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24 alternatives to Earsafe 👂🔊

A menu bar app to prevent hearing loss for Mac users 👨‍💻

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Earsafe 👂🔊 launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Sound Control▲417
App-specific volume control
2016 · staticz.com · its alternatives →
2CY
Control your Bose headphones from your Mac's menubar▲450
Liberate your Headphones
2021 · boze.app · its alternatives →
3
AudioPriorityBar▲217
Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
4
Caffeine▲462
Keep your Mac from going to sleep
2014 · download.macupdate.com · its alternatives →
5
Deaf? My iPhone app wakes you up if it hears an alarm▲170
The latest macOS offers the world’s best way to play — and add to — your collection of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.
2014 · itunes.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Soundbar▲213
A lightweight SoundCloud player for Mac
2016 · its alternatives →
7
VolumeHub▲195
Per-app volume control for macOS with no driver installs
Feb 2026 · volumehub.app · its alternatives →
8UA
Unclack – a macOS app that mutes your microphone while you type▲279
Unclack is the small but mighty Mac utility that mutes your keyboard while you type!
2021 · unclack.app · its alternatives →
9
SoundBar▲82
Realtime audio level meter for mac menu bar
2025 · macsoundbar.com · its alternatives →
10
Look Up for Mac▲269
Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule
2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →
11
SoundSource 3.0▲102
The sound control that should be built into MacOS
2017 · rogueamoeba.com · its alternatives →
12
Sleeve 2▲292
A fast, modern SSH client for iOS and iPadOS, built for the new era of terminal tools and AI coding agents.
2022 · replay.software · its alternatives →
13
Spotify for Apple Watch▲251
Spotify's new app for the Apple Watch
2018 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →
14
A macOS app to prevent sound quality degradation on AirPods▲223
Right, here's the thing: If you are using AirPods(or any Bluetooth headphones with a mic in fact) on Mac and something activates the mic(i.e. you Shazam a song), the sound will be interrupted momentarily and will return in very low quality. This is happening because Bluetooth can't handle both way high quality streaming and the bandwidth is decreased to make it work. It's a known issue and here's what Apple recommends to fix it: https://support.apple.com/en-hk/102217 Most of the time(unless you are on a Mac Mini/Studio/Pro), you have much higher quality…
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
15
PaceBar▲130
A quiet pace instrument for your Mac
May 2026 · pacebar.app · its alternatives →
16
Badgeify▲210
Add App Icons & Notifications to Your Mac Menu Bar
2024 · badgeify.app · its alternatives →
17
Background Music▲218
Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
18
AudioCardio for Android and iOS▲68
Physical therapy for your hearing
2020 · audiocardio.com · its alternatives →
19
Open Caffeine▲164
Keep your Mac awake
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
EarTrumpet▲156
A powerful volume control app for Windows
2019 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
21
Audio Cardio▲89
Mobile Hearing Test and Therapy
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Hushme▲177
The noise cancelling wearable for your mouth
2017 · gethushme.com · its alternatives →
23
Utterly▲110
Noise cancellation for your online meetings
2021 · utterly.app · its alternatives →
24
See your current Spotify song in the menu bar▲55
SoundSeer is a macOS app that shows your current song & controls in the menu bar. - jonathangarelick/SoundSeer
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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