Android is the most popular OS for its customization features. There are a ton of apps available in the Google Play Store like Android look customization, icon packs, keyboard apps and many more other category apps which are designed for everyday use. Some times few apps start misbehaving, like over data consumption, battery draining issues and slowing down overall performance of the device. To know which is causing the issue, a good system performance app will save your time and as well as it fixes your device too.
Every electronic device needs maintenance. To maintain an Android device at a good speed and lag proof, some enthusiasts use system monitoring apps. These apps fetch the hardware data and their real-time performance reports. These system monitoring apps help you monitor the Android smartphone system resources. There are lots of system monitoring apps in the Android Market, and it is very hard to pick the right app from the list. In this article, I’ve personally tested and selected the best system monitoring apps for Android. Each app listed below features unique options, usability to the users and provides a chance to customize performance improvement tweaks for the device.
1. Elixir 2
Elixir 2 comes with various monitoring tools to monitor Android system resources. It shows the detailed information of your Android hardware. It includes internal/external storage, battery info, camera, input devices, airplane mode, display, location, NFC, Bluetooth and much more.
The information presented in the Elixir 2 app is very detailed. It also allows users to modify the default settings like brightness, network, volume, ringer, actions like mount/unmount sd, clear cache, start Bluetooth discovery, and turn off options for APN, wifi, Bluetooth, auto-brightness, and rotation. The app also supports Widgets for Android screens. The widgets let you see the system information without opening the app. Elixir 2 is an excellent monitoring tool which covers a wide range of system hardware. The built-in reports help you monitor the performance of your Android quickly.
2. CPU X: Device & System info
CPU X: Device & System info app lets you know the detailed information of your Android device. The system monitoring feature in CPU X is designed to provide the info of your device hardware on the app user interface. The monitoring feature is designed to provide monitoring for a wide range of system hardware information like CPU, System, Network, Battery, Sensors, and features.
The user interface of the app is well designed. As you see the above pic, tapping on each icon show the detailed information of the hardware installed on the device. The app also has an Internet speed monitor feature which lets you check the current download/upload speed in notification panel and status bar. CPU X has a question/answer forum support for users who want dedicated information of the queries.
2. CCleaner
CCleaner is a very popular cleaning tool available for Windows. Now the developers are entered into the Android OS with CCleaner app. It is a one-stop solution for your Android to monitor, analyze and clean your device. When launched, the application displays real-time information regarding the major components of your Android device. Before going to start the cleaning, you can check the detailed information of the device to know which is the culprit of the slowing down issue.
As its name implies, the app is specially designed for cleaning the Android system. It safely searches and cleans the files on the Android for junk removal. It thoroughly cleans application cache, browser history, clipboard content and many more. Along with the cleaning features, CCleaner is capable of powerful analyzing features. Using CCleaner you can check apps which are consuming more data than usual. The deep checking features can find rogue apps which are misbehaving by draining the battery and system resources.
3. CPU-Z
CPU-Z is a powerful app to see what is happening inside the Android device. It shows details of every hardware installed on your Android. For example, it shows some deep information like SoC, architecture, clock speed, screen resolution, RAM, battery information, capacity, sensors and etc.
The user interface contains tabs for each section, SoC, Device, System, Batter etc. Tapping on each tab shows the detail report of the hardware information. With this application, you can quickly view the overall hardware specifications and health of your Android device.
4. Tinycore – CPU, Memory monitor
We’ll probably all agree that the bloatware apps on Android devices have increased over the last few years. It is a known fact that bloatware works in the backend and consumes a lot of our system resources. If your Android comes with pre-loaded apps, it advisable to check which one is consuming system resources and slowing down the device performance.
Tinycore is a simple app which sits on your device status bar to provide more information about system resources. It offers a minimalistic design and very light on system resources. You’ll be able to access the detailed system information report which is essential to take an app audit. The last feature we want to present to you is Tinycore compatibility, the app works on Android 2.2+ and above versions. This means, if you have an older Android which is hiccuping to run apps, you can use Tinycore to improve the device performance by checking and removing slowing down apps.
5. OS Monitor
OS Monitor monitors all the system processes, connections, battery process, network, and file systems and messages. Its dead simple interface makes monitoring quite is with user-friendly nature. It shows, all processes, connections, monitor battery, network interfaces, and searches logcat in real-time
The app supports various languages including Chinese, Spanish, Russian and many more. The downside of the app is limited to Android version compatibility. It works only with Android 7.0 below versions. Due to the Android 7.0 security enhancements, the app won’t support the following version. However, the app is very good at giving detailed system information in older Android devices.
6. System Monitor
System Monitor is another great app, which does what it sounds. The app user interface looks like some old type but the information it gathers is real-time and trustworthy. It collects information from the hardware parts like. CPU, Memory, and battery. The app also sports task management capabilities, if you find any rogue app which is misbehaving on your device, you can instantly kill it within the app user interface.
All in all, it is a very good tool for monitoring your Android internal information. This app offers widgets to show the details easily on the monitor. These widgets show real-time CPU, battery information, and memory monitor.
7. SystemPanel 2
SystemPanel 2 name is well-known to many Android users. The app developers make some of the best user-interface to give a detailed analysis of your Android device report. Yes, it is popular for its simplicity and respective detailed reporting.
For monitoring the hardware information, the app gathers the real-time data from the device. The reports include, battery, CPU, active apps, battery consumption data, device wakeups data, backup apps, APK installs and many more. For some of its features, the app needs root access in the device. If you want to disable system packages and disabling individual services of apps your device needs to be rooted.
8. My Data Manager – Data Usage
My Data Manager is specially designed to monitor your Android device data consumption. The app is super easy to use and navigate and has detailed reporting functionality. It shows a qualitative view of your network traffic by each and every app data consumption.
Using this app you can set alerts when the data plan limit is reached. This feature is especially helpful for those who are in a strict data plan. It will help them to monitor the data consumption. The app is completely free to use and available in the Google Play Store.
9. Wifi Analyzer
Now almost everyone using Wifi routers in their homes. Have you ever noticed the Internet speed drops and sometimes disconnects. There are several reasons for the poor performance issues of the routers. If you want to monitor your Wifi router performance try Wifi Analyzer on your Android.
This app lets you check the Wifi performance in a detailed graphical stats. When you open the app, it shows the list of available Wifi networks around you with channel rating and signal strength. Wifi Analyzer is available in the Google Play Store as a free app.
10. Simple System Monitor
Simple System Monitor is a well designed Android app to monitor its system resources. The app is available in both free and paid versions to the users. It shows a variety of system resources information to investigate further. The interface is very detailed and to-the-point.
The app silently works in the background and shows the required information with a single click. It can show the information like CPU usage and frequencies for each core, Total CPU usage, and average frequency, Time spent on each CPU frequency state, GPU usage and frequency, RAM usage and ability to clear RAM, Disk I/O activity (internal and SD card) and many more.
Summing up
These are the best apps to know your Android device system resources activity in detail. Every app is unique and shows the reports in a variety of styles. These apps offer detailed information, customization and keep the required system information always visible to you.
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