UPS Power Monitor User Reviews

UPS Power Monitor

Dariusz Niklewicz

🔧 Utilities

📊 Productivity

Customer Experience

Positive experience77.5% of reviews

Neutral12.5% of reviews

Negative experience10.0% of reviews

~ Based on 40 written reviews from the US App Store.

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Widget nur mit Abo!?

Ich habe die lebenslange Lizenz gekauft. Mit dieser sehe ich in der Menüleiste alle Live Daten meiner USV. Will ich jedoch die gleichen Daten einfach als Widget auf meinem Mac anzeigen, brauche ich ein Abo. Was soll das denn? Ich möchte keine Cloud oder sonstige Funktionen abonnieren. Ich möchte meine bereits erhobenen Funktionen einfach als Widget sehen!

Apple Number.1

3 months ago

Response from developer

Auf der Kaufseite im App Store wird angegeben, dass die Widgets Teil von UPS Cloud sind. Die Widgets sind Teil von UPS Cloud und nutzen dieselbe Cloud-Infrastruktur, die die Synchronisierung der USV-Daten zwischen der Menüleisten-App, Widgets, iPhone, iPad und weiteren Geräten ermöglicht. Da dieser Dienst laufende Infrastruktur- und Betriebskosten verursacht, sind die Widgets Bestandteil des UPS-Cloud-Abonnements und nicht der lebenslangen Lizenz. Die lebenslange Lizenz bietet weiterhin die vollständige lokale USV-Überwachung, einschließlich der Live-Daten in der Menüleisten-App, ganz ohne Abonnement.

No lifetime plan

I’m not into being nickel and dimed to death by monthly or yearly subscription plans. Have a lifetime plan. I mean come on, it’s a UPS shutdown and monitoring app. Plenty of free Homebrew NUT tools you can run that will do the same thing. Yes an app is easier and prettier but it doesn’t justify ~$4/month or ~$50/year.

LunchBoxSteve

4 months ago

Response from developer

You can unlock local monitoring features with a single lifetime in-app purchase. The cloud monitoring and notification features offered by the app incur recurring costs for us. While we would also are not big fans of subscriptions, we are not able to cover the infrastructure costs and maintain the app’s high-level updates through a lifetime plan.

Can’t believe that Apple would allow an app on the app store that forces you to install a zip 2 work

To get the auto shutdown feature, which I would say is the main feature, you are forced to download a zip file for the server? This is not safe, and could very easily be a strategy for installing malware and trojan horses. I will be reporting the app. The server and shutdown component should be part of the app or a separate app on the app store.

applejuice777

4 months ago

Response from developer

App is not forcing anything, please don’t spread misinformation. App Store apps cannot shut down macOS, so an external tool is needed (as always; now there is a management app to streamline the installation process). It is optional and is not needed for the app to run in order to monitor UPS devices. Power Server scripts are open source for full transparency and you can install them manually if you don’t want to use helper app. Detailed instructions are available on our support page.

Great app!

I reviewed this a few years ago, and back then I had an issue with it causing high CPU usage - I forgot about it for a while, but having recently bought a new UPS, I remembered the app and gave it another try. Not only is the interface shiny and updated, it works a treat! There seems to be a real lack of good UPS monitoring apps on either macOS or Windows, and this seems to be the best of the bunch! Glad I have it! Thanks for the great app!

Richard Ian Birch

7 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for the review and for using the UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

Great with Synology NAS and Mac

Just what I needed. Got CyberPower UPS this morning and USB connected it to my Synology NAS. I then enabled the NAS to act as a UPS server on the LAN and then this tool on my Mac displays full information and will trigger a Mac Shutdown in case of power failure. Note to Self: plug Mac’s power cord into UPS after turning off the Mac!

RemekTek

8 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for the review and for using the UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

Perfect UPS Power Monitor App

Perfect. No notes. Used it for years.

huwr

10 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the review and for using UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

Tolle App, aber….

…der Support für DSM 7.3 ist derzeit nicht gegeben. Ich hoffe auf ein Update. Unter DSM 7.2 lief alles perfekt!!

f.boehm

a year ago

Response from developer

Please reach out to us with more details as the app is verified to be compatible with DSM 7.3. Best regards

Stopped working with Tahoe upgrade

The local server monitor stopped working, and the developers website to get instructions on setup has an Invalid SSL certificate error from Cloudflare, so no way to fix it. Looks like vaporware.

applejuice777

a year ago

Response from developer

Hello, Website issues was just temporary, application is still being active and updated. Kind regards

Works perfectly on M4 Mac Mini (Sequoia 15.4)

The app was easy to set up and is surprisingly simple and intuitive. It does exactly what I need. I have it monitoring the status of an APC Back-UPS 1500 (connected by USB to an Unraid server running the Network UPS Tools plugin) and set to power off the Mini and other devices when the battery runs low. Amazing!

boychalmers

a year ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for your review and for using the UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

Good Mac alternative to WinNUT

I was looking for an alternative to the WinNUT application I was using on Windows. This application is it, I like that it sits in the menu bar.

FatJohnSlimBob

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the review and for using UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

Does not work, can’t get refund

The app will not open, I’ve followed all troubleshooting recommended from other people who’ve had this issue and nothing helps. I tried to request a refund but get told “You have no purchases that are eligible for a refund.”

nick_name_1233321

2 years ago

Response from developer

Apple handles refunds, so we can’t participate in the process.

Funktioniert aber

leider erst ab High Sierra (UPS hängt bei mir an einem Sierra Server) und Aktionen kann man nur ausführen, wenn man vorher eine Zusatzsoftware über die Command Line via Homebrew installiert, was ich nicht sehr Mac-like finde. Leider hat der Entwickler kein Interesse, eine benutzerfreundlichere Lösung anzubieten.

I. Tichy

2 years ago

Response from developer

Hi, Since macOS High Sierra, Apple had released six (almost seven) major versions of the system. If the application has to be stable and evolving, unfortunately, we need to drop the old versions of the operation system at some point. On the other hand, macOS Ventura supports Macs from 2017, so a lot of devices are covered and supported by the app. The additional, free tool is only needed if you want to safely shut down the computer and it was a response to user expectations. Shutting down devices directly from the app is impossible due to Apple's restrictions, not the developer's reluctance. Kind regards

Sehr nützliche App

Die App nutze ich mit einer Synology Diskstation 920 , funktioniert ohne Probleme. Wie alle guten Apps: Unaufdringlich und tut ihren Job.

charlescinques

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for the review and for using UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

Great Simple Tool!

Love when I find awesome developer tools like this on the appstore. I wanted a quick and easy gui for my NUT-connected UPSs and this worked plug and play! So happy and love supporting fellow developers. Great work!

aidenappleby

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for the review and for using UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

Funktioniert auch mit TrueNAS und Sonoma

UPS Service aktivieren, richtigen Treiber für die USV raussuchen, "Remote Monitor" aktivieren, prüfen ob UPS auf TrueNAS unter "Reporting" angezeigt wird.
Danach kann der USV Service von der App über die IP der TrueNAS port 3493 erreicht werden. Danach noch Powerguard installieren (s. Homepage des Entwicklers).

ntinti

2 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the review and for using UPS Power Monitor app! Best regards

Perfekt!

Meine APC Back-UPS BX750MI wurde in Verbindung mit einer Synology NAS auf Anhieb erkannt und alle relevanten Werte sauber ausgelesen. Top!

apfelcash

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for the review and for using UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

It works!

I had a little problem with the installation. Support was quick, instructions were easy to follow. Now my imac shuts off when UPS battery gets around 20% of capacity.

Victor Deadwood

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for the review and for using UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

Es funktioniert einfach

Habe einen MacStudio M1 Max und eine Synology Diskstation, und die Kombination funktioniert wirklich reibungslos. So sollte das eigentlich vom Hersteller kommen.

timmyc66

3 years ago

Response from developer

Thank you very much for the review and for using UPS Power Monitor app, we are glad you like it! Best regards

Brilliant App for Network UPS

I am using APC Back-UPS ES 850G2 which has USB cable connected to WD MY Cloud PR4100 directly. It's a new deployment due to I had experienced power suspension last week.

I was doubted if this app supports the UPS and NAS at the beginning since the UPS was not tested compatible model of WD PR4100 and the administration portal of NAS did not have options for configuring the UPS.

After I installed the Power Monitor App on my Mac Mini and inputed IP of my NAS, it recognised the model and retrieved many information of UPS via the NAS. It is really easy to use and work perfect for me!

Alvin_Chan