A tiny menu bar app for Mac

The little monster that eats your meeting budget.

Gobble puts a live price tag on your meetings. Tell him what your hour is worth, and he munches coins while the meeting drags on. End early and he throws a party.

macOS 13+ · 7-day free trial · $2.99 once
  • 🔒 Stays on your Mac
  • 📅 Read-only calendar
  • 🙅 No account
  • 💻 2 Macs per key
Warming up…
Click him. Go on. 0 coins fed
Count:
MeetingQuarterly planning
You1 × $120/hr
Elapsed00:00
TOTAL$0.00
Not even a donut yet
Demo runs fast-forward. The real app ticks in real time.
Poke the budget

Drag the meter. Watch him fall apart.

Munching
$0
Seven moods, zero chill

Gobble has strong feelings about your calendar.

How it works

Three steps. No spreadsheet.

1

Set what your time is worth

One hourly number. Count just you, or everyone in the meeting. It never leaves your Mac.

2

He reads your calendar

Whatever is synced to the macOS Calendar app, read-only. Declined and all-day events are skipped.

3

The meter runs

A meeting starts, Gobble wakes up, the cost ticks in your menu bar. When it ends, you get a receipt.

Small app, lots of tricks

Built to make meetings a little shorter.

Automatic

Starts by itself

No timers to remember. Gobble spots the meeting on your calendar and starts eating.

Perspective

"That's 14 pizzas"

The total is translated into donuts, coffees, burritos and AirPods, so the number actually hurts.

Celebrate

End early, party

Confetti across your screen and a note of exactly how much you didn't spend.

Thud

The email stamp

One click slams "could've been an email" across your screen. Gobble keeps score.

Weekly

Wall of Shame

Your week's three priciest meetings, ranked. Gobble gets rounder the more you spend.

Collect

9 badges to earn

Speed Demon, Email Warrior, Marathon, Penny Pincher and more.

Share

Receipt images

Copy any meeting as a clean receipt and paste it in the team chat. Gently.

Furious

Overtime hurts

Run past the scheduled end and Gobble turns red while the meter keeps climbing.

Private

Stays on your Mac

No account, no tracking. The only network call is checking your license key.

Your call

Just me, or everyone

Count only your own time, or multiply by everyone in the room. One switch in settings.

Personal

Name him anything

Rename Gobble to whatever you like. He uses it when he talks.

Menu bar

Four tabs of fun

Now, Week, Badges and Settings, all in one little popover. Try it just below.

The wardrobe

Make him yours.

Pick a colour, a hat and a name. The same wardrobe is in the app. Try it here, and the Gobble at the top changes too.

Colour

Hat

Gobble
Gotta stamp 'em all

Badges for surviving meetings.

The meeting calculator

What is your standup worth?

Change the numbers. This is the same math Gobble runs in your menu bar.

Count
What your hour is worth$60
Length30 min

$180
per meeting
$9,000 a year, if it repeats weekly
That's 12 pizzas
Estimate: people × hourly rate × time. Weekly means 50 meetings a year. Prices for the jokes are rough US prices.
Pricing

Less than a coffee. Once.

No subscription, no account, no upsell. Try Gobble free for 7 days with every feature and no card. After that, unlock him with a license key.

Less than a coffee
$2.99one-time
  • 7-day free trial, no card needed
  • Starts itself from your calendar
  • All 7 moods, confetti, stamp and receipts
  • Wardrobe, 9 badges and Wall of Shame
  • One license key works on up to 2 of your Macs
  • No account needed

Buy Gobble · $2.99

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Or download the free trial
FAQ

Questions

Does it see my meeting contents?

No. Gobble reads event times and attendee counts from your Calendar app, on your Mac, read-only. Nothing about your meetings is sent anywhere.

Which Macs does it run on?

Any Mac running macOS 13 Ventura or later, Apple Silicon or Intel. On first launch it asks for Calendar access, and you click Allow. If your Mac says it can’t check Gobble, open System Settings, then Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway.

What happens after the trial?

The 7-day trial has every feature and needs no card. After that Gobble asks for a license key, which you get at checkout for $2.99.

Can I use it on more than one Mac?

Yes, one license key works on up to 2 of your Macs.

What is the difference between "Just me" and "Everyone"?

"Just me" counts only your time at the hourly number you set, so it answers "what did this meeting cost me?" "Everyone" multiplies by the people in the meeting, so it answers "what did it cost the room?" Switch any time.

What about my team?

Gobble is a personal tool. Everyone installs their own copy and sets their own rate.

Can I rename Gobble?

Yes. Give him any name up to 16 characters, and he uses it when he talks. Try it at the top of this page.

Is my hourly rate shared?

No. Your rate, settings and meeting history stay on your Mac.

Can I get a refund?

Does it work with Google Calendar or Outlook?

Gobble reads whatever is synced to the macOS Calendar app. Add the account there and its meetings show up.

What about calls that aren't on my calendar?

Open Gobble and press "Start the meter". Pick how many people are on the call.

Does it join or record my calls?

No. Gobble only looks at your calendar events, never at the call itself.

How accurate is the cost?

It's an estimate: people times the hourly rate you set, times the time elapsed. It's a conversation starter, not payroll.

Is there a subscription?

No. $2.99 once, and you can try it free for 7 days first.

Feed him your calendar.

7 days free, every feature, no card. Then $2.99 once if you want to keep him.

  1. 1Open Gobble.dmg
  2. 2Drag him to Applications
  3. 3Click Allow for Calendar
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