![]() I do have a directly purchased license, bought some time ago (v4?) and upgraded when needed. But I am not sure what would happen when version 7 is released (hopefully distant future) with no upgrade pricing on App Store. Sign up to receive special bargains from Istat Menus sent directly to your mailbox. for me, the App Store would be quite a bit cheaper. FWIW, I’ve checked out free alternatives and always end up buying the latest version of iStat menus. ![]() If my calculations are right direct purchase in AU$19.31 (plus a small bank fee), whilst the App Store is AU$14.99 but reduce by 10% Apple Card discount to AU$12.40. The price comparison is complex - 1) exchange rate, 2) 10% tax (GST in Australia - but it already included in the price in this case), 3) when I purchase from Apple I have saved 10% by buying discount Apple Cards. Yes, download the whole app from Bjango is my preferred way. Both CleanMyMac and iStat Menus are available with Setapp, so you can try both for 7 days free. It then installs the special helper apps to run when you login. For more comprehensive control of fan sensors, install iStat Menus, the most advanced Mac performance monitor that lets you check fans, CPU, GPU, and more. If I remember rightly, the first time you run iStat Menus downloaded from the web site, you are asked to give your administrator password. The two processes are called iStatMenusDaemon and iStatMenusFans - you can see them in Activity Monitor and they run as root user. ![]() For example: 'PMU' is 'power management unit', 'PMGR' is 'power manager', etc. Rather than give the whole app root privileges, it is best practice to put the code that requires root privileges into a separate small carefully debugged "helper" app, whilst the main app runs with just user privileges. I dug a little deeper and found this Apple patent application ( Always-On Processor as a Coprocessor) that describes some of the sensor names that iStat Menus now shows. To read all the sensor data (or to set fans), requires root privileges. I'm just curious why people chose what they did, be it price, comfort with what they've already been using for years, certain features, etc.No, the "helper" app runs in the background automatically. iStatistica has remote access of your Mac's system monitoring to your phone. Not sure if I'd pay for that given I can just swipe the notification center over and see the weather there (Plus I have Dark Sky for notifications anyway), but I get they gotta pay per weather call. The weather addition is cool, even if you gotta pay after 6 months. I haven't tried iStat Menu's notifications yet to see if they work with say the iPad battery dropping below 20%, though I know MenuBar Stats does. From a "fits with the Apple look" POV, I really like MenuBar Stats' icons and widgets. It may be because I'm used to it from work, but I really like iStat Menu's history logs. It provides access to hundreds of apps per month. Setapp has a free 7-day trial, and then you have to subscribe it at 9.99 per month. iStats is the best by far with a lot of customization for the menu bar icons. iStat Menus is also available through the subscription service Setapp. Personally, I always feel like they are just failed mockups of iStats. Though I initially assumed it was because iStats Menu was probably first.Įssentially, I'm looking for the following:ĪirPods and iPad battery monitoring and notifications (AirPods drain to 10% when I least expect it in Discord so I want that in menu bar, and my iPad Pro 10.5" sucks with battery standby so every time I'm ready to read it's damn near always dead so I want notifications) I have tried many iStats alternatives and none come close. ![]() Seems iStats Menu is used the most, but I'm curious why I rarely see the other two mentioned in comparison (aside from Stats since it's free and open source). Apologies if you see me in here a bit often lately, going from PC to Mac with all this nice software is pretty great and I'm just curious with what you use and why, if any.
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