Social Battery
Share your social energy with friends. No awkward explanations needed.
Tap the battery to set your level.
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How it works
Set your level
Tap to set your current social energy, from empty to fully charged.
Add friends
Connect with people you know. See their battery at a glance without having to ask.
Share your battery
Get a personal link or download a sticker to post anywhere.
Frequently asked questions
Social Battery is a free tool that lets you share your current social energy level with friends. You set a level from 1 (empty) to 5 (full), add an optional status, and share a personal link. If you're new to the term, here's what a social battery actually is.
Anyone who has different social energy on different days. Introverts, extroverts, neurodivergent people, and anyone who'd rather not explain the same thing every time.
You get a personal link at socialvolts.com/yourname. Copy it, share it with friends, or download a sticker to post on Instagram Stories. You can also add friends directly in your dashboard.
No. Anyone with your link can see your battery. They only need an account if they want to add you as a friend or set up their own profile.
Yes. In Settings, you can switch your profile to unlisted, which keeps it out of search engines but still visible to anyone with the direct link. There's also a friends-only option that limits visibility to people you've connected with.
No, you update your battery manually whenever your energy changes. That keeps it intentional and accurate.
Yes. Social Battery works in your phone's browser, and you can add it to your home screen so it behaves like an app. There's no native iOS or Android app yet.
Yes, completely free. If you find it helpful, I'm always happy for a coffee on Ko-Fi.
More reading
Or start with the complete social battery guide, which groups all of these by what you need.
- What is a social battery?. The plain-language guide to the term.
- Social battery pin. The wearable version of the same idea, and where it came from.
- Social battery drained. What it feels like, why it happens, and what actually helps you recover.
- How to recharge your social battery. Daily and weekend recharge, with what to try when the usual approach isn’t working.
- Social battery at work. Why work drains harder than the workload predicts, and what to do about it without quitting.
- Signs your social battery is low. Physical, mental, and behavioural signs, plus what other people notice before you do.
- How to tell friends you need space. What to actually say when you’re flat.
- Social battery and friendships. How to keep friendships healthy when your energy isn’t always there.
- The neurodivergent social battery. The umbrella view across ADHD, autism, and the rest.
- ADHD and the social battery. Faster drain, slower recharge, the next-day crash.
- Autism and the social battery. The cumulative grind, autistic burnout, and what helps.
- Social battery vs spoon theory. Where they overlap and where they don’t.
Ready to share your battery?
Free. Friends don’t need an account to see your link.