macOS · Free forever · Pro $6.99, one payment

Quiet battery care for your MacBook.

静かに見守り、無理なく長持ち。

Your MacBook battery wears down a little with every full charge. Battery Sensei watches the details: warns before shutdown, holds a healthier charge limit, and shows which apps drain power, how cycles add up, and whether capacity is aging normally.

Lives in your menu bar. Speaks only when it matters.

What it does

Everything your MacBook battery needs.Nothing noisy.

静かな警告

Low-battery alerts, your way.Zen, regular, or hard to miss.

macOS shows a percentage. Sensei reads what that number means, so you get the right nudge before your MacBook dies. Use the three presets, or set your own thresholds and dismiss times.

Battery警 告
  • 15%InfoQuiet nudge. Closes after 5 s.
  • 5%WarningWarning card. Closes after 10 s.
  • 2%AlertStays until you dismiss it.
Learn moreLow-battery alerts, your way.

A quiet update when power changes.Time left when you unplug. Time to your limit when you connect.

Turn either update on or off. After unplugging, Sensei starts with your recent workload and refines the battery estimate live. After plugging in, it waits for charging to settle, then shows the time to your active charge limit, or 100% in Travel Mode. Both stay out of the way and close with Escape.

Calculated on your Mac

On battery

46%
4h 12m
still calculating…esc

Charging

46%
~38m
until 85%esc
Nearby devices tooiPhone72%AirPods38%iPhone, iPad, and AirPods get their own low-battery alerts, read over Bluetooth. No cables, no companion app.

Meetings, met.Warnings while there's still time to plug in.

Next on calendar3:00 PM

Weekly standup

Battery won't last. 22 min on the charger and it lasts through the meeting.

On-device only

Opt-in. Sensei checks your next few meetings on-device and, when the battery will not last, warns you at 30, 15, 5, and 1 minute before with a clear fix. Event titles never leave your Mac.

Charge limitwith Travel Mode

Charge limit80%
080100
Travel Mode tops up to 100% just for the trip

Lithium-ion batteries age faster when they sit at 100%. Pick a cap (80% is the gentle default); Sensei holds it in the background. Flying tomorrow? One tap tops up to 100%, then your cap returns after the trip.

One glance, the whole story

13:42

84%

1h 52m left

Source: Power adapter · 29.7 W

Charging to 80% 80%

Charge, source, watts in or out, time left. The whole picture at a glance. No dock icon. No notification noise. Nothing to click unless you want to. Stay current without checking twice.

MacBook battery health · 健康

MacBook battery health,in words you would say.

2h agoBattery 92%

Your battery health, plotted

A calm line for every charge. See your daily rhythm, spot unusual dips, and understand battery behavior at a glance.

Charging that yields to heat

When the battery passes your chosen temperature, Sensei pauses charging until it cools. Less heat each cycle, so your capacity lasts longer.

Charge guardHolding

42°C

Charging pausedresumes at 37°

Limit 40°+2° over

Which apps are draining your hours

Sensei ranks the apps burning through the last sixty minutes, with names you recognize. Spot a runaway helper in one glance.

Live · per app% / hr
  • Chrome14%
  • Slack8%
  • Xcode6%
  • Spotify3%

Live watts in, watts out

Spot a flaky cable in seconds. Catch a power-hungry app before it takes the afternoon.

Power adapterLive
Into battery61.3W
System draw28.7W
Charging to 80%Net +32.6 W

Cycle count, in context

"217 cycles. Normal for 14 months." Context, not just a number.

Cycle ledger21.7% used
217/ 1,000rated cycles
014 months · Normal range1k

Your data is yours

No app telemetry or cloud sync. Your battery, calendar, and per-app energy data stays on your Mac. Only focused update, licensing, and actions you start use the network.

Stays 100% on your Mac
Local data · 24h
  • Battery historyThis Mac
  • Cycle ledgerThis Mac
  • Per-app drainThis Mac
  • Calendar (Meeting Guard)This Mac

Sensei vs the rest · 比較

Designed with care.Compared feature by feature.

Battery Sensei sits alongside well-loved Mac battery tools: AlDente, BatFi, coconutBattery, iStat Menus, even the new macOS Charge Limit. Here is the plain side-by-side.

FeatureBattery SenseiAlDenteBatFicoconutBatteryiStat MenusmacOS
Native macOS app
Light & dark themes
Cycle & capacity
Partial
Multi-device support
Silent updates
PartialPartial
Live menu-bar watts
Charge limit
Travel Mode
PartialPartial
Energy use per app
Partial
Meeting Guard

Based on each tool's public site as of May 2026. Each app is good at its own thing; check their sites for the full picture.

Pricing · 値段

Use Battery Sensei your way.Free forever, Lifetime with one payment, or Yearly Patron.

Start with Free and keep the essentials forever. Pro is free for 5 days; after that, choose a one-time Lifetime unlock or stay flexible as a Yearly Patron.

基本 · Free

Free

Free forever. No card, no account.5 After 5 days, Sensei asks once:Keep Pro ($6.99) or switch to free. No card on file, no silent charge.

Included free · 基本

  • Smart low-battery alertsZen, Regular, and Senpai presets.
  • Charge limit + Travel ModeSet a healthier cap. Tap once to top up for a trip; resets at 9 AM.
  • 24-hour battery historyCharge history, health tiles, Rescue Receipts, and live per-app drain. All local.
  • Menu-bar live charge + wattsPercentage, watts in / out, time left. One glance, no dock icon.
  • Native, private, multilingualBuilt with AppKit + SwiftUI. Core monitoring runs locally on your Mac. English, Deutsch, Français, Español, 日本語.

永遠 · Lifetime

Recommended
$9.99one payment
up to 3 Macs

Lifetime includes · 先生

  • Lifetime updatesEvery future release and macOS update included. Buy once, never pay again.
  • All features unlockedEverything in Free, plus every Pro capability now and in future. One payment.
  • Meeting GuardSensei checks upcoming meetings on-device and warns early when battery risk is high.
  • Unlimited battery historyLonger charge-history windows (3 d, 7 d) and per-app breakdown over 3 h or 5 d, not just the live Now view.
  • Custom warning rulesAdd and edit warning rules with exact thresholds and per-rule styles. Presets stay free.

応援 · Yearly Patron

$2.99per year · up to 5 Macs

Fund Sensei's ongoing development. A yearly subscription with every Pro feature included.

What you get · 応援

  • The full Pro feature setSame Pro set as Lifetime: Meeting Guard, unlimited history, and custom warning rules.
  • You fund the next releaseSensei is built by one developer. Every yearly patron helps fund the next feature, the next macOS update, and the next bug fix.
  • Priority support and feature requestsPatrons get faster support and priority consideration for new feature requests, with early-beta access when available.
  • Cancel in two clicksAnytimeManage from your Polar account anytime. No email, no haggling. Sensei stays installed and the free essentials keep working.

Already bought? Open Sensei → Settings → Pro, then paste your key.

Questions · 問答

Clear answers.

Get in touch · 連絡

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