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Simon for Mac

Monitor changes and crashes with Web sites and servers.

$99.00
In English
4.5
Based on 29 user rates

Simon overview

Simon monitors websites and alerts you of crashes and changes.

Select pages to monitor, choose your alert options, and customize your settings. Simon does the rest.

Keep a watchful eye on your favorite sites
  • Monitor any site. Want to receive an alert when a favorite blog has been updated? Or monitor activity on your personal page? If it's on the Web, Simon can watch it for you.
  • Enjoy flexible alert options. Find out about page changes via alarms, emails, or speech. Whether you're at work or at home, Simon has an alert option to match your level of urgency.
  • Get support for multiple services. DNS, FTP, IMAP, MySQL, Twitter, SMTP. Simon has built-in support for almost any service you can imagine.

What’s new in version 5.0.1

Version 5.0.1:
Please Note
  • Simon 5 is a paid upgrade from Simon 4 or earlier.
  • See the What's New in Simon  page to learn more, including details of the many improvements in Simon 5.
Changes
  • If there are a lot of tests, the loading panel now shows the progress.
  • Fixed tests getting stuck in the "queued" state.
  • Fixed a crasher when a test has an invalid notifier.
  • Fixed a crasher when copying the data folder readme files in some localizations.
  • Localization updates.
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Simon for Mac

$99.00
In English
Version 5.0.1
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4.5

(91 Reviews of Simon)

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Hans_K
Hans_K
Feb 24 2017
4.2
2.0
Feb 24 2017
2.0
Version: 4.2
I reviewed this software, thinking it would be useful and easy to setup for several monitoring tasks. I find Simon difficult to use. The filters work counter intuitive. One of the things I tried was to check mail with apple iCloud. I could not get the map working, as it does not support TLS out of the box. I really missed a logfile of what the service is doing under the hoods. There is no (conventional) log, just an output line which does not help much when setting up new rules. Also, the help is very basic. No instructions, just a few simple examples. Left me wondering quite a few times. Waste many hours just to get some simple stuff done. I consider leaving Simon and writing custom scripts by myself, so I have full control, debugging facilities and most importantly: understand exactly what is going on. (btw, many of the services are just scripts in the Simon interface as well). too bad, tried to like it and get stuff done quickly....
Balanchine
Balanchine
May 27 2016
4.2
3.5
May 27 2016
3.5
Version: 4.2
Powerful and reliable, but expensive if you don't need all the features, and I found it complicated to set up initially. My main use is monitoring the pages of some internet sellers who occasionally put up stuff which sells out quickly. Simon can do this, of course, but not with the default settings, since many web pages have ads, counters and other junk that trigger false positives. So setting up an alert in Simon requires digging around in the HTML of the webpage, then adding "block filters" that check for changes in only the parts you're interested in. I feel that some kind of setup wizard could make this task a lot easier.
Junction10
Junction10
Nov 4 2015
4.1.1
0.0
Nov 4 2015
0.0
Version: 4.1.1
I'm trying to download it - both via the MacUpdate Desktop AND by downloading it via the MacUpdate download page.. but all I'm getting is "An error occurred Application error" on the download... Is there a problem with the MacUpdate download link??
Spagh
Spagh
Sep 25 2015
4.1.1
4.5
Sep 25 2015
4.5
Version: 4.1.1
Excellent app. French localisation should be great but not compulsory :)
Jef4
Jef4
Sep 21 2015
4.1.1
4.5
Sep 21 2015
4.5
Version: 4.1.1
Great monitoring software. I check customers internet connection, mailservers and voip servers.
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Mar 2 2017
5.0
Mar 2 2017
5.0
Version: null
Hans_K
Hans_K
Feb 24 2017
2.0
Feb 24 2017
2.0
Version: null
Balanchine
Balanchine
May 27 2016
3.5
May 27 2016
3.5
Version: null
PRjohnson
PRjohnson
May 24 2016
5.0
May 24 2016
5.0
Version: null
Gilmac
Gilmac
May 15 2016
5.0
May 15 2016
5.0
Version: null
MartaTessy
MartaTessy
Feb 25 2016
5.0
Feb 25 2016
5.0
Version: null
Spagh
Spagh
Sep 25 2015
4.5
Sep 25 2015
4.5
Version: null
Jef4
Jef4
Sep 21 2015
4.5
Sep 21 2015
4.5
Version: null
Colbatguano
Colbatguano
May 25 2015
1.0
May 25 2015
1.0
Version: null
Why-Not
Why-Not
Mar 25 2015
2.0
Mar 25 2015
2.0
Version: null
Dejal
Dejal
Jan 5 2015
5.0
Jan 5 2015
5.0
Version: null
Basti79
Basti79
Apr 30 2014
4.5
Apr 30 2014
4.5
Version: null
J-D-1938
J-D-1938
May 23 2013
5.0
May 23 2013
5.0
Version: null
Jhommy
Jhommy
Apr 9 2013
5.0
Apr 9 2013
5.0
Version: null
pine-cone
pine-cone
Mar 20 2013
4.5
Mar 20 2013
4.5
Version: null
Deskman
Deskman
Nov 17 2012
4.0
Nov 17 2012
4.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Aug 25 2011
5.0
Aug 25 2011
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-rooster-2921
Mar 17 2011
5.0
Version: null
Tonycecala
Tonycecala
Nov 17 2010
5.0
Nov 17 2010
5.0
Version: null
Mdoher1
Mdoher1
Nov 4 2010
5.0
Nov 4 2010
5.0
Version: null
Kswaterman
Kswaterman
Oct 31 2010
5.0
Oct 31 2010
5.0
Version: null
Mrchips
Mrchips
Jun 17 2009
5.0
Jun 17 2009
5.0
Version: null
Wranglertx
Wranglertx
Aug 27 2007
5.0
Aug 27 2007
5.0
Version: null
Garrison
Garrison
Feb 20 2007
5.0
Feb 20 2007
5.0
Version: null
David-Chandler
David-Chandler
Nov 22 2006
5.0
Nov 22 2006
5.0
Version: null
Sctempelman
Sctempelman
Feb 24 2006
4.8
Feb 24 2006
4.8
Version: null
Stormymondays
Stormymondays
Jan 21 2006
5.0
Jan 21 2006
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Oct 8 2005
5.0
Oct 8 2005
5.0
Version: null
Vancouveryogi
Vancouveryogi
Oct 3 2005
4.8
Oct 3 2005
4.8
Version: null