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24 alternatives to Maple

OSX menu bar timer for pancake app

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Maple launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Thyme▲117

   Mac menubar timer

   2015 · joaomoreno.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Waiting List▲131

   Create (and view) countdown timers in your Mac Menu Bar

   2017 · waitinglist.site · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Clocker▲190

   MacOS menubar world clock

   2017 · abhishekbanthia.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Captain▲191

   A Docker menu bar app for Mac

   2017 · getcaptain.co · its alternatives →

5. 5
   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 →

6. 6
   MenubarX▲474

   A powerful menu bar browser. Pin websites like Native Apps.

   2022 · menubarx.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Progress Bar OSX▲644

   This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time

   2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Stretch It▲120

   A minimalist gesture timer from your Mac menu bar

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Clocks▲162

   A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Instant for Mac▲132

    A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Touch Bar Timer▲186

    A little stopwatch for your Mac's touch bar

    2018 · touch-bar-timer.alexzirbel.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Surfdeck▲125

    Your tabs, within reach.

    Aug 2026 · surfdeck.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    QBlocker▲132

    Never accidentally quit an app again

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Thaw▲122

    The only app that owns your whole menu bar, in and out

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Passenger For Uber▲169

    Request an Uber in seconds from your Mac’s menu bar

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Loading▲205

    See when apps are using your network in your Mac menubar

    2015 · bonzaiapps.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    iCultus▲81

    Open-source Mac menubar calendar app

    2015 · djyde.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    MeetPaw▲137

    Instant meetings from your mac menu bar

    6d ago · meetpaw.app · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Coolant▲112

    Know when apps get power hungry

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Kaomoji for Mac▲170

    Get ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and other kaomojis right from your menu bar

    2017 · return.github.io · its alternatives →

21. 21
    One Thing▲138

    Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    MacQuit▲107

    Quit all running Mac apps in one click from your menu bar

    Mar 2026 · awesomemacapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Shifty▲165

    More control over macOS Night Shift

    2017 · shifty.natethompson.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Day-O▲131

    Simple menu bar clock replacement w/ calendar for your Mac

    2014 · shauninman.com · its alternatives →

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