Comparison

AwakeMate vs Amphetamine

Amphetamine is a free, hugely configurable Mac utility with an exhaustive trigger system. AwakeMate is built for developers and AI workflows - it detects your tools (and npm/pip-installed agents like Claude Code) by name, sleeps when they go idle, and shows live status in the notch, in a modern UI.

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Feature AwakeMate Amphetamine

Price One-time · 14-day trial Free

Automatic app / tool detection ✓ App triggers

Dev-tool & AI-agent aware Deep CLI detection —

CPU-aware “sleep when idle” Per-tool Global CPU trigger

Timed sessions ✓ ✓

Notch live-status widget ✓ —

Low-battery cutoff ✓ Battery trigger

Usage stats & history ✓ —

Screensaver guard ✓ —

Free / open source — ✓

Choose Amphetamine if…

You want a free app with an exhaustive trigger system - Wi-Fi, drives, USB, schedules, lid-closed - and you don’t mind a utilitarian menu.

Choose AwakeMate if…

You’re a developer who wants tools and AI agents recognised by name (even when an npm-installed CLI shows up as “node”), a notch widget, per-tool idle sleep, stats, and a modern UI.

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Comparison based on publicly available information as of June 2026; features may change - check each app’s site for the latest. Amphetamine is a trademark of its respective owner; AwakeMate is not affiliated with it.