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24 alternatives to Sparrow

A colorful hourly forecast menubar app

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

1. 1
   Hourglass▲211

   Dynamic Mac desktop

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Rainbow Weather▲479

   AI forecast, today's weather, and a hurricane tracker

   2024 · rainbow.ai · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Forecast Bar for Mac▲68

   Live weather and forecasts right in your menu bar or dock.

   2019 · forecastbar.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Sparrow▲456

   The lightest and fastest platform for API testing

   2025 · sparrowapp.dev · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Big Weather▲166

   Independent software consultancy of Tommi Urtti — software architecture and hands-on senior engineering for cloud, mobile and safety-critical systems.

   2025 · urtti.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Clocks▲162

   A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   CARROT Weather▲109

   An eerily accurate weather app with hilarious forecasts

   2015 · meetcarrot.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   RunCat▲158

   Creatures living in your menubar

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   CARROT Weather▲138

   Redesigned to deliver crazy-powerful and snarky forecasts

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    CARROT Weather for Mac▲109

    A smartass weather robot with a personality

    2015 · meetcarrot.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dear Sun▲88

    Weather at a peek for Mac

    2021 · dearsun.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    TimeBars▲107

    Adds multiple timeframe progress bars to your macOS menu.

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Clocker▲190

    MacOS menubar world clock

    2017 · abhishekbanthia.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Dato▲275

    Better menu bar clock with calendar and time zones

    2020 · sindresorhus.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Weather Forecast App: Menu bar ▲19

    Live weather forecasts right from your Mac menu bar!

    2025 · linktr.ee · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Degrees▲218

    See the current temperature & weather in your Mac's menu bar

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Today▲222

    Quickly view your schedule in the macOS menu bar

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Weather Status▲80

    A super detailed mac weather app

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sunrise▲284

    Beautifully designed calendar app

    2013 · sunrise.am · its alternatives →

20. 20
    JetClock▲67

    Display time in different cities in your menubar (Mac)

    2014 · cooperative-fruitiere.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Pixel Weather▲124

    8-bit weather app ☀️👾

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dark Sky 5▲269

    Weather app that predicts if it will rain or snow (and more)

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    MenuBar Stats▲173

    Advanced Mac system monitor right from the menu bar

    2017 · seense.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Check the things that matter to you in the menubar▲98

    Radar is a menubar app that works on macOS, Windows & Linux. It lets you check the things that matter to you without leaving the app you are working on.

    2021 · getradar.co · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →