Ramback vs ToggleHosts

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Ramback compared with ToggleHosts
Detail	Ramback	ToggleHosts
What it does	Free Mac menu bar app that frees RAM from simulators, emulators, daemons and dev servers	Visual hosts file manager with automatic DNS cache flushing for Windows, macOS, and Linux
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Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free: $0, with no time limit. Includes full list, stopping, Clean slate, dev server and agent rules, disk scan, CLI and MCP server. Every install includes 14 days of Pro. Pro: $19 once for 2 Macs, with every 1.x update. Adds memory warnings, simulator/emulator/daemon/sleep rules, undo, and disk clea	Solo: $4.99 one-time (1 machine, 1 year of updates); Dual: $8.99 one-time (2 machines); Team: $15.00 per seat from 2 seats
Key features	Lists all running simulators, emulators, Gradle daemons, containers and dev servers with their RAM usage Stop processes using their native tools (simctl, adb, docker stop) instead of force-killing One-click Clean slate to free idle processes while protecting databases and active builds Automatic rules for dev servers, simulators, emulators and daemons (Pro) Disk scan showing Xcode DerivedData, old simulator runtimes, unused Android images and node_modules (Free) CLI and MCP server for AI agents to check running processes and free ports Memory pressure alerts and automatic cleanup (Pro)	Visual editor for hosts file entries Automatic system and browser DNS cache flushing Named environments for organizing entries Diff preview before applying changes Automatic backup and restore JSON import and export Syntax validation for entries Bulk import from hosts text Drag and drop reordering Instant search across entries
What makes it different	Stops each process type the way its own tool does (simctl, adb, docker) instead of force-killing Groups processes by type (simulators, emulators, daemons, containers, servers) unlike Activity Monitor which lists raw processes Pay once, no subscriptions or recurring charges Free tier includes full menu bar app with stopping and Clean slate; Pro only adds automatic rules and extras Never stops databases, builds in progress or system processes without confirmation	No terminal required – visual interface instead of command line One-time purchase with lifetime access, no subscription Automatic DNS cache flushing for immediate effect Validation and backup before every change Team collaboration with shared environments
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	14 +1 (up) since last check	10 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	0	33
Referring domains (Majestic)	1	19

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