Cooked, next to the alternatives.
Three honest comparisons. Every row comes from a page the other side publishes, dated and linked at the bottom, and each one ends with the cases where you should pick the other app.
Cooked vs AlDente
The one people actually compare us to. They’re cheaper and cover three Macs. Our free app does more than theirs.
Compare with AlDenteCooked vs the macOS charge limit
Your Mac already holds 80 to 100%, free. If that covers you, use it. Here’s the band it won’t go into.
Compare with macOSCooked vs Battery Toolkit
Free, open source, and archived by its author since March 2026. That last word is the whole comparison.
Compare with Battery ToolkitSet your limit once. That’s the whole job.
Free forever, no account, no tracking. Apple Silicon (M1 or newer), macOS 13 Ventura or newer.