Smooth Recorder vs shipnoted

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Smooth Recorder compared with shipnoted
Detail	Smooth Recorder	shipnoted
What it does	Record beautiful demos without editing	Changelog, feedback board, and roadmap that integrate with your git workflow
Stage	MVP	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	$9 once during early access, $19 at launch. No subscription.	Free: 1 project, changelog, feedback board, roadmap, widget, 100 email subscribers, 3 AI drafts/month. Pro: $190/year (14-day free trial), includes custom domain, GitHub/Linear/Slack/Discord integration, 2,500 subscribers, 60 AI drafts/month. Team: $490/year (14-day free trial), 5 projects, unlimite
Key features	Auto-zoom from your clicks Smooth cursor motion One-key capture for screenshots, recording, GIF, scrolling and text Cut video by editing transcript Captions made on Mac Smart Redact for hiding sensitive information Screenshot annotation editor 3D angles and tilt for screenshots Export to MP4, MOV and GIF 76 wallpapers with gradients and filters	React hooks for changelog, feedback board, and roadmap Framework-free core with Vue, Svelte, Solid and plain script support GitHub integration to draft release notes from pull requests Linear, Slack, and Discord integration Optimistic voting with server synchronization Email notifications when votes ship Custom domain support AI-generated release notes from pull request metadata Server-rendered first paint and double opt-in subscriptions REST API, webhooks, and CLI access
What makes it different	One-time purchase instead of subscription Edit video by cutting words from transcript All processing runs on your Mac with no cloud uploads Native macOS app built in SwiftUI and AppKit Multiple capture types from single hotkey	Fully customizable appearance: you write the markup so it looks like your product Automatic AI release notes from GitHub pull requests and pull request titles Framework-agnostic core available to Vue, Svelte, Solid and plain JavaScript Flat pricing that never counts readers, voters, or widget loads Founding lifetime deal: permanent Pro features for $149 per founder
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)	18 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	19	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	24	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	61	0

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