# Free stock apps for Mac Many “free” stock apps for macOS are free to download and then ask for a subscription. These are the ones that are free for real, plus one whose free tier is usable, with exactly what you get without paying. Facts checked on October 20, 2026 from each app's US Mac App Store listing. Page: https://stockdockapp.com/compare/free-stock-apps-for-mac ## 1. StockDock Simone Ruggiero (open source, MIT) · Free on GitHub and Homebrew · https://stockdockapp.com/ **Free with every feature: ticker, portfolios, alerts.** No paid tier at all: live prices, extended hours, multiple portfolios with P&L, price alerts, Discord and Slack webhooks, a desktop window with charts and news. Open source under MIT, so you can read the code. - Price: Free, open source (MIT). No paid tier, no subscription. ## 2. Stocks (Apple) Apple · Built into macOS · https://support.apple.com/guide/stocks/welcome/mac **Already on your Mac, if a window is enough.** Apple's built-in app: watchlists in the sidebar, interactive charts with historical data, and business news. - Price: Free, included with macOS. - Good to know: It opens as a regular app window: there is no ticker in the menu bar. ## 3. Stox – Menu Bar Stocks 昊 吴 (open source, GPL-3.0) · Not enough ratings on the US Mac App Store to show an average · https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6818071035 **Free and open source, built around Chinese and Hong Kong markets.** Quotes in the menu bar for China A-shares, Hong Kong and US stocks, indices, ETFs, funds, futures, metals and FX, with charts, holdings, dividends, alerts and iCloud sync across your Macs. - Price: Free, no in-app purchases listed. Open source under GPL-3.0. - Good to know: Per the listing, quotes come from Tencent Finance and Sina Finance; Hong Kong quotes are delayed by about 15 minutes and others may be delayed too. ## 4. Stock Ticker Almost Good Enough ApS · Not enough ratings on the US Mac App Store to show an average · https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1502923895 **Free and simple, several tickers at once.** Tickers from NYSE, NASDAQ, AMEX, Euronext, TSX, indexes and forex in the menu bar, with 8 ways of presenting them. All the stocks you pick are shown at the same time. - Price: Free, no in-app purchases listed. - Good to know: The listing says it is not a real-time ticker (quotes update every 60 seconds) and not a portfolio manager. ## 5. Uptick - Stock Ticker Gloop Labs, LLC · Not enough ratings on the US Mac App Store to show an average · https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1513828695 **Free for up to 3 symbols.** Stocks, ETFs, mutual funds and market indices in the menu bar, rotating through your watchlist. Free tracks up to 3 symbols; Pro adds up to 100 symbols, minute-by-minute updates, alerts and positions. - Price: Free download; Uptick Pro in-app purchases listed as Monthly Access $2.99 and Yearly Access $19.99, with a 7-day free trial. - Good to know: Per the listing, real-time and intraday prices are for U.S. stocks only; international symbols show end-of-day prices. ## How to choose If you only check prices now and then, Apple's Stocks app is already installed. If you want them always visible, you need a menu bar app: StockDock, Stox and Stock Ticker cost nothing and have no paid tier listed. Uptick's free version is a good fit only for 3 symbols or fewer; positions and alerts are Pro. ## FAQ **Is there a free stock ticker for the Mac menu bar?** Yes. StockDock, Stox and Stock Ticker are free with no paid tier listed. Uptick is free for up to 3 symbols. **Is StockDock really free?** Yes. It's open source under the MIT license, with no paid tier, no subscription, no account and no ads. **Does Apple's Stocks app work on the Mac?** Yes, it's built into macOS, with watchlists, charts and business news. It runs in a window, not in the menu bar. **Which free Mac stock app tracks a portfolio?** StockDock (multiple portfolios with average cost, P&L, short positions and multi-currency totals) and Stox (holdings, buys, sells and dividends). ## Sources Other apps: US Mac App Store listings on October 20, 2026 (Apple Stocks: https://support.apple.com/guide/stocks/welcome/mac; Stox: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6818071035; Stock Ticker: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1502923895; Uptick: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1513828695). StockDock: https://github.com/simonsruggi/StockDock Stox, Stock Ticker, Uptick, Apple, Stocks, Mac and macOS are trademarks of their respective owners. StockDock is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by them, nor by Yahoo, Hyperliquid or any exchange or data provider.