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24 alternatives to Yelling Across Cubicles
Walkie-talkie for 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. Yelling Across Cubicles launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hey HN! Alexis here, I’m a product manager and software developer in Berlin by way of New York. I want to show you this app I made – It’s like a "buddy" for those, like myself, who inadvertedly talk too much in meetings. The app gives me feedback and a little more in control of what I have influence over by: * Keeping track of how long I’ve been speaking * Catching myself before I talk too much * Developing a better sense of timing I truly love having conversations with people in real-life. But online meetings, especially group calls, tend to make me nervous. I can't read body language. The…
2022 · unblah.me · its alternatives →
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Meeter▲169Hop in and out of calls, directly from your menu bar
2020 · trymeeter.com · its alternatives →
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Walkie▲228Dictation + meetings + read aloud in one app on-device
Apr 2026 · trywalkie.com · its alternatives →
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Instant for Mac▲132A menu bar app to track the daily time spent on your Mac
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Makerlog Menubar▲291Log your tasks openly, faster than ever before! 🔥🚢
2018 · ambitiousfounder.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · quicklychat.com · its alternatives →
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Speak▲389Push-to-talk audio w/ your team for Mac w/ Slack integration
2015 · tommoor.com · its alternatives →
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Jump In Meeting▲118Connect to your conference calls from the menu bar
2020 · jumpinm.com · its alternatives →
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QuakPit▲241Meeting reminders that actually make you smile.
May 2026 · quakpit.app · its alternatives →
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Hey team, I'm Arjun! Builder at flowy.live. So - it's quite simple. It's a walkie-talkie with a way to play back the last 24 hours. A new medium of communication for active teams. We have released for Mac and Windows. Any feedback or thoughts would mean the world to us! Open to a feedback session? https://calendly.com/arjun-flowy/onboarding Appreciate all of you, Arjun Patel [email protected]
2023 · flowy.live · its alternatives →
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PlugTalk▲88Your Mac talks back when you plug things in
Jun 2026 · plugtalk.thenightwatcher.online · its alternatives →
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Coffee Companion▲164A free native macOS companion app for Buy Me a Coffee
2023 · codetouch.com · its alternatives →
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Get instant notifications from Messages, Mail, Slack, and more directly in your menu bar. Perfect for Mac users who hide their Dock or want better notification management.
2025 · badgeify.app · its alternatives →
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Appsmonk▲89Get in-app chat for your mobile app in 10 minutes.
2016 · appsmonk.com · its alternatives →
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MacYaps▲88Hello HN! After having fun with SlapMac a few weeks ago, I wanted to take the idea further — so I built MacYaps, a menu bar app that makes your Mac talk back with funny sounds (or serious if you wish) for real events like low battery, WiFi drops, charger status changes, high CPU, and USB connections (more triggers to come). Multiple voice packs + full custom sound support included. Short demo found here: https://macyaps.com/demo. Would genuinely appreciate any feedback. Or let me know if you'd like any other triggers in the app. Discount Code: `HACKERNEWS` to get it for $4.49…
Apr 2026 · macyaps.com · its alternatives →
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Track the time you spend on websites in your Mac Menubar 🕑🌏💻
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2020 · squawk.to · its alternatives →
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2019 · qvdev.github.io · its alternatives →
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