StockDockStockDock vs Uptick
Both put your stocks in the Mac menu bar and rotate through a watchlist. Uptick is a Mac App Store app with a Pro subscription; StockDock is free and open source with no paid tier. Here's how they differ.
Facts checked on from each app's US Mac App Store listing.
Side by side
| StockDock | Uptick | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, no paid tier | Free for 3 symbols; Pro $2.99 monthly or $19.99 yearly, 7-day free trial |
| Symbols | No limit | 3 free, up to 100 with Pro |
| What you can track | Stocks, ETFs, indices, crypto, forex (any Yahoo Finance symbol) | Stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, market indices |
| Real-time prices | Live stream from Yahoo Finance; pre-market and after-hours | Minute-by-minute with Pro; real-time and intraday for U.S. stocks only, end of day for international |
| Price alerts | Free: price, daily change %, near 52-week high or low | Price and percent-change alerts with Pro |
| Portfolio | Multiple portfolios, P&L in the menu bar, multi-currency, short and leverage (optional) | Shares and price paid for market value, day and total gains with Pro |
| Menu bar | Cycles your watchlist, or shows P&L, total value, best/worst mover | Rotates your symbols; colors and rotation customizable with Pro |
| Installation | Homebrew (brew install simonsruggi/tap/stockdock) or a signed, notarized .dmg from GitHub; not on the Mac App Store | Mac App Store |
| Minimum macOS | macOS 14 Sonoma | macOS 10.14 |
| Account and data | No account, no analytics; data in a local file | App Store privacy label: Data Not Linked to You |
| Languages | 7: English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese | English |
Highlighted: the stronger app on that point, where the difference is clear.
Which one to choose
Choose StockDock if
- You want more than 3 symbols without a subscription.
- You follow markets outside the U.S. and want live prices there too.
- You want your portfolio P&L or daily P&L in the menu bar.
- You track crypto or forex next to stocks.
Choose Uptick if
- You only install apps from the Mac App Store.
- Your Mac runs a macOS version older than 14 Sonoma.
- You track U.S. mutual funds and want them listed as a supported type.
- You prefer a subscription that pays for its market data.
Frequently asked questions
Is StockDock a free alternative to Uptick Pro?
Yes. Everything in StockDock is free: unlimited symbols, alerts, portfolios and P&L. There is no Pro tier.
Is StockDock on the Mac App Store?
No. Install it with Homebrew (brew install simonsruggi/tap/stockdock) or download the signed and notarized .dmg from GitHub. It updates itself with Sparkle.
Which one has real-time prices outside the U.S.?
Uptick's listing says real-time and intraday prices are for U.S. stocks only. StockDock streams Yahoo Finance prices for every symbol it tracks; delays depend on the exchange.