Build Mode vs Panza

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Build Mode compared with Panza
Detail	Build Mode	Panza
What it does	Private time tracker for Mac that records focused work with one button	Life has enough shit to remember
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	HU
Pricing model	Paid	Not given
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.	Not given
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	Document scanning and uploading Optical character recognition to extract key details Visual card display with extracted details Original document storage with each card Document search functionality Document sharing with granular access control Private document storage Family document organization
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	Keeps original documents alongside extracted details rather than replacing them On-device text recognition for privacy Quick visual card interface for instant document details AI-assisted field extraction with manual editing capability
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	2
Citation Flow (Majestic)	27	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	76	4

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