Would you pay $19 for this Mac menubar app?

9 points by mightyalex 14 hours ago

I recently developed TotalsApp.com, a macOS menubar app that pulls real-time revenue from Stripe, Paddle, Gumroad, Lemon Squeezy, and Polar. It shows your earnings at a glance without needing to open dashboards or log in.

It’s a one-time purchase for $19, and you own it forever.

I’m curious, do you think this is fair for creators and small business owners? If not, what would you pay?

dimitrisnl 3 hours ago

No-one is going to say no, as their money is not on the line right now.

For more check: https://www.momtestbook.com/

I wouldn't buy this btw. People like big dashboards, it's a vanity metric.

  • mightyalex 36 minutes ago

    Totals is not about recreating dashboards which already exist. It is a quick overview for people managing multiple payment platforms, avoiding the need to log in to multiple dashboards just to check earnings.

    You make a great point about how feedback on price can differ between an actual buyer and a spectator.

lizzas 9 hours ago

I like the idea of aggregation but I prefer to open a dashboard once a week. I only want info in my face if I need to react to it. For example a downtime alert. I think "checking your sales" can become a procasination vector.

  • mightyalex 43 minutes ago

    Got it. Notifications are optional, and it can stay as minimal as a clock, always there and never in the way.

vunderba 11 hours ago

Having a nice all-in-one revenue tracker across a bunch of payment systems would be a nice little utility - though I'd rather have the "System Tray" aspect be optional. For me, I'd rather it be a quick native OS app that I can launch - take a quick look and then dismiss.

  • mightyalex an hour ago

    Hmm, this is good feedback.

sgt 14 hours ago

If it's really useful, I'd happily pay even more. Is real-time earnings really that important to a lot of companies though?

  • brudgers 11 hours ago

    Right, if it is worth $19, it is worth $99.

    There are no $19 business problems.

  • mightyalex 14 hours ago

    I see it more like a motivation for creators and a way to skip logging into dashboards.

    • sgt 32 minutes ago

      Maybe menu bar apps are completely underrated.

      • mightyalex 27 minutes ago

        I’m new to macOS app development, but I’ve always wanted to build one. Now, I’ll probably end up building many more :D

fragmede 3 hours ago

As a point of reference, istatmenus is $11.99 for a single license, $14.99 for the family license. I installed it but let it lapse and haven't paid for it, just left the non-functional icons on menu bar. I heard about it from some friends who paid for it tho.

$19 forever seems fine. Its a nice bit of functionality fot people who'd want such a thing.

  • mightyalex 34 minutes ago

    Thanks! I plan to experiment with the price before settling on one.