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Chela vs Pippin

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Chela compared with Pippin
DetailChela logo ChelaPippin logo Pippin
What it doesAI voice notes app that turns natural speech into organised notes, tasks, reminders, and searchable memory A Mac app that writes and keeps your to-do list from the text on your screen
StageNot given MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given Not given
Pricing modelFreemium Free
PricingFree plan: manual task creation and metric tracking. Starter: $16.99/month for 15 hours of audio per month, AI-organised notes and actions, searchable memory and journal, habit and progress tracking. Pro: $24.99/month for 60 hours of audio per month, plus everything in Starter including long-form me Free during beta. AI costs depend on your provider: ChatGPT plan costs vary by subscription, Claude API costs $100 to $500 per month in credits, OpenRouter uses pay-per-use pricing.
Key features
  • AI voice note transcription and organisation
  • Automatic task and reminder creation from voice
  • Health and workout tracking by voice
  • Proactive reminders and daily briefings
  • Searchable memory with semantic search
  • Voice journaling with contextual information
  • Offline voice recording
  • Support for 50+ languages
  • Data encryption and privacy protection
  • Auto-updates tasks as they progress in emails and chat apps
  • Recents section shows up to ten rows from the last three days
  • Works with any Mac app that supports macOS Accessibility
  • Local data storage on Mac with no cloud sync
  • Masks passwords, API keys, tokens and sensitive numbers before saving
  • Screen reading checks every 15 seconds via macOS Accessibility
  • Voice chat interface to ask questions and give commands
  • Pause screen awareness for an hour or longer when needed
  • Requires macOS 15 or later with Apple silicon
What makes it different
  • Turns natural speech directly into organized tasks, reminders and health logs without manual typing
  • Captures context around activities and tasks for later reference and pattern recognition
  • Proactive reminders based on voice-noted commitments and patterns
  • Search across all captured information using natural language questions
  • Free plan available with manual task and metric tracking
  • Writes tasks automatically from screen text instead of requiring manual typing
  • Keeps to-do list current without manual updates as work progresses
  • Uses your own AI provider instead of running proprietary servers
  • All data stored locally on Mac with no cloud account or server access to screen text
  • Never reads passwords or common password managers like 1Password and Bitwarden
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)7 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)20
Citation Flow (Majestic)130
Referring domains (Majestic)270

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