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24 alternatives to Waiting List

Create (and view) countdown timers in your Mac 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. Waiting List launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Countdowns for Mac▲97
macOS menu bar countdowns application ⏲
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
2
Later Mac Reminders▲137
Create quick reminders with presets
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Clocks▲162
A minimal world clock app for your Mac's menubar
2014 · its alternatives →
4
Instant for Mac▲132
A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
5
Today▲222
Quickly view your schedule in the macOS menu bar
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Thyme▲117
Mac menubar timer
2015 · joaomoreno.github.io · its alternatives →
7
Clocker▲190
MacOS menubar world clock
2017 · abhishekbanthia.com · its alternatives →
8
BusyCal 3.0▲151
The most powerful calendar app for Mac and iOS
2016 · busymac.com · its alternatives →
9
Tim▲148
Simple time tracker for macOS
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
One Thing▲138
Put a single task or goal in your Mac's menu bar
2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
11
Loading▲205
See when apps are using your network in your Mac menubar
2015 · bonzaiapps.com · its alternatives →
12
Time▲241
Time Zones and Meetings in your macOS menu bar
Dec 2025 · menubartime.com · its alternatives →
13
Day-O▲131
Simple menu bar clock replacement w/ calendar for your Mac
2014 · shauninman.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
Review Times▲92
Mac menu bar app that shows Mac/iOS App Store review times
2015 · its alternatives →
16
Next Meeting▲138
Quickly see your next meeting right in your menu bar.
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
17
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 →
18
DownCount: Menu Bar CountDown▲117
Start a count down from your menu bar
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
19
TimeBars▲107
Adds multiple timeframe progress bars to your macOS menu.
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
20
Apptivate▲126
Launch Mac apps with custom keyboard shortcuts
2016 · apptivateapp.com · its alternatives →
21
CountdownBar▲8
Minimalistic day-countdown macOS menu bar app
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
One Goal▲132
Makes your goal more visible by showing it on the menu bar
2021 · timqian.com · its alternatives →
23
Hotlist▲148
Manage your daily todos straight from your Mac menu bar
2023 · pqina.nl · its alternatives →
24
Stretch It▲120
A minimalist gesture timer from your Mac menu bar
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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