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24 alternatives to DownCount: Menu Bar CountDown

Start a count down from your menu bar

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. DownCount: Menu Bar CountDown launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Waiting List▲131
Create (and view) countdown timers in your Mac Menu Bar
2017 · waitinglist.site · its alternatives →
2
Coountdown▲111
3 2 1 ! Create day counter on menu bar macOS. 🚀
2019 · its alternatives →
3
Pomodoro Time▲420
Simple Pomodoro timer in your Mac's menu bar
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
my new app Timebar has a clever UI (I think)▲81
Howdy, gang; After almost two weeks of sitting in Apple's approval queue, my new app Timebar is finally available. I think it has a pretty innovative UI feature, so I wanted to float it by Hacker News. It's a timer app that turns your Mac's menu bar into a sort of virtual hourglass. Your menu bar starts out tinted blue (or whatever colour you pick) and it slowly drains from right-to-left until your time is up. It works very well for situations where you want to keep track of time, but don't need to be super precise. The menu bar is easy to glance up at, and it doesn't take long to happen…
2013 · whimsicalifornia.com · its alternatives →
5
MinuteBar▲128
The minimal timer for productivity and screen sharing
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Countdown▲92
Simple event countdown timer
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
Usagebar▲172
A macOS menu bar app that tracks your Claude Code 5-hour and weekly usage limits. See reset timers, get notifications, and never hit the wall unexpectedly.
Jan 2026 · usagebar.com · its alternatives →
8
Countdowns for Mac▲97
macOS menu bar countdowns application ⏲
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Today▲222
Quickly view your schedule in the macOS menu bar
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Touch Bar Timer▲186
A little stopwatch for your Mac's touch bar
2018 · touch-bar-timer.alexzirbel.com · its alternatives →
11
Clocker▲190
MacOS menubar world clock
2017 · abhishekbanthia.com · its alternatives →
12
Clocks▲162
A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar
2014 · its alternatives →
13
Pomobaro▲82
A pomodoro timer that lives in your menu bar
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Meeter▲169
Hop in and out of calls, directly from your menu bar
2020 · trymeeter.com · its alternatives →
15
Instant for Mac▲132
A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
16
Pomo Timer▲202
A menu bar app to boost productivity
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
Time▲241
Time Zones and Meetings in your macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · menubartime.com · its alternatives →
18
Thyme▲117
Mac menubar timer
2015 · joaomoreno.github.io · its alternatives →
19
CountDuck▲122
Simple, beautiful, iOS 17 countdown app
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
Progress Bar - Track your Time▲77
Time tracker and organizer for iOS
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
21
One Thing▲138
Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
UptimeBar▲135
A simple OS X menu bar app for monitoring website uptime
2018 · uptimebar.app · its alternatives →
23
Auto Shutdown▲96
Make Mommy proud, never miss bedtime.
Nov 2025 · clemstation.com · its alternatives →
24
1440 Minutes Left Today▲130
See how many minutes you have left today, right in menubar ⏰
2019 · 1440app.com · its alternatives →

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