# Papa for Mac

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/apps/papa

> A playful dad in your Mac’s notch

- Price: $4.99, after a 3-day free trial
- Requires: macOS 14 Sonoma or later
- Languages: English
- Apple silicon: runs natively
- Notarized by Apple: yes
- Verified on MacBase: yes
- Developer: Jeet Karia
- Categories: [Menu Bar & Notch](https://macbase.app/categories/menu-bar-notch), [Focus & Breaks](https://macbase.app/categories/focus-breaks), [Tasks & Calendar](https://macbase.app/categories/tasks-calendar)

## About

Papa is a Mac app for people who want a playful accountability companion. It drops into the menu bar notch each morning to ask for up to three tasks, checks in at night, and reacts when YouTube (distraction website) time limits are exceeded or a sale arrives in Stripe or Dodo Payments.

Papa also offers focus mute, battery and charger reminders, streaks, quiet hours, and an optional belt reaction for zero-sale evenings. It works on macOS 14 Sonoma or later, including Macs without a notch, and supports English or Hinglish (Hindi).

## An alternative to

- [boring.notch](https://macbase.app/alternatives/boring-notch): 3 alternatives on MacBase
- [TopNotch](https://macbase.app/alternatives/topnotch): 2 alternatives on MacBase
- [NotchNook](https://macbase.app/alternatives/notchnook): 5 alternatives on MacBase

## Get it

- Download: https://papanudge.com/Papa.dmg
- Website: https://papanudge.com

Listed by [Jeet Karia](https://macbase.app/@jeetkaria06).

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