.

TT have generously increased the basic data allowance to 500MB (from 200MB) - and it's all gorn in 2 days as before! There is something running - which we thought we had shut down before - that's eating all the data around the clock, whether the phone is actually in use or not.

 

Yes, it's not a large amount in the scheme of things, but it's not intended for watching vids or heavy-duty stuff - and she's only 13...

Oh, and it's a free SIM

500MB should last her a month of FaceAche, WotsApp and all that malarkey with ease. There's something amiss 'cos the download rate is crazy - and it's not even when she's using it...

 

That's very similar to what my son has on his Android.

So that image is from an iPhone App, btiw? That's exactly what we're after.

Oops - hang on, that doesn't show the usage from each App, which I'm pretty sure my son's android does (unless I read it wrong).

Is that part of the Apple OS or is it a separate app that needs downloading?

Cheers.

 

My son was adamant he wanted a Samsung S5 which could also just about be found for around £150 (from China). I convinced him he could do better so he now sports an Umi Max which is Octa core, powerful graphics chip, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, fully metal construction and looks simply stunning. Got it for £108 .

 

All I can say is, the Umi Max my son has is a beaut. Superbly made, looks very high end, performs faultlessly, and is stunning value. That's the same model you've linked to there, I believe?

The Moto is a more 'known' brand, of course.

 

Cool - I'm pretty sure that's what my son's phone shows too. It's really helpful.

So, the Q is - is there anything to make the iPhone give that kind of info?!