NotchBuddy vs CaptainShot

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NotchBuddy compared with CaptainShot
Detail	NotchBuddy	CaptainShot
What it does	Mac notch app with 19 tools and a desk pet	Organize and find screenshots on iPhone, iPad and Mac with on-device AI
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2025
Based in	IN	FR
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	$10 USD, one-time payment. All 19 tools and 5 pets included. Every 1.x update included. 14-day refund available.	Free trial: 7 days with full access. Then €0.99/month, €4.99/year, or €6.99 lifetime purchase. Pricing in USD: $0.99/month, $4.99/year, or $6.99 lifetime.
Key features	Pomodoro timer, countdown and stopwatch with progress line in the notch Music controls for Spotify, Apple Music and browser music players Clipboard history with password manager exclusion Sticky notes in five paper colours with auto-saving scratchpad Live sales alerts from Stripe, RevenueCat, Lemon Squeezy and more File shelf with AirDrop support Five animated desk pets with customizable sounds Five panel themes including Graphite, Frost, Midnight, Sage and Ember Color picker with HEX, RGB, HSL and SwiftUI output System stats display for CPU, memory, disk, network and battery	Automatic collections and manual collection creation with incremental analysis Dynamic custom selections with readable rules combining multiple criteria Natural language, visual and OCR search with relevance ranking SmartData extraction of dates, amounts, contacts, flights, deliveries and QR codes Local summaries, translations and AI reminders on compatible devices Continuous background analysis with persistent queue Image import from Photos, camera, drag-and-drop and share sheet Collection sharing as independent importable copy with code Image annotation with text, shapes, arrows, highlighting and blur Hidden images protected with Face ID or Touch ID
What makes it different	Live sales alerts from 8 payment platforms with desktop pet reactions Animated desk pet that lives in the notch Works on Macs without notch as a small pill at top center	No account, no ads and no data profiling required One subscription covers iPhone, iPad and Mac native apps Continuous automatic analysis with persistent queue technology Dynamic custom selections with readable rules that auto-update
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	3 −1 (down) since last check	18 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	9	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	24	25

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