Analytics for itch.io games
Requires macOS Ventura 13.5 or later
Keep tabs on your itch.io games without constantly refreshing the dashboard. Barfly grabs your analytics and shows you what’s changed.
Refresh on a schedule and keep historic data. See how many views, downloads, and purchases you’ve gained in the last hour, day, or week.
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Menu BarIcon styles with optional numerical stats display
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Delta TrackingSee changes in views, downloads, purchases
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Time PeriodsFrom one hour to one week, or All Time
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NotificationsSystem alerts when your stats change
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Auto Refresh15min to 24h configurable intervals
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Click to OpenClick any game row to open its dashboard on itch.io
Menu Bar Display
- Gamepad icon in macOS menu bar with optional stats
- Icon fills when new data with changes is detected
- Display modes: gamepad only, counts only, or both
- Delta values show changes (+/-) over selected period
- Hold Option key for absolute totals
- Monospaced numbers for clean columnar alignment
Game Statistics
- Per-game views, downloads, and purchases
- Totals row across all games
- Click any game to open its itch.io dashboard
- Shows only games with changes, or “No changes” when quiet
- Sort by name, views, downloads, or purchases
Time Periods
- 1 hour, 4 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, 3 days, 7 days, All Time
- Period cascading: historical data flows into larger time windows
Refresh Options
- Manual refresh via menu
- Auto-refresh: 15min, 30min, 1h, 4h, 8h, 12h, 24h
Notifications
- System notifications when stats change
- Shows game name for single-game changes
- Aggregate summary for multi-game changes
Preferences
- Launch at Login
- Hide counts after viewing menu
- Show only downloads/purchases
API Key Management
- Secure storage in system Keychain
- Easy setup via menu and text entry prompt
- Link to itch.io API keys page
Data Management
- Collect data to work around itch.io API limitations
- SQLite database in Application Support
- Auto-pruning: snapshots older than 7 days deleted
Optimised
- Less than 1 MB app file size
- Less than 40 MB base memory footprint
Barfly is not affiliated with itch.io