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iStat Menus vs Hot: catalog facts
iStat Menus	Hot
Paid Paid single or family license with upgrade pricing from version 6; also included in…	Free Free to download from its public GitHub repository.
macOS	macOS
Wide range of sensors and statistics in the menu bar Highly customisable menu bar items and menus	Shows thermal throttling at a glance in the menu bar Reports temperature, speed limit and available CPUs on Intel Macs
macOS only Weather data is included for six months with a license	macOS only Different information on Apple Silicon than on Intel
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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