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Energiza Pro vs Caffeine

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Energiza Pro

8.0
Utilities

Charging manager for your MacBooks

Caffeine

8.0
Utilities

Utility that prevents the system from going to sleep

Metric Energiza Pro Caffeine
Category Utilities Utilities
AI Score 8.0 8.0
30-day Installs 5 3.1K
90-day Installs 26 8.9K
365-day Installs 97 25.6K
Version 1.3.5 1.1.4
Auto-updates No No
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 212
GitHub Forks 31
Open Issues 2
License MIT
Language Objective-C
Last GitHub Commit 7mo ago
First Seen Aug 14, 2023 Mar 10, 2012

Reviews

Energiza Pro

Energiza Pro offers a comprehensive battery management solution for MacBooks, providing features like custom charging levels and battery health monitoring. Its menu bar integration makes it a convenient tool for users seeking to extend their battery life.

Manages MacBook battery charging through a menu bar interface, allowing users to customize charging levels and monitor battery health.

Pros

  • + Convenient menu bar integration for easy access to battery management settings.
  • + Customizable charging levels to help extend battery life.
  • + Battery health monitoring provides insights into battery performance.
  • + One-time purchase model without recurring subscriptions.

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature, which may lead to delays in receiving new features or bug fixes.
  • - Reports of installation issues on newer MacBooks with M4 Pro chips.

Caffeine

Caffeine is a simple utility that prevents your Mac from going to sleep, ideal for developers or users needing sustained system activity for tasks like streaming or downloads.

Prevents the system from entering sleep mode.

Pros

  • + Simple and effective functionality
  • + Runs in the background without a UI
  • + Open-source under the MIT license

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Minimalist interface may not appeal to all users