PeakHour 4+

Your Internet Dashboard

Edward Lawford

    • 4.3 • 30 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

PeakHour: Maximize Your Internet

What is PeakHour?
Discover PeakHour, a revolutionary tool that transforms your Mac's menu bar into a powerful command center for monitoring Internet performance. It's sleek, intuitive, and crafted to give you immediate insights into your Internet's health and efficiency. With PeakHour, you're not just monitoring – you're optimizing your digital life right from your Mac.

Why PeakHour?

• Seamlessly Blends with Mac: Integrates flawlessly into your Mac's menu bar.
• Real-Time Insights: Immediate updates on Internet speed and reliability.
• Effortless to Start: Easy setup with our friendly First Time Setup wizard.
• Just for Mac: A user-friendly interface that feels like home.

HEALTHCHECK FOR YOUR INTERNET
• Visualize and Diagnose: Identify connection issues effortlessly. PeakHour illustrates your Internet's journey from your Mac to the wider world.
• Monitor Everything: From Wi-Fi to servers, keep tabs on all network devices. PeakHour offers both instant snapshots and long-term insights into network health.

Monitor Everything: Track throughput across a variety of network devices including Internet connections, Wi-Fi, NAS, servers, and more. PeakHour's real-time visualization and long-term data collection give you a comprehensive view of your network's performance.

TRACK YOUR USAGE
• Stay Within Limits: Keep an eye on your data usage, crucial for limited plans. PeakHour sends timely alerts to keep you within your monthly quota.

NEW IN PEAKHOUR
• Revolutionary Internet Dashboard: A comprehensive view of your Internet's health.
• Advanced Latency Monitoring: Pinpoint latency with our cutting-edge differential algorithm.
• Local Interface Insight: Direct monitoring of your Mac's network interfaces.
• Customizable Layouts: Tailor the main window to your preferences.
• Enhanced Accuracy: Improved precision for latency measurements.
• Synchronized Scrolling: Effortlessly navigate through data with our horizontal scroll lock.
• Sonoma-Ready: Perfectly aligned with the latest macOS Sonoma.
• Adaptive Monitoring: Automatically adjusts to your network changes.
• Simplified Setup: Get started quickly with our streamlined setup wizard.
• Subscription Model: Enjoy continuous improvements without waiting for major updates.
• And Much More: A suite of smaller enhancements to boost performance, accuracy, and stability.

SUBSCRIPTION INFO

• PeakHour is a subscription-based app. Access to PeakHour requires a subscription to be used. 
• A subscription includes full access to PeakHour for you and anyone in your Family Sharing group.
• Start with a free 7-day trial by launching PeakHour. Cancel anytime during the trial without charge.
• Post-trial, you'll be automatically billed $11.99 USD/year ($9.99/year for PeakHour 4 users), or the equivalent in your country, for continued access.
• Subscriptions offer unlimited updates, including all new features.
• You can cancel the subscription anytime. Post-cancellation, app access requires re-subscription.
• Reactivate your subscription at any time for full app usage.

See our privacy policy here: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/68061917

Empower Your Internet Experience with PeakHour:

• Stay informed about your Internet usage and data limits.
• Enhance and troubleshoot your connection for optimal speed and quality.
• Optimize your Wi-Fi network with real-time feedback.
• Ensure you receive the speed and quality promised by your ISP.
• Monitor the performance of all your network-connected devices.

PeakHour: Your partner in mastering your Internet experience, keeping you informed, optimized, and in control. Welcome to a smarter way to connect!

What’s New

Version 5.1.4

A number of critical fixes that should make the Internet Dashboard more reliable.

5.1.4 changes
Fixed: Better detection of spurious ICMP packets, should improve reliability.
Improved: Local Network monitors now default to using the routing table to detect the correct network path. Traceroute is still used as a fallback in case the routing table lookup fails.
Fixed: Add SNMP wizard now doesn't prompt for an SNMPv1 community string if SNMPv3 is chosen.
Fixed: SNMP monitors that use non-standard ports.

5.1.3 changes
Improved: Added a 'Refresh Monitors' button to the bottom button panel. Pressing this will reload all monitors, without having to Restart PeakHour.
Improved: Connection Quality monitor error handling, including an ICMP sequence number rollover condition that meant monitors would stop working after a few days.
Improved: History window toolbar tidied up.
Fixed: Crashes.
Fixed: The 'Duplicate' menu item in Settings > Monitors works again.

5.1.2 changes
Improved: Main window interface tweaks; pinned window now has a title bar with macOS 'traffic lights'. Clicking close will un-pin the window.
Improved: First Time Setup and PeakHour 4 Settings import.
Improved: View Mode controls in Settings.
Improved: App Store error messages, additional help added.
Added: Distinct iCloud Save and Restore buttons in Settings.
Fixed: Modifying Settings is more responsive.
Fixed: Changing Dashboard Internet monitors works correctly again.
Fixed: Hang when deleting certain monitors.
Fixed: Spring back arrow for graphs now shows properly.
Fixed: Graphs now position correctly when the main window first opens.
Fixed: 12 hour real-time graph length is available again.

5.1.1 changes
Fixed: Crash during resize

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

gsu4 ,

Peakhour is great utility app

This new version looks great! The subscription price is reasonable. I am generally not a fan of subscriptions, but a reasonable price like this and if you can pick longer term generally makes it easier to accept. With that in mind would you consider a 2 year option for the subscription?

Also would you consider adding some testing options for SNMP before going through the setup (via snmpwalk or handful of gets to decide if you want to use those OIDs)?

Developer Response ,


Hi!

Thank you so much for your review and for appreciating the new look of PeakHour. We're happy to hear that you find our subscription price reasonable. Understanding that subscriptions can be a bit of a commitment. Your suggestion for a 2-year subscription option is definitely interesting, and we will consider it for our future updates.

Regarding the addition of SNMP testing options, we'd love to dig into this idea with you more. Would you mind reaching out to us directly at suggestions@peakhourapp.com so we can hear more of your idea?

Thanks again for your valuable feedback and for being a part of our community.

shamam ,

Nice update!

Handy tool to check on your bandwith usage to the internet and on local devices.

I've been using this app since version 3 and it continues to improve. The developers are responsive to support requests.

Developer Response ,

Hello!

Thank you so much for your fantastic review and for sticking with us since version 3! It's users like you who make our day and motivate us to keep improving.

If there's ever anything you'd like to see in future updates or if you have any cool ideas, please don't hesitate to share. Your input is invaluable in shaping the future of our app.

Cheers,
Ed

Gradenko ,

Subscriptions are a cancer

I won't be subscribing to this. When I saw the PH5 announcement I was excited to upgrade to PH5 with the expectation that the cost of the upgrade will compensate the developer for work well done on PH4 and likely continued through PH5. Peak Hour 4 was a lovely little app that did it's job without needing to charge a recurring fee. Now 5 will replace it, and 4 will certainly go away once its use as advertisement for 5 is expended.

I'm wiling to pay a reasonable price for a purchase but am unwilling to pay subscriptions fees for anything without an obvious recurring cost that can't be sufficienly offset with an upfront payment.

Developer Response ,

Hi there!

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. It really means a lot! We totally get where you're coming from regarding the subscription model for Peak Hour 5. Hearing that you've been a fan of Peak Hour 4 and were excited for the new version really warms our hearts.

We made the shift to a subscription model to keep bringing you the best possible updates and support. It's a way for us to ensure Peak Hour stays on top of its game. But we completely understand that it might not be everyone's preference. Your desire for a one-off purchase is something we truly respect and will think about for future updates.

We're committed to maintaining the quality and simplicity that made Peak Hour 4 popular in our new version. Your experience and satisfaction with our app are our top priorities.

If there's anything else on your mind or any suggestions you have, please don't hesitate to reach out. Your input is super valuable and helps us grow!

Thanks so much for your support and for being such an important part of our community.

Warmest regards,
Ed

App Privacy

The developer, Edward Lawford, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:

  • Usage Data
  • Diagnostics

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

Information

Seller
Edward Lawford
Size
12.2 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later.
Languages

English

Age Rating
4+
Copyright
© 2011-2024 Digitician Inc.
Price
Free
In-App Purchases
  1. 1-Year Subscription $11.99
  2. Annual Subscription (Legacy) $9.99

Supports

  • Family Sharing

    Some in‑app purchases, including subscriptions, may be shareable with your family group when Family Sharing is enabled.