| What it does | Live wallpaper for Mac, drawn as it plays in any of 48 palettes, with widgets, folder icons and sound to match.
| Track Wi-Fi and hotspot data usage in real time on Mac
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Pricing | Free: 7 scenes and 11 palettes, 6 built-in vibes, clock/date/day widgets, 2 schedule rules, 8 folder icon patterns, 30 frames per second. MacScapes Pro: $9.99 launch price (24 of 25 left), then $19.99 once for up to 3 Macs. Includes all 42 scenes, 9 Living Stills, all 48 palettes, video backgrounds,
| Free to use. Optional tips unlock three themes (Terminal, Dial, Aurora); Default theme and all tracking features included free.
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| Key features | - 42 GPU-rendered animated scenes in 6 categories plus 9 Living Stills
- 48 color palettes with palette creator and palette-from-photo
- 14 desktop widgets (clock, calendar, weather, moon, timer, focus timer, countdown, year, battery, world clock, season, note, system, day)
- Vibes bundle a scene, palette, widgets and ambient sound saved together
- Schedule changes by time of day, sunrise/sunset, or battery status
- 10 ambient sounds (rain, ocean, fire, night, forest, café, wind, stream, brown noise, pink noise)
- 70 folder icon patterns plus patterns cut from any scene
- Lock screen synchronization with current scene
- Photo and video backgrounds with motion options
| - Live speeds with real-time download and upload rates in menu bar
- Session and network totals tracking
- Per-network history with cumulative usage and first/last-seen dates
- Usage alerts from 100 MB to 10 GB
- Auto-tracking for hotspots and new networks
- Flexible menu bar display options
- Launch automatically at login
- Multiple themes including Terminal, Dial, and Aurora
- All data stored locally with no transmission
- Reset usage counters and history management
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| What makes it different | - Drawn live on GPU rather than playing video loops, so scenes recolor instantly and the whole app is only 26 MB with all scenes included
- Everything on your desktop—wallpaper, widgets, folder icons and sound—matched and saved together as vibes
- Optimized for battery life with automatic frame rate and resolution reduction when unplugged
- No account, no tracking, no ads, with anonymous usage counts you can turn off
- Runs in Apple's App Sandbox with minimal system permissions
| - Completely free tracking with optional premium themes
- Private by design with all data stored on-device
- Tracks iPhone hotspot and tethered connections
- Customizable usage alerts and history reset options
- Multiple theme options to personalize appearance
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| Community votes | 1 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 11 ▲ +1 (up) since last check | 19 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 0 | 5 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 0 | 18 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 0 | 40 |
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