Juicy: The Battery App Apple should've built
Juicy delivers beautiful custom alerts at any battery level, helps you maintain optimal battery health, and monitors temperature, all from a stunning menu bar icon.
What if your Mac's battery alerts were actually beautiful? That's the question that led to Juicy, a native macOS app that replaces Apple's basic battery warnings with stunning, dynamic island-style notifications that bounce onto your screen with a gentle glow, showing exactly how much time your Mac has left. No more guessing. No more sudden shutdowns.
Here's the thing: macOS only shows you alerts at 5% and 10%. That's it. Want a warning at 3% before your Mac dies? Or at 20% so you have time to find a charger? Or at 80% when you can safely unplug your charger and extend your battery lifespan? Apple says no. Juicy says yes. Set alerts at any percentage you want, with custom sounds so attention-grabbing you'll actually want to run and grab your charging cable. These aren't gentle reminders. They're designed to make you act.
But Juicy isn't just about pretty alerts. It's a complete battery management tool built from the ground up in Swift for Mac. Not an Electron wrapper, but a real native app optimized for Apple Silicon. Every pixel is designed to feel like it came with your system. You get a sleek iPhone-style battery icon in your menu bar (with percentage inside), comprehensive health tracking accessible at a glance, and alerts that actually look forward to showing you.
Made by one indie developer, Dominik Sobe, who cares about quality software that's pleasant to use. Uses less than 0.1% CPU. Follows every macOS design guideline. This is what Mac battery management should have been all along.
Key Features
🔔 Beautiful Battery Alerts
- Set custom alerts at any battery percentage (3%, 5%, 20%, 80%, or your choice)
- Beautiful native-like notification pills that feel at home on macOS
- Screen glow effects to grab your attention
- Custom sounds for each battery event
💚 Battery Health Tracking
- Real-time health percentage monitoring
- Cycle count tracking
- Temperature warnings and voltage monitoring
- Apple service recommendations based on battery condition
🔋 Themeable Menu Bar Icon
- Compact iPhone-style battery display with percentage inside
- Sleek design that saves space in your menu bar over the default battery icon
- Smart color coding based on battery level
- Themeable icons to match your Mac's aesthetic
âš¡ Lifecycle Alerts
- Notifications when charged above 80% to protect lifespan
- Alerts when unplugged or charger connected
- Custom sounds for each battery event
- Smart monitoring to extend battery longevity
Technical Details
- Native Swift application optimized for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs
- Requires macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later
- Uses less than 0.1% CPU
- Minimal memory footprint
- No cloud syncing, all data stays local
Pricing
3-day free trial, no credit card required
$9.99 one-time payment lifetime license, no subscription
30-day money-back guarantee