clacky

Clacky vs the other Mac sound apps

Other apps make your Mac click. Clacky makes it click, scroll, type, ripple, record and screenshot, with a cute blip along for the ride. Here is how it compares, with a source for every fact.

Clacky is the cute companion for your Mac. Satisfying click, scroll and keyboard sounds, a ripple on every click, a screen recorder, a screenshot editor and your own little blip, all in one menu-bar app. Free for 7 days, no card.

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Why Clacky wins

  • Clicks you can hear and see

    37 click sounds with their own press and release, 8 scroll styles, 29 keyboard sounds, plus double-click, long press and drag. And a ripple under the cursor on every click.

  • A recorder that keeps your clicks

    Record the whole screen or an area, with your click sounds and ripples right in the video. No editing afterwards.

  • Demo Studio

    Press Edit in Studio after a take: pauses are cut, clicks get a zoom, captions light up word by word, and one switch makes it 9:16.

  • Screenshots, done right

    A screenshot editor, Scrolling Capture for whole pages, and Grab Text to copy text from anything on your screen.

  • Your own blip

    A little character with a name and a look of its own that grows as you use Clacky, with goals and cards to share.

  • One app, many tools

    The notch with quick controls, Demo mode for filming, Mac health and more, all from one tidy menu-bar app.

  • Sounds your way

    Play sounds only in your headphones, or only in the apps you pick. Soft interface sounds you can switch off in one click.

  • Try it, then keep getting more

    7 days free on your own Mac, the app in 14 languages, every update included, and a real person answers your email.

ClackyKeebyKiiwiKlackMouse Click Sound
Free trial on your MacYes7 days, no cardNot statedNo · 14-day money-back insteadNot statedNot stated
PriceYes$4.99/mo, $39/yr or $69 onceYes$4.99 (Mac App Store)Yes$4.99 once for the first 100, then $6.99Yes$4.99 (Mac App Store)Yes$2.99 (Mac App Store)
Mouse & trackpad click soundsYes37 sounds, press and releaseYesLeft, right and middleYes8 mouse packsYesAdded in version 1.7.1Yes30+ sounds
Double-click, long press & drag soundsYesNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Scroll soundsYes8 stylesNot statedYes6 stylesNot statedYes
Keyboard soundsYes29 soundsYesYes30+ switch packsYesNot stated
Click ripple on screenYesNoNot statedNoYes
Built-in screen recorderYesClicks and ripples in the videoNot statedNot statedNoNot stated
Video editor with captionsYesDemo Studio (beta)Not statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Screenshot editorYesPlus Scrolling CaptureNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Copy text from the screenYesNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
A companion characterYesNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Notch with quick controlsYesYesNotch visualizerNot statedNot statedNot stated
Demo mode for filmingYesNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Interface soundsYesNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Sounds only in apps you pickYesNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Sounds only in headphonesYesNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
App languagesYes14Not statedNot statedYesEnglishYes9
Every update includedYesNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
Real human supportYesFrom the makerNot statedNot statedNot statedNot stated
NeedsYesmacOS 13+ (some tools 14 or 15)YesmacOS 13+, also WindowsYesmacOS 14+YesmacOS 15+YesmacOS 10.13+
RefundsYesBy email, through PolarYesThrough AppleYes14 days, no reason neededYesThrough AppleYesThrough Apple

Every app here is made by a small team or one person, like Clacky. Each one does sounds. Only Clacky puts sounds, a click ripple, a recorder, a video editor, screenshots and a companion in one app, and lets you try all of it free first.

Sources

Checked on 2026-10-10 from each app’s own website or App Store page. “Not stated” means we couldn’t find it there, not that it’s missing. Apps change: check their page before you buy.