Productivity
Notch Buddy
Last updated 2026-09-19 · benchmark measured 2026-11-02 — deterministic & reproducible
A macOS app that puts 19 tools into the space around your MacBook's notch.
Notch Buddy at a glance
Notch Buddy is a macOS app that turns the notch area of a MacBook into a hover-activated panel with 19 tools, such as clipboard history, notes, timers, system stats, and revenue tracking, for Mac owners, entrepreneurs, content creators, and remote workers.
Good for
- Keeping track of clipboard history, notes, and files without opening separate apps
- Watching revenue and website traffic by connecting Stripe, Polar, Dodo Payments, Lemon Squeezy, Google Analytics, or DataFast with a read-only key
- Using timers, system stats, screen time, weather, and other small utilities directly from the notch
Pricing
$5.99 one-time (launch price for the first 100 customers), $19.99 after that; one-time purchase, no subscription.
Questions people ask
How much does Notch Buddy cost?
It's a one-time purchase of $5.99 for the first 100 customers, after which the price rises to $19.99. There is no subscription.
Does Notch Buddy work on a Mac without a physical notch?
Yes, it includes a simulated notch option for Macs that don't have a physical notch.
What macOS version do I need?
Notch Buddy requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Does Notch Buddy send my data anywhere?
No, all data stays on the device and nothing is uploaded, including files converted with the Files tool and keys used for revenue/analytics integrations, which are read-only and never leave the Mac.
Is there a refund if I don't like it?
Yes, it comes with a 14-day money-back guarantee.
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Legit.Show scored Notch Buddy 86/100 on 2026-11-02, measured across all 7 frames from its public surface. legit.show/s/notchbuddy-com/2026-11-02
Is Notch Buddy production-ready?
Legit.Show scores Notch Buddy 86 out of 100 — the simple average of its 7 measured frames. Legit.Show ran its deterministic 7-Frame production-readiness benchmark on Notch Buddy (public-surface assessment), measured from the public surface with no LLM in the scoring path. Its strongest frame is Reliability; its weakest is Security. Every frame it averages is published with its evidence on the Legit.Show listing.
The 7 Frames
- Performance — 99/100
- Accessibility — 96/100
- Security — 45/100How this compares across the catalogue: The Web Security Baseline
- Privacy — 75/100How this compares across the catalogue: The Privacy Gap
- Reliability — 100/100
- Standards — 89/100
- Discoverability — 100/100
What we measured
- Security headers present: HSTS.
- No Content-Security-Policy.
- Served over HTTPS with a valid certificate.
- Real Lighthouse performance run — 321 ms to first byte.
- Returns a proper 404 for unknown routes.
- 3 of 3 sampled routes reachable.
- Has a reachable privacy policy.
- Sets cookies / loads scripts with no consent prompt.
Who built it
Mohit Vaswani (@hii_mohit)
Who it's for
Mac owners · Entrepreneurs · Content creators · Productivity-focused users · Remote workers
Pricing
$5.99 lifetime (launch price for first 100 customers; $19.99 after)
Sources and updates
- Description
- Taken from notchbuddy.com's own website on 2026-09-19.
- Operator
- Notch Buddy, as named in notchbuddy.com's terms, privacy page or footer.
- Benchmark
- Measured by Legit.Show from the live site, the way any visitor sees it — with no access to its code or accounts. Same method for every product, and no AI decides the score. Last checked 2026-11-02.
Put together from public information, without Notch Buddy's involvement. If anything here is wrong, tell us and a person will check it.
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