Those of you that are familiar with Onavo know that their Onavo Extend application can help you use less data while connected to a cellular network. It’s great for people with limited data plans because it shrinks the data size of many things, but it’s also great for unlimited data users too because the compressed size of data allows you to download content much quicker. If you haven't tried Onavo Extend yet, you should certainly look into it!
Onavo has launched another application for the iPhone dubbed Onavo Count. The application can be used to examine details of which applications on your device are using your cellular data and how much of it they’re using. It shows you real-time statistics for each application and the application also integrates with Onavo Extend to show you how much data was saved using Onavo.
When you open the application for the first time, you will be sent through a welcome screen (customary of Onavo to explain what the application does) that will help you understand the application. Once you get to the end, you will be asked to install a profile on your iPhone – go ahead and install this profile, because it will be necessary for you to use the application.
Information about your data usage will be broken down app-by-app so you can actually see how each application is affecting your data usage. This is wonderful because if you don’t understand why you are using so much data during the month, then Onavo Count will tell you exactly what the culprit is. Additionally, it does so in such a suave and fun-to-use interface.
As you can see from the screenshot examples above, Onavo Count actually color-codes your applications and shows a colorful bar at the top of the screen that visually displays which applications are using the most data. You can also just scroll down a little bit and look through the list of the applications where you will see how much data the application has used and how much data Onavo Extend has saved while using the application (assuming you have Onavo Extend installed). You do not need to have Onavo Extend installed to use Onavo Count, but it is highly recommended.
You can also see from the screenshots that as you scroll through the list of applications on the display, an indicator box follows your scrolling on the color-coded bar to indicate where you are in the list of applications. This feature will scroll along with your finger in real-time, which we thought was really neat.
If you tap on one of the applications from the list, Onavo Count will show you a more detailed demonstration of the data usage from that application. Above on the right side of the screen is a gauge that shows you if the application is a data-hog or not and the graph will actually show you how much data the application is using on a weekly basis. This can help you monitor your usage so you don’t end up paying for data overages.
Onavo Count also comes with sharing options so you can share with your friends and family how much data you’re saving and hopefully they’ll join in on the free service as well. You can share via Twitter, Facebook, E-mail, and text message.
In addition to all these features, Onavo Count is 4-inch display-ready (iPhone 5) and supports LTE usage. The application is fully compatible with any iPhone no matter what carrier you have. This is a great application to add to your iPhone application collection. You can download Onavo Count for free from the link below:
Onavo Count
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