Bitcoin and crypto prices in the macOS menu bar, compared. Some apps read prices straight from an exchange, others from an aggregator; some are free, others put alerts and extra coins behind a subscription.
Facts checked on from each app's US Mac App Store listing.
For crypto next to your stocks and ETFs
Crypto pairs with a Yahoo Finance symbol (such as BTC-USD) sit in the same watchlist and portfolios as your stocks, ETFs and forex, so the menu bar P&L covers everything you hold. Free and open source, with price alerts at no cost.
For live Binance prices with no paid tier
Live crypto prices streamed from Binance over WebSocket: pin one coin, rotate the watchlist or show several side by side, with threshold alerts and 24-hour or 7-day sparklines.
For many coins side by side, priced by CoinGecko
Several crypto coins in the menu bar at once, with data from CoinGecko and prices in USD, EUR, GBP, BTC and other currencies.
For the widest choice of coins and display styles
Crypto prices in the menu bar with more than 100 display styles and support for over 5,000 coins, according to the listing.
For choosing the exchange the price comes from
One live crypto price in the menu bar, taken straight from the exchange you choose, with a health dot that tells you when the feed is not live.
For Bitcoin only, streamed from Gemini
The live Bitcoin price in the menu bar, streamed from the Gemini exchange, in USD, EUR, GBP or SGD, with drop and spike alerts.
For crypto on Mac, iPhone and Apple Watch
Bitcoin and crypto prices in the Mac menu bar, on iPhone, Apple Watch and Apple TV, with charts, price alerts, crypto news and a manually entered portfolio.
For Bitcoin in 31 currencies, with your wallet value
The Bitcoin price in the menu bar in 31 currencies, with your wallet holdings to see their value.
If you hold only crypto, a dedicated crypto app gives you more coins and a choice of source: MarketBar streams from Binance, CoinGlint lets you pick the exchange, Coin Tick uses CoinGecko. If crypto is one part of a portfolio that also has stocks and ETFs, StockDock keeps them together and adds them up in one P&L. For Bitcoin only, Bitcoin Menu Bar Price Tracker and Bitcoin Bar do one thing. Check what the free tier includes: CoinGlint free shows one pair from two exchanges; HODLTicker free has a 3-holding portfolio.
Install a menu bar app such as StockDock (add BTC-USD to the watchlist and choose the ticker display), MarketBar, Coin Tick or Bitcoin Menu Bar Price Tracker. macOS has no built-in option for it.
StockDock, MarketBar, Coin Tick and Cryptocurrency Ticker have no in-app purchases listed. CoinGlint, Bitcoin Menu Bar Price Tracker and HODLTicker have free plans with paid upgrades.
StockDock uses public Yahoo Finance data; MarketBar uses Binance; Coin Tick uses CoinGecko; CoinGlint uses the exchange you choose; Bitcoin Menu Bar Price Tracker uses Gemini.
Yes, StockDock tracks stocks, ETFs, indices, crypto and forex in the same watchlist and portfolios, with totals converted to your currency.
StockDock