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uBar VS SmartDesk

Compare uBar VS SmartDesk and see what are their differences

uBar logo uBar

The Dock replacement for the Mac.

SmartDesk logo SmartDesk

The most affordable premium standing desk
  • uBar Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-08-03
  • SmartDesk Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-07-30

uBar videos

Amouage "UBAR WOMAN" Fragrance Review

More videos:

  • Review - etrailer | Kuat Ubar Bike Frame Adapter Bar Review

SmartDesk videos

WORK SMART at Home! Autonomous SmartDesk 2 Standing Desk - Two Week Review

More videos:

  • Review - My new favorite desk?? Autonomous SmartDesk 2
  • Review - Affordable Standing Desk! | 6 month review of the Autonomous SmartDesk 2

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to uBar and SmartDesk)
Window Manager
100 100%
0% 0
Office & Productivity
0 0%
100% 100
OSX Tools
100 100%
0% 0
Productivity
30 30%
70% 70

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, SmartDesk should be more popular than uBar. It has been mentiond 31 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

uBar mentions (10)

  • Is there a way to quickly restart open apps?
    Probably overkill, especially given it's a paid app, but uBar (Dock replacement) has a shortcut that restarts an app: cmd+shift+click on the app icon. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Apple Silicon Is an Inconvenient Truth
    I use uBar, you can have all windows ungrouped on the bar and it should have the title for each window. Source: almost 2 years ago
  • Finally seeing the draw to Mac...
    There's always Ubar for an alt to the dock. It's Windows-esq. Https://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar. Source: over 2 years ago
  • How to make easier MacOS for my mom long time user of Windows?
    UBar could help quite a bit. It replaces the MacOS dock with a Windows-style taskbar. That along with Start, which is basically a Windows Start Menu for the Mac, and she should be good to go. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Multiple MacOS Docks or MacOS Dock Alternatives
    Here is what I´ve found elsewhere: uBar - Cost 30$ - I havent tested this, purely because I doubt I would be paying 30 bux for a dock, also from screenshots, it seems to be tailored to looking like a windows taskbar, which I am not looking for. Source: over 2 years ago
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SmartDesk mentions (31)

  • I still love RGB madness, but it's gonna be warm white and natural light for me moving forward.
    a karlby butcher block from IKEA and an autonomous.ai standing desk frame. Works great for me! Source: about 1 year ago
  • Where can I buy sit/stand desks in India?
    How did you manage an autonomous.ai desk since they don't have shipping options to India by default? Source: over 1 year ago
  • Thanks to PCMR advice, finally stopped buying crappy "gaming chairs" and bought a real chair to game with. And it vibrates and heats up. On sale for just over $200.
    How do you like the desk? I'm currently using an autonomous.ai sit to stand desk (i never stand because for whatever reason I can't problem solve as well while standing) and I have a secretlab chair that I think is "just OK" (titan evo 2022), but I've been looking at their desks for a while now. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Any chair recommendations for therapists? What do you use?
    For telehealth, which is the majority of my practice, I use an autonomous.ai. It's not cheap, but not as expensive as many other similar chairs. Completely changed my life. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Does core strengthening actually work?
    I actually currently work an office job, though I do have the luxury of getting up frequently. That is the first thing I would recommend, is standing and stretching as often as you can. I also bought a chair from Autonomous (autonomous.ai) that has really good lumbar support and adjustability. Depending on where you work, you are entitled to ask your employer to make sure your chair and work space conform to safe... Source: over 1 year ago
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What are some alternatives?

When comparing uBar and SmartDesk, you can also consider the following products

Magnet Window Manager - Magnet Developers

Tasker - Tasker is an application for Android which performs Tasks (sets of Actions) based on Contexts...

LayAuto - Automated window management for Mac ✨

Oristand - A super affordable, portable standing desk

Moom - Move your mouse over the green zoom button in any window, and Moom's mouse control overlay will appear (as seen in the above animation).

Siri Shortcuts - Siri is an intelligent assistant that offers a faster, easier way to get things done on your Apple devices. Even before you ask.