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24 alternatives to Mellem

Short meditations that fit between your meetings.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Mindful Moments Reminder▲67

   Practice mindfulness during your day at your Mac

   2019 · mindfuldevmag.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pause▲344

   A mental wellness habit

   2024 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Gestimer▲313

   Lovely Mac menu bar app to create reminders w/ drag & drop

   2015 · maddin.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Kiki for Mac▲303

   The accountability monster that keeps you focused on a task

   Jan 2026 · kiki.computer · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Otto ▲318

   Be mindful while working

   2020 · ottoapp.me · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Meeter▲169

   Hop in and out of calls, directly from your menu bar

   2020 · trymeeter.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FocusNudge▲104

   Status bar app to nudge you back into focus!

   2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Monk Mode▲149

   The only productivity app you need

   2024 · monkmodeapp.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   MinuteBar▲128

   The minimal timer for productivity and screen sharing

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    LookAway 2▲281

    Hello, I'm Kushagra and I am the indie developer behind LookAway (I've posted about it earlier but it has received quite a lot of updates since the last time so I am posting it again). LookAway is a native break reminder for macOS that doesn't interrupt. I built it because I work from home and I spend a lot of time in front of my screens. It's very easy for me to get lost in the flow and I can end up sitting for hours. Due to this, I started facing issues like eye strain and back pain by the end of the day. The solution to this was simply taking enough breaks throughout the day. But…

    Apr 2026 · lookaway.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Look Up for Mac▲269

    Reduce eye strain & exhaustion with the 20-20-20 Rule

    2015 · 96problems.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Simple Habit▲153

    Meditation for people who never have time

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Tadayou▲66

    Mindfulness Meditation App

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Center Meditation Timer▲125

    Distraction-free mindfulness

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hint▲112

    A simple mindfulness reminder for macOS

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    The New Endel for Mac▲125

    Personalized soundscapes to help you focus, relax & sleep

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Atom▲108

    Easily add a meditation habit to your routine

    2020 · atomei.app · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Pandan▲87

    Time awareness in your macOS menu bar

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mellow▲31

    Screen Break Reminder

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Serene▲74

    Research-backed mindfulness journaling, meditations and CBT

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Essential▲106

    A beautiful, minimal, distraction-free meditation app

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    MeetingBar – A menu bar macOS app for calendar meetings▲131

    🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar - GitHub - leits/MeetingBar: 🇺🇦 Your meetings at your fingertips in the macOS menu bar

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    StandUp & Stretch▲80

    Mac app that reminds you to take breaks

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Zenitizer▲102

    Clean and simple meditation timer for iPhone and Apple Watch

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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