Only in SideDock
Every edge, not one dockEight places to park things. Push the pointer there, out it slides.
Notch and docks, one appOne setup, one look, one license. One app to update, not three.
5Macs on one licensePlans for 1, 3 or 5. Yes, the “testing” Mac counts.
Pip does it for youAsk. It’s done. Using the AI you already pay for.
Your Mac’s vitals, one hover awayNo app to open. No window lost under twelve others.
Reply in the notchClick a notice, answer right there. Your train of thought stays on the rails.
Quiet when it countsOn a call, watching something, in Focus? Pip waits. Politely.
Five coding agents, liveHermes included. Watch them work without babysitting a terminal.
| Feature |  SideDock |  Droppy |  Dockset |  Vitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Docks that slide out from the screen’s edges | Eight places: every edge, the corners and the notch | Notch only | One Custom Dock, on the left, bottom or right | — |
| Widgets | More than 50, in any dock and under the notch | Widgets in the notch | 24 listed, in its Custom Dock | Menu bar readouts |
| Your Mac’s CPU, memory, disk, network and battery | In a dock you hover, beside your apps: no window to open | Live Mac stats in the notch | A System Activity widget | A monitor window you open, and the menu bar |
| Dev servers and Docker at a glance | Local Servers and Docker widgets, in your dock | — | — | In its window |
| A notch with live activities | Music, downloads, charging, earbuds, timers, Focus and more | — | — | |
| Coding agents, live in the notch | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity and Hermes | Claude, Codex, Cursor and Antigravity | — | — |
| A companion that does things on your Mac | Pip plays music, opens apps, adds events and reminders and changes settings, using the AI account you already have | AI actions on text you select | — | Answers your AI assistant’s questions about what’s running |
| Notices that speak up when it matters | Your next meeting, a Mac running hot, a break you’ve earned; quiet during calls | Mac notifications in the notch | — | Alerts when an app uses too much |
| Free trial | 7 days, everything unlocked, no card | 3 days | None, 14-day refund | None listed, 14-day refund |
| Macs per license | 1, 3 or 5 | 2 | 1, 2 or 3 | Not listed |
| Updates | Every update to the version you buy | Every update | One year included | Not listed |
Three apps’ worth, for one price.
A live notch from Droppy $9.99, a widget dock from Dockset from $14.99 and a system monitor from Vitals $9 at launch, then $39 come to about $34 today: three apps to set up, keep updated and keep out of each other’s way. SideDock does all three, plus Pip, from $9 at launch.
Compared using each app’s own website on 14 October 2026; features and prices may have changed since, so check their sites for the latest. Droppy, Dockset and Vitals are the trademarks of their owners, and SideDock is not affiliated with them. App icons are shown only to identify each app.