# coconutBattery review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Mac app that reads battery health for Macs, iPhones and iPads Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. coconutBattery is a macOS app that shows live battery information for the Mac it runs on and for a connected iPhone or iPad. The base app is free to download. An optional Plus mode, sold as a one-time purchase, adds menu bar details, Wi-Fi connection to iOS devices, lifetime statistics and notifications. - **Category:** Desktop Utilities - **Made by:** coconut-flavour.com - **Website:** https://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ - **Runs on:** macOS - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you use Windows or Linux, since it is Mac only and needs macOS 12 or later. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, coconutBattery has a free plan, and paid plans start at $13.99 one-time (coconutBattery Standard). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** The base app with Mac and iPhone/iPad battery diagnostics and saved battery health info; Plus features have a trial of 10 launches. - **Free trial:** Plus mode can be tried for 10 app launches, activated in the app settings. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | coconutBattery | $0 | Mac and iPhone/iPad battery diagnostics, and saving battery health info. | | coconutBattery Plus Standard | $13.99 one-time | Plus features for version 4.x only, unlimited devices, updates for v4.x. | | coconutBattery Plus Lifetime Edition | $19.39 one-time | Plus features on unlimited devices with all future Plus updates; shown on the page as reduced from $21.55 with no end date. | Read from https://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with coconutBattery before buying. ## Key features - **Mac battery diagnostic:** Shows live battery quality and health for the Mac. - **iPhone and iPad battery diagnostic:** Reads battery health from a connected iPhone or iPad. - **Menu bar details (Plus):** Plus shows Mac and iPhone/iPad battery details in the menu bar. - **Battery Lifetime Analyzer (Plus):** Lifetime figures such as temperature, voltage and charge rate ranges, and battery operating time. - **Advanced viewer (Plus):** More device details, including SSD read and write statistics on a Mac; available data varies by device. - **Notifications and Wi-Fi (Plus):** Alerts below a set battery level, and checking an iPhone or iPad over Wi-Fi once enabled. ## Good for - Mac owners checking battery wear before buying or selling a laptop - People who want iPhone or iPad battery health read from a Mac ## Worth knowing - Runs on macOS 12 Monterey or later; older versions of the app exist for older macOS. - Sold only from the vendor's site, not in any App Store. - Menu bar details, Wi-Fi support, the lifetime analyzer, advanced viewer and notifications need Plus. - The Standard edition covers version 4.x updates only. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. coconutBattery reads battery health for Macs, iPhones and iPads, free. The menu bar details, lifetime analyzer and notifications need the paid Plus edition, and it is not in any App Store. - **Value for money: A.** $13.99 one-time for Plus Standard, under a year of the typical utility subscription. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The base app with Mac and iPhone/iPad diagnostics is free for good. Plus has a trial of 10 launches. - **Features: C.** Battery diagnostics for Mac, iPhone and iPad, but the menu bar details, lifetime analyzer, advanced viewer, notifications and Wi-Fi are all Plus. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record. Install and open it; the numbers are on the first screen. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** Mac only, macOS 12 or later, though it reads connected iPhones and iPads. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from coconut-flavour.com's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among desktop utilities - coconutBattery's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 69 of the 186 other desktop utilities we grade, and level with 46. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 55 of 186) and worst on platforms and integrations (D, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/utilities ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nothing coconutBattery does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company. It costs $13.99, paid once. - You could not: Readings from inside the operating system. - You could not: A native app living in the menu bar. - You could not: A real app for macOS. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** System monitor, Menu bar app, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [iStat Menus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/istat-menus): System monitor that lives in the Mac menu bar. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/coconutbattery-vs-istat-menus) - [Stats](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stats): Free, open-source system monitor for the Mac menu bar. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/coconutbattery-vs-stats) - [AlDente](https://toolgpa.com/tools/aldente): Charge limiter and battery care app for MacBooks. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/aldente-vs-coconutbattery) - [CleanMyMac](https://toolgpa.com/tools/cleanmymac): Mac cleanup, malware removal and maintenance in one app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/cleanmymac-vs-coconutbattery) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/coconutbattery Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).