JP the Cat vs Shepi for Herdr

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JP the Cat compared with Shepi for Herdr
Detail	JP the Cat	Shepi for Herdr
What it does	Track token usage and costs for AI coding agents on your Mac	Native Mac client for Herdr that shares terminal sessions and makes working with AI coding agents a pleasure
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
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Pricing model	Paid	Free trial
Pricing	$12.99 one-time for one Mac; $9.99 per additional Mac. Includes free updates. 7-day free trial with no card required. After trial, the menu-bar cost total stays free; a license unlocks the full dashboard, widget, and alerts.	$19.99 once, every future update included
Key features	Real-time menu bar cost display with cache-aware deduplication for Claude Official 5-hour and weekly limit percentages for Codex, Claude, and Grok macOS widget in small, medium, and large sizes 24 themes including Sunlit light and Midnight dark modes Per-provider and per-model cost breakdown dashboard Configurable 7, 14, 30, or 90-day time windows 80% usage alert with native macOS banner and optional meow sound Notarized by Apple and Developer ID signed Local-first design with no data upload to servers	Session sharing between terminal and Mac app Diff view for agent changes Remote server support over SSH Pane management and splitting Search across all agents and machines Inbox for missed agent activity Keyboard macros for common tasks Support for multiple coding agents Agent handoff and task continuation
What makes it different	Accurate real-dollar costs for Claude with cache awareness, unlike free tools that misprice cache tokens Native Swift app with no Electron, designed for performance and minimal menu bar footprint One-time purchase with free updates, no subscription or account required Completely local data privacy—no prompts, code, or tokens ever leave your Mac	Agents keep running when you quit, on this Mac and your servers Real-time amber alerts instead of constant checking One-time $19.99 purchase with all future updates Shares sessions with Herdr's terminal UI, not a separate runtime Works with every agent Herdr recognizes
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)	5 no change since last check	11 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	1	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	19
Referring domains (Majestic)	29	8

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