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24 alternatives to PaceBar

A quiet pace instrument for your Mac

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

1
Progress Bar OSX▲644
This is your life and it's ending ⏳ one minute at a time
2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →
2
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 →
3
Pomodoro Time▲420
Simple Pomodoro timer in your Mac's menu bar
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
MenuBar Stats▲173
Advanced Mac system monitor right from the menu bar
2017 · seense.com · its alternatives →
5
Autotimer▲108
Hands-free time tracking app for the Mac status bar
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Instant for Mac▲132
A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
7
Pace▲256
Automatic page load progress bars (pure CSS)
2014 · github.hubspot.com · its alternatives →
8
Sprints▲134
The quick and simple Pomodoro timer for Mac
2020 · its alternatives →
9
Timebar: Beat Procrastination▲70
Free mac menubar app for getting things done
2018 · its alternatives →
10
AudioPriorityBar▲217
Priority-based audio switching for macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
11
mectrics▲268
Your Mac's vitals in the menu bar. Free and open source.
Jul 2026 · mectrics.app · its alternatives →
12
Tim▲148
Simple time tracker for macOS
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
13
SoundBar▲82
Realtime audio level meter for mac menu bar
2025 · macsoundbar.com · its alternatives →
14
Touch Bar Timer▲186
A little stopwatch for your Mac's touch bar
2018 · touch-bar-timer.alexzirbel.com · its alternatives →
15
Hyperfocused▲148
Deep work menubar app for macOS
2023 · hyperfocused.app · its alternatives →
16
Tyke▲362
Mac menu bar app that @torrez really needed to take notes
2017 · tyke.app · its alternatives →
17
Clocks▲162
A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar
2014 · its alternatives →
18
Busy Status Bar▲223
Open-source device showing busy state, pomodoro timer + more
2024 · busy.app · its alternatives →
19
Timeow▲74
Active usage time tracker in Mac's menu bar
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
UptimeBar▲135
A simple OS X menu bar app for monitoring website uptime
2018 · uptimebar.app · its alternatives →
21
Background Music▲218
Control the audio on your Mac apps from the menu bar
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
22
Timing 2▲203
Automatic time and productivity tracking for Mac.
2017 · timingapp.com · its alternatives →
23
TyCal▲205
A peek at your Apple Calendar right from the menu bar
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
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 →

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