Kilobat vs Mole
Mole for networking.
Mole cleans and maintains your Mac. Kilobat watches, controls and diagnoses its connection. Same idea: a native app, a free open-source CLI, and one fair price.
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat- Free forever
- Pro $19 once
- 14-day refunds
- macOS 14+
- Open-source CLI
Side by side
| Job | Mole | Kilobat |
|---|---|---|
| Clean caches, uninstall apps, analyze disk | ✓ | — |
| Live system status: CPU, memory, disk, power | ✓ | — |
| Network throughput | Whole Mac, in the status view | ✓ Every app, live and over time |
| Wi-Fi, router, internet and DNS diagnosis | — | ✓ Pro |
| Block apps and set data budgets | — | ✓ Pro |
| Speed tests and Wi-Fi picker | — | ✓ Free |
| Open-source CLI | ✓ GPL-3.0 | ✓ GPL-3.0 |
| For scripts and AI agents | JSON output and an agent skill | JSON output, MCP server and an agent skill |
| Price | Mac app $19 once, two Macs | Free; Pro $19 once, two Macs |
Mole details are from mole.fit and its repository, as of 27 October 2026. Mole is made by Tw93; Kilobat is not affiliated with it.
Use both
Reach for Mole when
- Your disk is full of caches, leftovers and old installers.
- You want to uninstall apps cleanly or see what is using your Mac’s resources.
Reach for Kilobat when
- Something is eating your bandwidth or your hotspot data.
- The internet is slow and you want to know whether it is Wi-Fi, the router, your provider or DNS.
Both live happily in the menu bar and the terminal: mo status for your Mac, kilobat status for its network.
Get your network out of the dark.
brew install seifip/kilobat/kilobat