GlassWire

Keeping track of all your bits. FREE | WWW.GLASSWIRE.COM/DOWNLOAD

Anyone racing through their mobile phone data and frustrated with Android’s in-built bare-bones management tool needs GlassWire. A simple-toread graph shows how much your apps are uploading and downloading, from the last 5 minutes to the previous 90 days, and the app pushes out alert notifications when you’re close to your data allowance or have blown straight past it. While Android OS offers an idea of the amount of data an app has used, you still have to go through each individual program after digging through the settings menu. Here, everything’s linked and you can fine-tune your stats, separating them via mobile and wi-fi usage. Powerful stuff, and best of all — it’s free. Incredibly, we haven’t noticed any intrusive ads. Even if you’re curious about what your apps are up to — thanks to the surprising amount of permissions they have — when you’re not actively using them, GlassWire is a must-try.