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TinyNeed Mac Utility
Traffic Guard
Watch personal hotspot data on your Mac, see which apps are using it, and get warned before a small monthly plan disappears.
50 GB friendly
Monthly quota tracking with daily budget context.
Per-app view
Find apps, helper processes, and active endpoints.
Hotspot aware
Count only Wi-Fi names that look like phone hotspots.
What it does
A small control room for hotspot data.
Traffic Guard is built for people using a Mac through a phone hotspot, especially when the monthly plan is limited and surprise background traffic matters.
Features
Designed around real hotspot anxiety.
App and helper process detail
Open an app row to understand its helper tasks, active connections, and the endpoints currently taking traffic.
Fast spike alerts
Warn on short bursts, such as a 1 GB spike in 5 minutes, instead of waiting until the monthly plan is already damaged.
Optional app protection
For repeated offenders, you can enable blocking or automatic termination rules. Alerts stay available as the safer default.
Phone hotspot detection
Traffic Guard can count only on Wi-Fi names like iPhone, Personal Hotspot, AndroidAP, Pixel, Galaxy, HUAWEI, OPPO, vivo, and Xiaomi.
Chrome tab clues
When granted permission, Traffic Guard can read Chrome tab titles and URLs to help you identify the page behind browser traffic.
Privacy
Local-first by design.
Traffic Guard does not require an account. Usage counters, Wi-Fi rules, app rules, endpoint names, and recent alerts are stored locally on your Mac.
Optional Chrome tab access is used only to help identify traffic sources in the app. This build does not include third-party analytics.
FAQ
Plain answers before install.
Does Traffic Guard replace my carrier bill?
No. It gives a best-effort local estimate. Your mobile carrier remains the source of truth for billing and quota usage.
Can it block only one app's network?
Reliable per-app packet blocking on macOS usually needs a Network Extension or firewall-level component. This lightweight build uses alerting, app rules, and best-effort app termination where the user enables it.
Why does it look at Chrome tabs?
Browser traffic often comes from one tab. With your permission, Traffic Guard can read tab titles and URLs so you can identify the page more quickly.