Build Mode vs Glanced

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Build Mode compared with Glanced
Detail	Build Mode	Glanced
What it does	Private time tracker for Mac that records focused work with one button	RSS reader with AI summaries, full-text search, and podcast support
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
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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 plan with 100 feeds included. Lite: $4.99/month or $49.99/year with 1,000 feeds, AI summaries, and top stories. Plus: $7.99/month or $79.99/year with 2,500 feeds, saved searches, API access, webhooks, and MCP. All new accounts get a 14-day free trial of Plus.
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	AI-generated summaries of articles Full-text search across all articles Automatic grouping of related articles by story Smart tag suggestions while reading Multiple layout options: grid, list, and magazine view API access and webhooks on Plus plan Saved searches and custom smart feeds Browser extensions for easy subscription Integration with read-later apps Cross-device sync and offline access
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	Automatically fetches full article content instead of truncated previews Groups coverage of the same story across multiple outlets to eliminate repetition AI summaries help you decide what to read in seconds Free plan available with no credit card required
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	32 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	22	9
Citation Flow (Majestic)	27	26
Referring domains (Majestic)	76	140

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