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Build Mode vs GraceOS

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Build Mode compared with GraceOS
DetailBuild Mode logo Build ModeGraceOS logo GraceOS
What it doesPrivate time tracker for Mac that records focused work with one button Your Personal LifeOS
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Pricing modelPaid Free
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. Pro is an optional subscription or one-time purchase.
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
  • Private journal with moods, photos and voice notes
  • Habit tracking with streaks and goals with milestones
  • Tasks and study projects
  • Finance tracking: expenses, budgets, subscriptions and investments
  • Health reminders: sleep, water, workouts, vitals and medication
  • Focus timer with ambient sounds and breathing exercises
  • AI companion using your own provider key
  • On-device AI with no internet connection required
  • Works completely offline with no account needed
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
  • AI companion runs on your own provider key with no middleman server
  • No chat limits on AI companion; you control what you pay
  • Works entirely offline with optional on-device AI model
  • Encrypted Secrets Vault protected by biometrics on device
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)27 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)220
Citation Flow (Majestic)270
Referring domains (Majestic)761

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