Tuck vs Hotspot Meter
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Tuck compared with Hotspot Meter
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| What it does | Free menu bar manager for macOS that hides rarely-used icons and reveals them on demand
| Track Wi-Fi and hotspot data usage in real time on Mac
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| Stage | Not given
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| Founded | Not given
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| Based in | Not given
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| Pricing model | Freemium
| Freemium
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| Pricing | Core app is free. Tuck Pro planned one-time price: $12 USD (not yet on sale)
| 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 | - Hide and show menu bar icons with click, hover, scroll or hotkey
- Keyboard search to find and jump to menu bar items
- Tuck Bar for icons hidden by the notch on MacBooks
- Visible, Hidden and Always-Hidden sections for organizing icons
- Appearance customization with tint, gradient, shadow and border
- Simple Mode for essential settings only
- Hotkeys to toggle sections and control reveal gestures
- Zen mode to hide all sections and lock reveal gestures
- Support for 20 languages
- Pro features planned: Profiles, triggers, automation, folders and per-display layouts
| - 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 | - Free and open source under GPL-3.0 with no account or tracking required
- Tuck Bar recovers icons hidden by the notch on MacBooks
- Derived from and credits Thaw and Ice open source projects
| - 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 | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 2 ▲ +1 (up) since last check | 19 ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 2 | 5 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 19 | 18 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 12 | 40 |
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