# MugBar: Smart Mug Control — Watch, widgets and alerts

> Watch, widgets and alerts (iPhone/iPad app by Jonathan Santerre.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mugbar-smart-mug-control/id6774755876 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jonathan Santerre](https://appshunter.io/developer/1114946453)
- Category: Utilities, Food & Drink
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France)
- Released: 2026-08-22
- Data updated: 2026-10-02

## What is MugBar?

MugBar is the most complete app for your smart mug.

Live temperature and one-tap targets on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen,
the Dynamic Island, Control Center, your Apple Watch, and Siri. Not a
thermometer you have to open an app to read: your mug, on every screen you
already look at.

EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK
- Home Screen widgets with the live temperature
- Lock Screen widgets, circular and rectangular
- A presets widget that switches targets without opening the app
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island while your drink settles
- Control Center buttons to open MugBar or start a Live Activity
- An alert when you hit target, and before the battery runs out mid-cup

ON YOUR WRIST
- A full Apple Watch app, not a remote: temperature, ready-in estimate,
  target, presets, and LED color
- Everything carries over from your iPhone automatically

ONE-TAP PRESETS
- Save your own targets: Espresso, Latte, Green tea, whatever you drink
- Each preset gets its own icon and color
- Tap one and MugBar sets the mug, and can match its LED ring to the preset
- Pick a preset away from your mug and it applies on the next connection

SIRI AND SHORTCUTS
- "Check my mug"
- "Set my mug to 55 degrees"
- "Set my mug to Espresso"
- Build your own automations in the Shortcuts app

FULL CONTROL
- Set the target temperature from the app, a widget, your watch, or Siri
- Change the mug's LED ring color and rename it
- Battery level and charging status at a glance

READY WHEN YOU ARE
- Pour a fresh cup and MugBar estimates when it will hit your target
- A real countdown, not a number you have to watch
- When your mug is holding at target, it simply says Ready
- The countdown is already on your Lock Screen the moment you pour, no
  app to open, no button to press

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- Talks to your mug directly over Bluetooth
- No account, no tracking, no data collected


MugBar works with the Ember(R) Mug. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by,
or sponsored by Ember Technologies, Inc. "Ember" is a trademark of its
respective owner and is used only to describe hardware compatibility.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MugBar annuel | $9.99 | per year |
| MugBar mensuel | $1.99 | per month |


## Is MugBar safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess MugBar.

## Is MugBar legit?

MugBar: Smart Mug Control has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for MugBar is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-09-24

- Performance improvements

### 1.0.2 — 2026-09-11

- Fixed a bug were the live activity would always restart after being dismissed.
- Fixed a bug were the live activity would never stop if the mug had low battery.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-09-01

- Live activity auto-start
- Preset sync across devices

### 1.0 — 2026-08-22

No release notes.

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