4 alternativesNotchy: $24.99 once
The best Notchy alternatives
For most people the best alternative to Notchy is Boring Notch.
Boring NotchPick it if you have a MacBook with a notch and want that space to show your music, calendar and files.Free, open sourceCompare at a glance
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| App | Price | How you pay | Mac | App Store | Developer | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Notchy | $24.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
| Boring Notch | Free, open source | Free | Too few ratings | |||
 Halo | $9.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
| Wallper | $15 once | Pay once | Too few ratings | |||
 Pixel Soup | $9.99 once | Pay once | Too few ratings |
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The alternatives, in order
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Pick it if you have a MacBook with a notch and want that space to show your music, calendar and files.
A free, open-source app that turns the MacBook notch into music controls, a file shelf and a calendar.
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Pick it if you have a notched MacBook and want alerts, music and your next meeting in one spot at the top of the screen.
A $9.99 Dynamic Island for the Mac that shows notifications, music, meetings and dictation in the notch.
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Pick it if you want your Mac desktop to move and are happy to pay once for it.
Set a 4K video as your Mac wallpaper, $14.99 once.
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Pick it if you change your wallpaper often and want something nobody else has, including moving pixel art.
Generative dithered wallpapers, still or slowly moving, plus a way to turn your own photos into pixel art.
When Notchy is still the right pick
You use a MacBook and want music, timers and clipboard history within reach at the top of the screen.
Notchy prices and verdict$24.99 once