Build Mode vs Alucava

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Build Mode compared with Alucava
Detail	Build Mode	Alucava
What it does	Private time tracker for Mac that records focused work with one button	A planning app for pregnancy, birth preparation and the first months at home, shared across the household
Stage	Not given	Established
Founded	Not given	2008
Based in	Not given	AU
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	$29 one-time payment (early builder price, will rise to $49). Includes one-button time tracking, daily/weekly/all-time totals, automatic app tracking, custom categories, long-term hour goals, weekly visual reflections, and local data storage. No subscription, no account.	Free to download and plan with. One optional in-app purchase unlocks sharing across the household.
Key features	One-button keyboard shortcut to start and stop sessions Live session clock in MacBook notch Automatic mode suggestions from active app Pauses idle time and display sleep Dashboard with daily, weekly, and all-time totals Wrapped weekly visual recap shareable as image Custom categories or skills All data stored locally on Mac	Weekly bump comparisons from week 4 to week 40 15 modules covering nesting, showers, bags, home setup and feeding station Gender reveal, nesting party and baby shower invite builder with three event families Day-by-day guidance through rest month in 30 or 40 days Household plan sharing with partner via end-to-end encryption Help menu for coordinating meals, visitors and support tasks Feeding and expressing register with shared recording Calendar sync that writes directly to phone calendar Offline app with encrypted backups to device storage
What makes it different	No screen recording or access to browser history One-time lifetime purchase with no subscription Built by a solo founder for their own use	No account, no login, no profile server—plan stays on your device One-time household unlock with no recurring fees; partner who joins pays nothing Sharing is end-to-end encrypted; relay holds unreadable ciphertext Original illustrations and Nestling mascot bird unique to the app
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)	27 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	22	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	27	14
Referring domains (Majestic)	76	3

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