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24 alternatives to Nikola

See your Tesla’s battery percentage from your menubar!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Nikola launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Nikola for Tesla▲135

   Keep your car safe. Reach Tesla enlightenment.

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Nikola▲103

   Open source desktop app to control Tesla vehicles

   2019 · nikola.site · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Valet for Tesla▲78

   Control your Tesla from you Mac's menu bar.

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Batterygo!▲107

   Minimal battery indicator for your Mac menu bar.

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   BatteryBoi (Open-Source)▲312

   The battery app your Mac has been dreaming about

   2023 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Lacona▲645

   Fast, simple, powerful keyboard-driven commands for Mac

   2016 · lacona.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   StatusStats▲93

   Mac Metrics In Your Menu Bar

   Apr 2026 · statusstats.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   PopTask▲299

   Light menu bar task manager for quickly capturing tasks

   Mar 2026 · poptask.bar · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CatBar▲147

   RevenueCat stats in your macOS menu bar.

   Apr 2026 · catbar.app · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CleanMyMac X Menu App▲321

    Make sure you can trust your Mac

    2022 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Battery Buddy▲297

    Like the default battery indicator in your menu bar but cute

    2021 · batterybuddy.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Meteorite▲134

    A minimal & frictionless menu bar notetaker for macOS

    Feb 2026 · trymeteorite.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Makerlog Menubar▲291

    Log your tasks openly, faster than ever before! 🔥🚢

    2018 · ambitiousfounder.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    mectrics▲268

    Your Mac's vitals in the menu bar. Free and open source.

    Jul 2026 · mectrics.app · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Gemini app for Mac▲311

    Option + Space and Gemini is right there

    Apr 2026 · gemini.google · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tesla Shortcuts▲128

    Siri Shortcut for controlling your Tesla.

    2018 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Battery Thing▲101

    Show or hide your Mac's battery icon when you want

    2021 · getbatterything.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Kiki for Mac▲303

    The accountability monster that keeps you focused on a task

    Jan 2026 · kiki.computer · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Battery Indicator▲171

    Your remaining battery time in the menu bar

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Instant for Mac▲132

    A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    RunCat▲158

    Creatures living in your menubar

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Autotimer▲108

    Hands-free time tracking app for the Mac status bar

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    CodexBar Lite▲84

    Privacy-first Codex tracker for your macOS menu bar

    Jul 2026 · getcodexbar.xyz · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Battery Watcher▲69

    Existential app that notifies when its life force runs low

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →