Build Mode vs MySkills

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Build Mode compared with MySkills
Detail	Build Mode	MySkills
What it does	Private time tracker for Mac that records focused work with one button	Small browser-first tools for real work
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
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: 3 PDF exports per day without sign-in, 10 per day when signed in, plus 5 bonus per social share. Pro Monthly: $5/month for 100 PDF exports per day, no watermark, custom footer, priority rendering. Pro Lifetime: $49 one-time for everything in Pro Monthly plus API access and custom templates.
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	Markdown to PDF conversion with browser preview and server rendering PDF to Markdown text extraction Subscription converter for VMess, VLESS, Trojan and Shadowsocks Free background remover for images
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	Simple cancellation by email with no retention practices
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	3 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	22	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	27	8
Referring domains (Majestic)	76	1

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