Best Apple 3-in-1 Wireless Chargers Tested (2025)
If you have iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch, congratulations! You have the holy trinity of Apple products. But keeping all these gadgets plugged in can be tedious, as they all have separate cables and their own charging solutions. Why go through all that hassle when an Apple 3-in-1 charging station can accommodate it all?
Ours The best wireless chargers the guide contains a few recommendations, but there are many more great docking systems for Apple devices. After years of testing, these are our favorites. Be sure to read our others Apple manualsinclusive The best MagSafe wireless chargers, The best MagSafe accessories, The best iPhone 16 cases, The ultimate iPhone, The ultimate Apple Watchand The best AirPods.
Updated January 2025: Added chargers from OneAdaptr, some new honorable mentions and chargers to avoid, removed a few discontinued models, and updated prices.
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A quick primer on MagSafe
Most of the wireless chargers in this guide are MagSafe wireless chargers or Qi2 certified. This means they take advantage of the magnets built into the back of the iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone 14, iPhone 15and iPhone 16 range. I cannot stress this enough: If you’re buying a case, make sure it’s a MagSafe case. We have several third-party options in the linked case guides above. A normal iPhone case will weaken the attraction of the magnets in the device and it won’t stick good for MagSafe accessories.
What’s the point of MagSafe? You don’t have to worry about a mismatch with the wireless charger, which means you won’t wake up with a dead iPhone. Technically, this perfect alignment means the chargers can provide faster 15-watt charging, but Apple has limited this benefit to select products from a few brands. MagSafe is also available in the AirPods charging case (depending on of your model). Apple’s AirPods and AirPods Pro with Wireless Charging Case will work with almost all standard Qi wireless charging pads on these chargers (like many third-party wireless headphones), but if you have AirPods with MagSafe, then you can also attach it to the magnetic mounts. If you don’t have a MagSafe iPhone, your device won’t be able to connect to these chargers, although we have some recommendations for older iPhones (and iPhone SE).
What are standby mode and nightstand mode?
You’ll see that we bring up two specific modes in this guide: Standby mode and nightstand mode. what are they
Standby mode was introduced in iOS 17. When you place your iPhone on a charger in landscape orientation, it will turn the screen into something like a docking station, showing the clock (with different designs to choose from), photos from your library, or widgets. If you have an iPhone that supports an always-on display, you can choose to have the display turn off automatically after a period of time when the iPhone is not in use or if the room is dark. Head to Settings > Standby to customize it.
Nightstand mode has long been present on the Apple Watch. Basically, when the watch is standing upright and charging, the dial will stay on so you can always tell the time. You can customize this on your Apple Watch by going to Settings > General > Nightstand Mode.
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