At a glance
| App | Price | Full-screen alert | Calendars | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeetingWarning | $5.99 once | Yes, on every display, with a countdown and one-click Join | Google Calendar directly; iCloud, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Outlook.com and CalDAV through the Mac's Calendar app | Mac |
| In Your Face | $3.99/month, $24.99/year, or $69 once | Yes | Google and Microsoft directly, plus calendars on the device | Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Final Call | $1.49/month or $9.99 once | Yes, with a countdown and Join | Apple Calendar | Mac |
| Dato | $18 once | Optional, alongside a menu bar calendar | The Mac's calendars | Mac |
| MeetingBar | Free, open source | Optional | The Mac's calendars | Mac |
| Slapss | Free, open source | Yes | The Mac's calendars | Mac (macOS 15 or later) |
Looking for an In Your Face alternative?
In Your Face is the best-known full-screen meeting reminder and runs on more platforms than any other here. If you only need it on your Mac, MeetingWarning does the core job for a one-time $5.99: the screen takeover, a live countdown, Join with Return, snooze and rules for which meetings count. You don't need a subscription or an account.
What In Your Face has that MeetingWarning doesn't (yet): Windows, iPhone and Apple Watch apps, and a direct Microsoft sign-in. MeetingWarning reaches Microsoft 365 and Outlook calendars through the Mac's Calendar app instead.
What makes MeetingWarning different
- You can see the plan before it happens. The menu bar lists today's and tomorrow's meetings, each marked will or won't alert, with the reason ("no call link", "declined", "focus time").
- Both directions. Skip one meeting, mute a repeating one, or choose Alert me anyway for a meeting your rules would skip.
- Nothing leaves your Mac. No server, no account, no analytics. Calendar access is read-only.
- One price. $5.99 once on the Mac App Store, with updates included.
Which one should you pick?
- You use Windows or iPhone too: In Your Face.
- You want a full menu bar calendar first: Dato.
- You want free and don't mind a plainer app: MeetingBar or Slapss.
- You want the full-screen alert on your Mac, done well, paid once: MeetingWarning.
MeetingWarning is coming to the Mac App Store for $5.99. Join the waitlist and we'll email you once, on launch day.
Join the waitlistPrices are in US dollars, as shown on each app's website on 22 October 2026, and may change. In Your Face, Final Call, Dato, MeetingBar and Slapss are trademarks of their owners; MeetingWarning isn't affiliated with them. Spotted something out of date? Write to hello@meetingwarning.app.