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What does this do that iStat Menus' battery menu doesn't do? (https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/) iStat Menus costs $1 more
by egypturnash 5y ago
What does this do that iStat Menus' battery menu doesn't do? (https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/ https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/)
iStat Menus costs $1 more than this, and gives you "detailed info on your battery’s current state and a highly configurable menu item that can change if you’re draining, charging, or completely charged. Plus, battery levels for AirPods, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad and other devices." (copied from their page), as well as giving you menus for several other things you might want to monitor (fans/temperature, date/time/calendar, CPU/memory/disc usage, and the weather).
The only unique thing I can see that this does is put stuff in the touchbar.
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Also, searching for "cult of mac batteries" brought me to an article for a notification center widget that shows this same stuff for all of three bucks: https://www.cultofmac.com/659946/batteries-widget-for-mac-app/ https://www.cultofmac.com/659946/batteries-widget-for-mac-ap...
...actually that seems to be the same app as this? It's got the line about "missing little things that make iOS special"?
- ronyfadel 5y agoHey! The second one is an earlier, clunkier version of this very same app :) Don't take my word for it, but personally I like how "un-designed" Batteries is.. it feels like it's part of macOS. iStat is great but it invades by Mac's UI.
- nicwolff 5y agoDoes iStat Menus even do what this does? This shows the charge level of your iPhones, iPads, and iPods, as long as they're on the same WiFi network. I don't see that feature mentioned in iStat Menus' docs at all.
- bradknowles 5y agoAnd how is this different from the iPadOS app “Cloud Battery”?
- ronyfadel 5y agoCloud Battery doesn’t do AirPods, and doesn’t report iPhone/iPad in a big number of cases, including when they’re in low battery mode