The cheapest Mac notch app if you own more than one Mac
NotchStar is the cheapest Mac notch app for several Macs among the apps that state a device count. One $4 license covers up to 3 Macs, which is $4 for one Mac, $4 for two and $4 for three, or $1.33 a Mac. The next cheapest for three Macs is Alcove at $12.99, then OneNotch Pro at $13.98 and DynamicLake at $13.99. Prices as of 4 November 2026.
How the sums work
Each app’s own page states how many Macs one license covers. The licenses you need are the number of Macs divided by the number each license covers, rounded up. The cost is that number of licenses times the price. Cost per Mac is the cost divided by your Macs. A script did the sums, using exact decimals.
An app is left out if its page does not state a device count. Prices are US dollars unless marked. Tax is not included. Taxes and regional prices can change what you pay at checkout.
Cost for 1, 2 and 3 Macs
| App | Price per license | Macs per license | 1 Mac | 2 Macs | 3 Macs | Per Mac at 3 Macs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NotchStar | $4 | 3 | $4 | $4 | $4 | $1.33 |
| Alcove | $12.99 | 3 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $12.99 | $4.33 |
| OneNotch Pro | $6.99 | 2 | $6.99 | $6.99 | $13.98 | $4.66 |
| DynamicLake | $13.99 | 3 | $13.99 | $13.99 | $13.99 | $4.66 |
| Droppy | $9.99 | 2 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $19.98 | $6.66 |
| Notchet | $9.99 | 2 | $9.99 | $9.99 | $19.98 | $6.66 |
| Gojo Multi Mac | $19.99 | 3 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $6.66 |
| OmniNotch | $19.99 | 3 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $6.66 |
| OneNotch Supporter | $24.99 | 5 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $24.99 | $8.33 |
| Gojo Personal | $9.99 | 1 | $9.99 | $19.98 | $29.97 | $9.99 |
| Crest Pro | $14.99 | 2 | $14.99 | $14.99 | $29.98 | $9.99 |
| NotchNook Classic | $15 | 2 | $15 | $15 | $30 | $10 |
| NotchNook Pro | $19 | 2 | $19 | $19 | $38 | $12.67 |
| Seam | $19.90 | 2 | $19.90 | $19.90 | $39.80 | $13.27 |
| Notchy | $24.99 | 1 | $24.99 | $49.98 | $74.97 | $24.99 |
The table is sorted by the cost for three Macs. An app whose license covers your Macs costs the same for all of them, so its row stays flat.
What happens with 1, 2 or 3 Macs
One Mac. The device count does not matter, so compare price alone. NotchStar is $4. OneNotch Pro is $6.99, Droppy and Notchet $9.99, Gojo Personal $9.99 and Notchy $24.99. Free apps such as Boring Notch cost nothing, as the free apps page lists.
Two Macs. Any app that covers 2 or more Macs needs one license. NotchStar is $4, OneNotch Pro $6.99, Droppy and Notchet $9.99, Alcove $12.99 and DynamicLake $13.99. Crest Pro is $14.99 and NotchNook Classic $15. A one Mac app now costs double: Gojo Personal is $19.98 for two Macs, one cent less than the $19.99 Multi Mac plan, and Notchy is $49.98.
Three Macs. This is where the differences are largest. Apps that cover 2 Macs need a second license for the third Mac, so Droppy and Notchet go to $19.98, Crest Pro to $29.98, NotchNook Classic to $30 and NotchNook Pro to $38. Gojo Multi Mac at $19.99 beats three Personal licenses at $29.97. NotchStar stays at $4, and Alcove, DynamicLake and OmniNotch also stay at one license.
Details that change the sums
- Droppy also lists a discount on multiple keys: 15% on 2 keys and 25% on 5 keys. The page is not specific enough to apply it here, so the Droppy numbers use the plain $9.99 per key.
- NotchNook sells Pro and Classic as separate licenses. A license covers 2 Macs of one type.
- OneNotch shows $6.99 for Pro, with a launch code that runs until 19 November 2026, and $9.99 on another page of its own site. Pro covers 2 Macs and Supporter, at $24.99, covers 5. The table uses $6.99.
- Alcove states a license works on up to 3 devices at the same time, and a device can be removed in settings. That is useful if you replace a Mac.
- OmniNotch showed a flash sale at $5 against $19.99. The table uses $19.99.
- Crest Pro covers 2 Macs with updates through Crest 7.
Apps left out, or priced another way
- ChocolateBar is $15 and says the license is valid on every Mac the buyer owns and uses, which is no number. It would be $15 for any count. That is below the three Mac cost of Droppy ($19.98) and NotchNook Classic ($30), and above NotchStar’s $4.
- MediaMate lists 6.99 euros for 1 license and 5 devices. In euros that is 6.99 for three Macs, or 2.33 a Mac, and 1.40 a Mac at five. It is kept in euros and is not converted into dollars.
- Tuneful is $4.99 and lists Family Sharing for up to six people. That is people, not Macs, so it is not in the table.
- NotchBox, NotchNest, Korinotch, DynamicHorizon, NotchThings, DropNotch, Notchie and Brow do not state a device count on the pages read, so they are left out.
Which to choose
If you have three Macs, NotchStar’s $4 license covers all of them, and each Mac costs $1.33. That is the main reason to choose it. The trade is that it is a smaller toolbox: it has no live activities, and it needs macOS 14. Droppy and NotchNook do more in some areas, and for two Macs they need one license each. If you have one Mac, price alone matters, and the free apps are cheaper. If you plan to buy a fourth Mac later, this page stops at three, so check the app’s page.
See the long run cost table, the one time price guide, and NotchStar’s pricing page.
How we checked
Prices and device counts come from each app’s website, store listing or pricing page, read on 4 November 2026. Notchy’s figures come from the pricing page recorded in our one time price guide. “Not stated” means the page does not say. Confirm before you buy.
