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Quota

Founder, Solo Engineer
2026In progress

Live speeds, monthly limits, per-network tracking — entirely on your Mac. No accounts, no analytics, nothing leaves your device.

Why I built it

I kept hitting my ISP's data cap without knowing I was close. I also wanted a quick glance at my live download and upload speeds and my ping — without opening a separate app. Menu-bar tools existed, but none of them felt native. They either lacked per-network quota tracking, phoned home, or required an account. I searched and searched, and nothing felt like Apple made it — so I built it the way I thought Apple would.

What it does

Quota lives in the menu bar and shows download/upload speed and TCP latency at a glance. Click the bar item to cycle through display modes. Open the popover for a live 60-second speed chart, per-interface totals, and usage progress toward your limits.

  • Per-network quotas — set monthly or annual limits, scoped to a specific Wi-Fi SSID. Home and office stay separate.
  • Usage alerts — local notifications at 80%, 90%, and 100% of your limit.
  • Analytics — hourly and daily breakdowns of data used.
  • TCP latency — measures connection responsiveness by timing an outbound TCP handshake; works inside the App Sandbox where raw ICMP is blocked.
  • Optional tips — fully functional without payment; StoreKit tip jar for users who want to support development.

Key decisions

  • App Sandbox from day one. Constrains what the app can do and makes the privacy story verifiable. The sandbox only allows outbound connections — it cannot read traffic content.
  • Location permission for SSID only. macOS requires Location permission to read the current Wi-Fi network name. The app requests it solely for that purpose and never stores or transmits coordinates.
  • No cloud, no analytics. The simplest architecture is also the most defensible privacy story: no backend, no SDK, no server to breach.

Where it is right now

Back to work