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Orcylo vs Vitals

Maker of Orcylo

Published October 2, 2026
Updated October 5, 2026
Prices and features checked October 5, 2026

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Quick answer

Vitals and Orcylo do the same core job: they add every helper process to the app that launched it, keep 30 days of history and warn you when an app misbehaves. Vitals adds fan control, a volume slider for each app, ten languages besides English and a 14-day refund guarantee. Orcylo adds Claude Code and Codex limits and revenue and visitors from the services you connect, and costs less: €5 for the first 20 licences, then €7.50 for the next 30, then €9.99 once for one Mac, against Vitals at $9, then $29. Both need macOS 15 Sequoia or later. Pick Vitals for fan control or per-app volume; pick Orcylo for AI limits or sales in the same menu bar.

Orcylo and Vitals at a glance
Feature	Orcylo	Vitals
What it is	A menu bar monitor and window that groups processes under their apps: about 25 apps instead of about 700 processes on our Mac	A menu bar monitor and window that groups processes under their apps: 60 apps instead of 1,000 processes, by its own count
Menu bar	One item per metric (CPU, memory, GPU, network, disk, thermals, power, Claude, Codex) as a value, graph, both or ring	Items for CPU, memory, GPU, network, disk, temperature and battery, each as a value, a graph or both
History	30 days, one point per minute, for every metric and the busiest apps	30 days for every metric, per app
Alerts	About apps: CPU burned for minutes, memory that keeps growing, heavy disk writes; plus critical memory pressure and a filling disk	Notifications when an app hogs CPU, grows in memory or hammers the disk or network
Fan control	Fan speed shown, not controlled	Included
Volume per app	No	Yes
Claude Code and Codex	Session and weekly limits with reset countdowns, in the menu bar	An Agents tab for Claude Code and Codex is on its roadmap
Revenue and visitors	From services you connect, such as Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Plausible and Umami, in the menu bar	Not stated
Developer extras	Dev servers grouped by project with their ports, idle ones flagged after days	Dev servers and open ports grouped by project, idle ones pointed out
Languages	English	English and ten more (version 1.3.3)
Price	€5 launch price for the first 20 licences, then €7.50 for the next 30, then €9.99, once, for one Mac; lifetime updates	$9 now (100 left at that price), then $29, once, for one Mac; lifetime updates
Trial and guarantee	No free trial and no money-back guarantee	14-day money-back guarantee
Requirements	macOS 15 Sequoia or later, Apple silicon and Intel	macOS 15 Sequoia or later, Apple silicon and Intel

Vitals by Atta, published by Fore Studio: $9 now (launch price), then $29, once, for one Mac, as listed on its maker's site. Orcylo: €5 for the first 20 licences, then €7.50 for the next 30, then €9.99, once, for one Mac, one-time payment.

Vitals is the closest app to Orcylo: both swap Activity Monitor’s long list of processes for a short list of apps, so most of the choice comes down to the extras and the price. This page sets those out, and says where Vitals is the better pick.

Who should pick which

Pick Vitals if

You want fan control, or a volume slider for each app.
You want the app in a language other than English; Vitals offers ten besides English.
You want a money-back guarantee: Vitals gives 14 days.

Pick Orcylo if

You want your Claude Code and Codex limits, with reset countdowns, in the same menu bar as your Mac’s figures.
You sell something online and want revenue and visitors from the services you connect next to them.
You want the lower price. See Orcylo’s pricing.

You get the same core from either. Each groups the processes under the app that owns them, so a browser with dozens of helpers is one row. Each keeps 30 days of history for every metric, and each warns you when an app burns CPU, keeps growing in memory or hammers the disk. Each groups dev servers by project, shows Bluetooth batteries, needs no account and runs on macOS 15 Sequoia or later. If those are the features you came for, both do the job.

Where Vitals is ahead

Fan control

Vitals includes fan control; Orcylo only shows fan speed. If you want to set fans yourself, Vitals or a dedicated tool such as iStat Menus is the answer.

Volume for each app

Vitals has a volume slider for each app. Orcylo has no per-app volume.

More languages and a money-back guarantee

Vitals is available in English and ten more languages at version 1.3.3, against Orcylo’s English only. It also gives a 14-day refund guarantee. Orcylo has no free trial. It gives no refunds beyond what the law requires.

A head start

Vitals is further along as a product, with version 1.3.3 out and a published roadmap. Orcylo is new, at version 1.0.

Where Orcylo is ahead

Claude Code and Codex limits

Orcylo reads your Claude Code and Codex session and weekly limits and counts down to each reset, in the menu bar. Vitals lists an Agents tab for them on its roadmap. See how to check your Claude Code usage limits and Codex usage limits, or the best Claude Code usage trackers.

Revenue and visitors

If you sell an app or a product, Orcylo can show revenue and visitors from services you connect, such as Stripe, Lemon Squeezy, Plausible and Umami. Vitals does not say it does the same.

The price

Orcylo costs €5 for the first 20 licences, then €7.50 for the next 30, then €9.99, once, for one Mac. Vitals costs $9 for now and $29 after its launch price ends. Both include lifetime updates.

Which to choose

Both answer which app is responsible. Choose Vitals for fan control or per-app volume, and Orcylo for AI limits or sales. If you need neither set of extras, compare the price and the languages, and for the wider field see the best Activity Monitor alternatives.

Orcylo’s own limits, stated plainly: it is new (version 1.0), needs macOS 15 Sequoia or later, has no fan control and no per-app volume, and is English only. It also has no free trial, and gives no refunds beyond what the law requires.

How we compared

We make Orcylo, so weigh its place with that in mind. The Vitals column comes from vitalsmac.com, its roadmap and its changelog, fact-checked on October 5, 2026. Where the site does not say whether Vitals does something, the cell says so. Orcylo cells describe version 1.0. Prices change, so check the maker’s site before you buy, and see Orcylo vs Activity Monitor for the free built-in tool.

Questions people ask

Is Orcylo the same kind of app as Vitals?

Largely, yes. Both put every helper process under the app that launched it, keep 30 days of history for every metric and tell you when an app misbehaves. They differ in the extras. Vitals has fan control and a volume slider for each app; Orcylo shows your Claude Code and Codex limits and revenue and visitors from the services you connect.

Which is cheaper, Orcylo or Vitals?

Orcylo: €5 for the first 20 licences, then €7.50 for the next 30, then €9.99 once, for one Mac. Vitals: $9 while its launch price lasts, then $29 once for one Mac. Both include lifetime updates. Prices change and the currencies differ, so check each maker's site before you buy.

Does Orcylo control the fans or the volume of each app?

No. Orcylo shows fan speed but cannot change it, and it has no per-app volume. Vitals has both. If either matters to you, Vitals is the better pick.

Can I try either one first?

Neither has a free trial. Vitals offers a 14-day refund guarantee. Orcylo has no free trial. It gives no refunds beyond what the law requires, so read the refund policy before you buy.

Do both track Claude Code and Codex limits?

Orcylo does: session and weekly limits with reset countdowns. Vitals lists an Agents tab for Claude Code and Codex on its roadmap.

Do Orcylo and Vitals both work on macOS 15?

Yes. Both need macOS 15 Sequoia or later and run on Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Neither supports macOS 14 Sonoma or older.

Sources

1.Vitals website · vitalsmac.com
2.Vitals roadmap · vitalsmac.com
3.Vitals changelog · vitalsmac.com

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