iStats Menus alternatives for Mac
iStats Menus — System monitoring app — is installed 703 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask istat-menus to install iStats Menus itself.- Stats17.4× the installs
- One Switch15.0× smaller user base
- Maccy12.1× the installs
- MonitorControl4.8× the installs
- Rectangle14.0× the installs
- Vanilla10.3× smaller user base
- AltTab5.2× the installs
- TopNotch5.5× smaller user base
Full comparison
| iStats Menus | Stats | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | System & Utilities | System & Utilities |
| Open source | Not declared | Yes |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 7.50.1 | 3.0.23 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 703 | 12,239 |
| Install command | brew install --cask istat-menus | brew install --cask stats |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.