Every once in a while, an iPhone App comes along and makes your phone immeasurably more useful than it had been previously. So useful, in fact, that you wonder why Apple (or AT&T, even) didn’t produce a similar app themselves. After getting a chance to review the Cell Minute Tracker app from PageOnce, I can safely say that this is one of those applications that can make your handset more useful and at the same time spice up various iphone deals in the market.
As the name states, Cell Minute Tracker helps you keep tabs on your remaining cell phone minutes. On top of that, it also lets you know how many texts you’ve sent and received and how much data you’ve used. Having this information at your fingertips is a godsend – the AT&T-provided ways to check your minutes (text messages, web site) are much less convenient.
In addition to tracking cell phone minutes and messaging/data usage, the Cell Minute Tracker can also show you your most current bill. The application breaks your bill down into previous balance, your monthly service charge, usage charges, credits/adjustments/other charges and government fees. You get a pretty good look at what makes up your bill, though it would be neat if you could take a more in-depth look at what made up your usage charges.
Under Bills, there’s a “Make A Payment” button – a nice touch. Currently, this button logs you into the AT&T Wireless web site through an integrated browser. It would be great if there was a more mobile-friendly way to pay your bill – the rest of the app does a great job at letting you avoid the web site, so it seems strange that the site is brought up for this feature. My suspicion is that it is a matter of security and the issue is probably on AT&T’s side, not PageOnce’s.
All in all, Cell Minute Tracker does what it says – it keeps track of your usage and it does it well. While I’m certainly not someone who is in danger of overages (look at my minutes – my billing cycle is up in 3 days and I’ve used 144 of 450), it’s still pretty cool to see exactly where my account stands. Parents of teenage daughters – this app could potentially save you from a billing nightmare. If your daughter is constantly ringing up $200 bills, this would be a $0.99 well spent.
If you decide to check this app out, let us know what you think!
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