Our take
Pick Bartender if mac users who will pay $24.99 once for Bartender 7 while they Activate a first Work preset — not Pro $19.99/yr first unless they want future majors + Top Shelf, and not Raycast’s Free launcher unless they only need a command palette. Pick Rectangle if mac users on macOS 14+ who will stay on Free OSS at $0 while they snap a first Top Left, then Pro if they want the window throw — not Pro first
Best for
Bartender A menu-bar layout you start at a public $
Rectangle A snap you start at a public $
Free plan
Bartender No free plan
Rectangle $0 · mIT-style OSS at rxhanson/Rectangle. macOS 14+
Lowest paid
Bartender Bartender Pro $19.99
Rectangle Not published by the vendor
Next step up
Bartender Bartender 7 $24.99
Rectangle
Watch out
Bartender One-time v7 excludes future majors
Rectangle Free Rectangle needs macOS 14+
Last checked
Bartender 2026-10-23 · macbartender.com/Bartender7/Blog/meet-bartender-7
Rectangle 2026-10-23 · rectangleapp.com/pro
mac users who will pay $24.99 once for Bartender 7 while they Activate a first Work preset — not Pro $19.99/yr first unless they want future majors + Top Shelf, and not Raycast’s Free launcher unless they only need a command palette.
Read the Bartender pagemac users on macOS 14+ who will stay on Free OSS at $0 while they snap a first Top Left, then Pro if they want the window throw — not Pro first unless they need custom snap targets and iCloud sync.
Read the Rectangle page
