Kitsmith / Utilities / Shark Stats
A no-frills menu bar network monitor — live upload/download bandwidth as a graph and numbers, $0.99, recently rewritten in SwiftUI.
Our take
Does one job — show your current network throughput in the menu bar — and does it for less than a dollar. Recently rewritten in SwiftUI for “faster and more compatible with latest macOS versions,” per the developer, which is also the catch: the current version requires macOS 26 (Tahoe), so it won’t install on older systems even though the app itself is undemanding (the binary is under 130KB). From Moshe Gottlieb’s long-running Sharkfood label, alongside a fitness tracker and a “retro terminal” app — the kind of small, maintained utility portfolio that suggests this isn’t going to be abandoned mid-update.
- Price
- $0.99
- License
- Proprietary
- Requires
- macOS 26 or later, per the Mac App Store listing — a June 2026 SwiftUI rewrite raised the minimum version.
- Get it via
- Mac App Store
- Developer
- Moshe Gottlieb (Sharkfood)
Do you use Shark Stats?
Who made this
Berlin, Germany
Moshe Gottlieb’s own GitHub profile credits him as the developer behind Sharkfood, based in Berlin — consistent with the small, maintained utility label (also behind a fitness tracker and a retro-terminal app) already described on Shark Stats’s own listing.
What it does
Live bandwidth graph and numbers
Upload and download throughput shown together in the menu bar.
Universal binary
Native support for both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Tiny footprint
Under 130KB — one of the smallest apps in this catalog.
The deal
- $0.99 one-time purchase
Worth knowing: The June 2026 SwiftUI rewrite raised the minimum macOS version to 26 (Tahoe) — anyone on an older macOS release can’t install the current build.
Shark Stats — questions people ask
How much does Shark Stats cost?
$0.99, one-time purchase, per its Mac App Store listing.
What macOS version does Shark Stats need?
macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later, following a June 2026 rewrite — older Macs can’t install the current version.
Who makes Shark Stats?
Moshe Gottlieb, under the long-running Sharkfood label.
Is Shark Stats free?
Shark Stats costs $0.99.
Does Shark Stats work alongside a notch app like Alcove?
Yes — Shark Stats lives in the menu bar, so it runs happily alongside any Dynamic Island hub or notch app.
Where can I download Shark Stats?
Shark Stats is available via Mac App Store.
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Listing hand-verified August 29, 2026 from the developer's site and public sources.
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