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24 alternatives to Bubblemon, System load meter for human beings

Bubblemon shows the current system load as a bubbling liquid. Available for the macOS Dock, Touch Bar and top-of-screen menu bar. System load visualization for human beings!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bubblemon, System load meter for human beings launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Helium▲794

   A floating browser window for your Mac

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   mectrics▲268

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

   Jul 2026 · mectrics.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Dockface▲81

   Check weather & other info by glancing your Dock icons

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   MacMonitor▲106

   Real-time Apple Silicon system monitor for your menu bar

   Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bubbles▲644

   Simple video and screen capture collaboration

   2020 · usebubbles.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bubble 2.0▲400

   Build and host web applications without having to write code

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Surf MenuBar▲119

   Menubar surf app for MacOS

   2024 · surf-forecast-landing.pages.dev · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Ball▲197

   A bouncy ball for your Mac

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   BubbleBuilder▲130

   Bubble.io UI components & workflows library

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hotspot Meter ▲107

    A private data-usage meter for your Mac menu bar

    Jul 2026 · hotspot-meter.loam.sk · its alternatives →

11. 11FA
    Favicon alert bubbles▲271

    A javascript library that allows easy manipulation of the favicon to include nice looking alert bubbles. This means that users can pin your site and still see when their attention is needed! It's been done before, but in my opinion not in a way aesthetically pleasing enough for production use. This library also falls back to the standard number in page title approach for browsers that do no support canvas / dynamic favicons. Thoughts welcome.

    2012 · tommoor.github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MemoryBubble▲85

    Pop Bubbles To clean your Mac's memory

    Jan 2026 · memorybubble.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    MenuBar Stats▲173

    Advanced Mac system monitor right from the menu bar

    2017 · seense.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    iStat Menus 5▲173

    An advanced Mac system monitor for your menubar

    2014 · bjango.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Splashify▲194

    Beautiful desktop wallpapers for Mac and Windows

    2017 · splashify.net · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Tell▲111

    Mac widgets, made fun.

    Apr 2026 · trytell.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Splash CLI▲114

    Beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash in your terminal 🖼️🛠️

    2018 · splash-cli.untitled.dev · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Stats▲179

    macOS system monitor in your menu bar

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Zone▲119

    A liquid glass focus timer for macOS with live dock updates

    Dec 2025 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Plash▲266

    Make any website your Mac desktop wallpaper

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LiquidTimers▲101

    Visual pomodoro timer with drag & drop simplicity

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Captain▲191

    A Docker menu bar app for Mac

    2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DockX▲232

    Everything on dock & menu bar

    2023 · dockx.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hotspot Meter for macOS▲92

    Monitor hotspot usage from the menubar

    2023 · apps.apple.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 →