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Monitoring your device’s health has never been easier. Usage is a system activity monitor app available for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
The app allows you to keep an eye on system activity and CPU usage. It supports a variety of different resources, like disk, memory, network activity & data, graphics, fans, and temperature, among others. It is lightweight and highly customizable, with a solid update frequency.
Key Features
- Menu Bar & Popover (macOS)
- Widgets
- History graph
- Configurations
- Privacy
- iCloud Sync
Pros & Cons
| Pros | Cons |
| A convenient way to monitor system activity on macOS is to configure the menu bar and its popover with suitable components. | Missing notifications about high usage, low battery level, etc. |
| Insightful, clear, and simply beautiful widgets that can be placed on the Desktop or the Home Screen. | Older OS versions don’t support the tool: Requires iOS 17.0 or later Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later Requires macOS 14.0 or later |
| A comprehensive history graph to track your device’s disk activity and active processes. | |
| Customization options include color themes, refresh rates, graph sizes, and more. Make the app behave and look to your liking. | |
| Observe CPU utilization, disk usage, memory usage, system processes, or any other relevant process without any worries about Usage tracking your personal data. |
Pricing & Plans
The app can be installed from the App Store and offers free features. To unlock all features, including history, configurations, cloud sync, and all widgets, you need to upgrade to a Pro plan.
| Platform | Price | What’s in the Pro plan |
| iOS + iPadOS | $0.99 / month $7.99 / year $14.99 / lifetime | Unlocks all features |
| macOS | $0.99 / month $9.99 / year $29.99 / lifetime | Unlocks all features |
Conclusion
Monitoring your Mac, iPhone, or iPad should be simple, insightful, and secure — and that’s exactly what Usage delivers. With its lightweight design, beautiful widgets, rich history graphs, and robust customization, Usage makes it easy to keep an eye on your device’s health and performance in real time.
Unlike its main competitor, iStat Menus, Usage offers a modern, cross-platform experience for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS with affordable and flexible pricing, plus privacy you can trust, with no tracking of your personal data. Whether you’re an everyday user or a power user who wants to configure every detail, Usage gives you powerful tools at a fraction of the cost.
Start for free and upgrade anytime to unlock all the features you need to monitor your system activity your way — and keep your devices running smoothly every day.