SuperdockComparison
Superdock vs DockSpark
Short answer. DockSpark is the closest neighbour: hover Chrome's Dock icon and a panel lets you open a profile or an incognito window. Choose Superdock if you want to see which profiles are open, click straight to a profile's windows, right-click for only its windows, and pin a profile as a first-class tile.
vsDockSpark is the closest neighbour: hover Chrome's Dock icon and a panel lets you open a profile or an incognito window. It is a launcher for profiles. Superdock goes further and gives each profile its own tile, with the avatar, its own window list, previews and a running indicator.
Side by side
 Superdock | DockSpark | |
|---|---|---|
| Approach | Replaces the Dock with a pixel-matched copy of Apple's | Adds a hover panel to Apple's Dock for switching browser profiles |
| Price | Dock free; Chrome profile icons $7.99 once (up to 5 Macs) | Free now; planned $1.99 to $3.99 once |
| One Dock icon per Chrome profile | Yes, one icon per profile in one Chrome process | Switching only: hover the Chrome icon to open a profile; still one Dock icon |
| Window previews on hover | Yes | No |
| Alt-Tab window switcher | Yes, Option-Tab or Command-Tab | No |
| Dock on every display | Yes, a dock on every display, per-display running apps | Not applicable (uses Apple's Dock) |
| Looks like Apple's Dock | Yes, measured against Apple's Dock on macOS 26 | Yes, it is Apple's Dock |
| Clickable dock ends | Yes, Show Desktop / Mission Control / Stage Manager | No |
| Minimum macOS | macOS 14 | macOS 14 |
| Open source | No (closed source, notarized) | Not stated on its site |
We make Superdock. Facts about DockSpark come from its own website as read on 3 September 2026; "not stated" means the page did not say. Tell us at hello@superdock.app if something is out of date.
Choose DockSpark if
You just want a quicker way to open a profile than Chrome's avatar menu, you are happy with one Chrome icon, and you want it free today. It also covers Safari, Firefox and other browsers.
Choose Superdock if
You want to see which profiles are open, click straight to a profile's windows, right-click for only its windows, and pin a profile as a first-class tile. That needs a dock that owns its tiles.
Try both
Superdock is free to download and the Chrome profile icons are free for 14 days. Run one dock at a time: two apps watching windows at once can freeze the desktop.
Frequently asked questions
Does DockSpark show which profile a window belongs to?
Its site describes a hover panel of profiles to open; it does not describe attributing windows to profiles or per-profile tiles.
Does Superdock create profiles?
No, neither app does. Create them in Chrome; Superdock reads Chrome's profile list.
Download free The dock is free. Chrome profile icons: 14 days free, then $7.99 once. macOS 14 or later.