App Store
Menu bar apps on the App Store
Mac menu bar apps published on the App Store: reviewed by Apple, sandboxed, updated and refunded through it. 21 listed: 4 free, 5 free with a paid upgrade and 12 paid. Of those, 1 with a free trial.
21 apps
- About MenuToDo
MenuToDo , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Kanban Task Manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch & Vision Pro
The simple kanban task manager that lives in your Mac menu bar and syncs with iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. One click access to your tasks across all Apple devices.
$4.99 - About Caplio
Caplio , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Search the Text Inside Your Screenshots
Turns your screenshot folders into a searchable library. On-device text recognition reads the words inside each image, so you can search for what you saw, browse a timeline, and drag any result straight into another app.
Paid - About MenuCopy
MenuCopy , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Powerful Clipboard Manager for macOS
A powerful and intuitive clipboard manager that seamlessly integrates with your workflow on macOS.
$4.99 - About Dropshare
Dropshare , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Upload to Your Own Storage, Share a Link
Uploads screenshots, files and folders to your own server or one of 36+ supported providers and hands you a link to share, so the file lands somewhere you chose.
Free - About Fonti: Font Finder AI
Fonti: Font Finder AI , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab AI-Powered Font Identifier for Mac Menu Bar
Font Identifier for Mac menu bar, quickly detect fonts from images or screenshots, explore alternatives, and streamline typography design.
Free - About Sidebar Calendar
Sidebar Calendar , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Always-Visible Calendar for macOS Menu Bar
View your calendar from the menu bar! Sidebar Calendar brings your schedule to your screen's edge and menu bar, so you always know what's next.
$2.99 - About Perch
Perch , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Apple Reminders, One Hotkey Away
A menu bar panel for Apple Reminders that drops in on a hotkey and reads the date, time, priority and list straight out of a plain sentence. Not a second list, it writes to the reminders you already keep, with no account and no network access.
€2.99 - About Horizon
Horizon , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Adaptive Wallpapers for Mac Menu Bar
A native macOS menu bar wallpaper app that changes your desktop by time, weather, Focus Mode, and mood. Free to download with a one-time $7.99 Premium unlock.
Freemium - About Antinote
Antinote , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab A Beautiful Productivity Scratchpad for macOS
A beautiful, fast, and lightweight note-taking macOS app that lets you quickly jot down temporary notes and perform calculations seamlessly.
$5 - About FlareBar
FlareBar , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Cloudflare Dashboard in Your Mac Menu Bar
Access your Cloudflare dashboard from the menu bar. Jump to any page instantly.
Freemium - About Nori Clipboard
Nori Clipboard , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Clipboard History and Replayable Flows for Mac
A native Mac clipboard manager with recent clips, capture controls, and Quick Paste in the menu bar, plus Flow Replay for saving an ordered set of clips as a workflow you can run again. Local-first, 14-day trial, one-time purchase.
$9.99 14-day trial - About Posturio
Posturio , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Smart Desk Wellness for macOS Menu Bar
A native macOS menu bar app that helps desk workers build healthier work habits with active-time reminders for posture, eye breaks, eye exercises, movement, hydration, and guided stretching.
Freemium - About Mini Stopwatch
Mini Stopwatch , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Ultra-Minimalist macOS Menu Bar Stopwatch
The most minimalist Stopwatch. One click to start, one click to stop, double click to reset. That's it!
Free - About NanoClip
NanoClip , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Mac Clipboard Manager with AI Flows
A native Mac clipboard manager, snippet library, and automation tool built around Flows. Save everything you copy, organize reusable snippets, and run AI-powered workflows from your menu bar.
Freemium - About Pointer Cue
Pointer Cue , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Visual Pointer Cue for Presentations and Demos
Pointer Cue is a lightweight macOS menu bar utility that helps audiences follow on-screen actions during presentations, software demos, training sessions, tutorials, and screen sharing.
$3.99 - About Usage Battery for Claude Code
Usage Battery for Claude Code , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Live Claude Code Usage Tracker for Mac Menu Bar
A lightweight macOS menu bar app that tracks Claude Code usage limits in real time with live battery-style indicators for sessions, usage, and model limits.
$0.99 - About Mappa Mini
Mappa Mini , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Quick Location Search from macOS Menu Bar
Quickly search for locations directly from your Mac's menu bar and open them in your preferred map service.
Free - About Scroll the Mic
Scroll the Mic , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Effortless Microphone Volume Control
Adjust your microphone volume effortlessly with a smooth scroll gesture. Perfect for meetings, podcasts, and streaming. Beautifully designed for intuitive control, it helps maintain professional audio levels without distractions, enhancing your workflow instantly.
$3.99 - About The Surf Hero
The Surf Hero , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Change Your Default Browser from the Mac Menu Bar
A small macOS status bar application that allows you to change your default browser in a few clicks.
$2.99 - About Wallset
Wallset , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab Keyboard-First Wallpaper Switcher for Mac
Wallset is a native, keyboard-first wallpaper switcher for macOS inspired by Rofi-style workflows. It lives entirely in the menu bar: press a global hotkey, browse your wallpaper collections in a visual grid or list, and apply a new wallpaper instantly with smooth transitions.
Freemium - About TacticBar
TacticBar , also on the App Store , opens the developer's site in a new tab TacticBar puts chess puzzles one click away in your Mac menu bar.
Open a chess puzzle from your Mac menu bar, solve it, and carry on.
£4.99
What the App Store adds
Every app on this page is published through Apple, which means three things a directory can state plainly. Apple reviewed it before it appeared. It arrives signed, and updates through the same place as the rest of your software. And it runs in a sandbox, so the parts of the Mac it can reach are the ones it declared and the ones you allowed.
None of that is a recommendation, and review is not endorsement. It is a floor rather than a verdict: it says somebody checked, not that this is the app you want. The listings say what each one does and link to what the developer published, which is the part worth reading.
21 listed: 4 free, 5 free with a paid upgrade and 12 paid. Of those, 1 with a free trial.
What it does not tell you
- Whether it can do the job. A sandboxed app cannot reach everything, and some menu bar tools want exactly what the sandbox withholds. Several of the best ones here are outside the store for that reason rather than despite it.
- What it does with your data. Review checks a great deal and reads nobody's privacy policy for you. The listings link to each developer's own.
- Whether it is still being worked on. An app can sit in the store for years untouched. The date it was last updated is on its App Store page.
Questions
- What does it mean that a menu bar app is on the App Store?
- Apple reviewed it before it was published, signs it, and delivers every update through the same place. It runs in a sandbox, so what it can reach on your Mac is limited to what it declared and what you allow. Refunds go through Apple rather than through the developer.
- Is an app outside the App Store unsafe?
- No. Most Mac software is distributed directly and much of it is notarised, which means Apple has scanned it for malware without reviewing what it does. The difference is who you are trusting and what you can undo: the store adds review, sandboxing and a refund path, and direct distribution lets an app do things the sandbox does not permit, which some of these apps genuinely need.
- Do App Store apps update themselves?
- They update through the App Store along with everything else, and can do it automatically if you have that switched on in System Settings. An app installed directly updates however its developer chose, which is usually a check the app runs itself.
- Are these apps free?
- Some are. 21 listed: 4 free, 5 free with a paid upgrade and 12 paid. Of those, 1 with a free trial. What each one costs is on its own listing, as the developer states it.