Foldaway vs JellyBar
Foldaway
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| Figure | Foldaway | JellyBar |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Menu Bar Customization Software | 7.9 (#5) | 7.5 (#15) |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan | New Jersey |
| Permissions | Accessibility permission is required to find and fold menu bar items; Screen Recording permission is optional for displaying real menu bar glyphs. | Accessibility permission is required; Screen Recording is optional and used to capture icon previews in settings. |
| Privacy | The app says it has no analytics, telemetry, crash reporting service, or advertising SDK, and its only outbound network request is a periodic update check. | The maker says JellyBar has no analytics or telemetry and makes no network requests of its own. |
| Purpose | Foldaway hides menu bar icons and keeps them in a panel one click below the bar. | JellyBar reorders, hides, and groups menu bar icons, keeping hidden icons one click away. |
| Support | The maker lists [email protected] as its support contact. | Users can open a support ticket or email [email protected] for help and bug reports. |
| Updates | The 1 Year license receives updates for 366 days from issue, while the Lifetime license receives updates indefinitely for as long as the software remains available. | JellyBar checks for updates in the background and prompts before installing; Homebrew users can upgrade with brew. |
Plans
In their own words
JellyBar
JellyBar is a free macOS utility for rearranging, hiding and grouping menu bar icons. Its editor has Active and Hidden sections; dragging an icon between them updates the menu bar automatically. Hidden icons can be shown by hovering after a configurable delay, set to one second by default, or by clicking the chevron. Spacers in three sizes and bullet dots help organize groups. JellyBar keeps the 30 newest automatic layout backups. Manual snapshots remain pinned indefinitely and can sync to iCloud Drive. Accessibility permission is required, while Screen Recording is optional for icon previews in settings. The maker says there is no analytics, telemetry or app-originated network traffic. It supports macOS 15 Sequoia and later on Apple Silicon, including desktops, external displays and clamshell MacBooks with an external monitor. Native support for notched MacBook screens remains in development.