Mac notch app comparison

More than a notch app.
By a mile.

A supercharged Dynamic Island, file tray, floating baskets, clipboard, free file sharing, iOS sync and 35 Droplets. Pick another Mac notch app below and compare the details.

$9.99 one-time, lifetime updates
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Droppy Droppy $9.99 Alcove Alcove $14.99 NotchNook NotchNook $25 The Boring Notch The Boring Notch Free Atoll Atoll (beta) Free DynamicLake Pro DynamicLake Pro $13.99+ Canopy Canopy €15 Seam Seam $19.90 NotchDrop NotchDrop Free Perch Perch $24.99-49.99 MewNotch MewNotch Free

What they cost

Droppy costs $9.99 once, with every update included and no subscription.

The Boring Notch, Atoll, MewNotch and NotchDrop are free and open source. Droppy is a signed, notarized, supported app with a one-time price and a 3-day free trial.

Frequently asked questions

No. The notch is just one place Droppy lives. It is a full productivity layer for your Mac, a file shelf, clipboard history, Droppy Cloud sharing, window snapping, a universal launcher, meeting controls and 35 optional Droplets. Add floating baskets, a custom shelf and sync with Droppy for iOS. Droppy also works on Macs without a notch.
It depends what you want. The Boring Notch, Atoll and MewNotch are the best free options, Alcove focuses on media and live activities, while NotchNook and DynamicLake Pro also offer productivity tools. Droppy goes beyond the notch with a file shelf, clipboard manager, media controls, cloud sharing, system HUDs and 35 optional Droplets, for a one-time $9.99.
Yes. Droppy covers NotchNook's core, media controls, a drag and drop file tray, AirDrop and calendar, and adds a clipboard manager, Droppy Cloud share links and an extension ecosystem NotchNook does not have. Droppy is a one-time $9.99 versus NotchNook's $25 one-time or $3 a month.
Yes, The Boring Notch and Atoll are both free and open source. The trade-offs are an unsigned build for Boring Notch and beta-release changes for Atoll. Droppy is not free, but it is a one-time $9.99 with a 3-day free trial, and its extensions only run when you switch them on.
Yes. On notch-less Macs, iMacs, Mac minis and external displays, Droppy shows a floating shelf and lives in the menu bar. All apps in this comparison offer a non-notch mode; display selection and external-monitor behavior differ by app.
Choose Alcove for media controls, system alerts, calendar events, weather and Lock Screen widgets. Choose Droppy if you also want a file shelf, clipboard history, cloud sharing, window snapping and 35 optional Droplets, for $9.99 instead of $14.99.
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macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple Silicon and Intel, notched and non-notch Macs.

Reviewed September 6, 2026 using developer feature lists, release notes, App Store listings and public source code. Atoll is the publicly available 2.3.3 beta 2, not its older stable release. Amber indicates limited support for the feature. Gray dashes mean a capability is absent from the reviewed code or published feature set; closed-source apps have not been exhaustively tested.

Sources: Alcove 1.7.9, NotchNook 1.6.2, Boring Notch 2.7.3, Atoll 2.3.3 beta 2, DynamicLake 1.9.5.5, Canopy 2, Seam release history, NotchDrop source and App Store listing, Perch 1.5.2, MewNotch 2.2.2.

Prices are the listed US prices unless a different currency is shown. Perch lists two lifetime purchases; availability may depend on the offer shown in the app. Taxes and regional prices can differ. This is Droppy's own comparison. Send a correction. Product names, logos and trademarks belong to their respective owners.