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24 alternatives to Status Buddy

Keep track of Apple's system statuses right in your menu bar

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Status Buddy launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   StatusStats▲93

   Mac Metrics In Your Menu Bar

   Apr 2026 · statusstats.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Status▲367

   See what your friends are up to w/ automatic status updates

   2014 · trystatus.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Progress Bar OSX▲644

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

   2018 · progressbarosx.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Weather Status▲80

   A super detailed mac weather app

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   MenuBar Stats▲173

   Advanced Mac system monitor right from the menu bar

   2017 · seense.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   StatusCal▲95

   Share your availability with the people around you

   2023 · statuscal.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Battery Buddy▲297

   Like the default battery indicator in your menu bar but cute

   2021 · batterybuddy.app · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Badgeify▲210

   Add App Icons & Notifications to Your Mac Menu Bar

   2024 · badgeify.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Autotimer▲108

   Hands-free time tracking app for the Mac status bar

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Stats▲179

    macOS system monitor in your menu bar

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    CleanMyMac X Menu App▲321

    Make sure you can trust your Mac

    2022 · macpaw.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Moment for macOS▲162

    Countdown & Count Up, Time Progress, Life

    2020 · fireball.studio · its alternatives →

13. 13
    GitBar▲126

    Every pull request, one menubar. GitHub, GitLab & Azure

    Apr 2026 · gitbar.app · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Down Speed▲91

    100% private, internet speed test Mac status bar app 🔐

    2018 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Joy▲125

    A Mac menu bar app that throws confetti for your wins

    Aug 2026 · joy.jawahar.sh · its alternatives →

16. 16OX
    OS X menu bar app for managing your boot2docker VM▲38

    2015 · boot2docker-status.nickgartmann.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pingy▲94

    Check your site status from your menubar

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Status Magic▲112

    Add perfect status bars to your iOS App Store screenshots.

    2014 · shinydevelopment.com · its alternatives →

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    Status Tracker▲75

    Seamlessly provide project status updates for your clients

    2021 · statustracker.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    StatusTicker▲137

    Monitor status updates from apps, APIs, and services.

    2018 · statusstack.com · its alternatives →

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    StatusPage.io - Hosted, white label status pages▲83

    Keep users informed during incidents with Statuspage. Share real-time status updates, reduce support tickets, and build trust through transparency.

    2013 · statuspage.io · its alternatives →

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    UptimeBar▲135

    A simple OS X menu bar app for monitoring website uptime

    2018 · uptimebar.app · its alternatives →

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    Instant for Mac▲132

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

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Authstatus▲174

    A free status page w/ uptime monitoring + incident reporting

    2018 · 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 →