LitList vs Beckon

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LitList compared with Beckon
Detail	LitList	Beckon
What it does	Reading tracker with spice ratings and trope tagging built for romantasy and BookTok readers	A Mac app that brings your Dock to your cursor in a ring around the pointer
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	CA	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Freemium
Pricing	Free forever: unlimited library, series tracking, reading timer, streaks, journal, quotes, spice ratings, trope tagging, friends, unlimited buddy reads, daily pick, and CSV export. LitList Plus: $5.99/month or $34.99/year for unlimited recommendation batches, mood and spice filters, all stats card t	Free: the ring for open apps, flick and click, your own shortcut, find any app by typing, Glass and Outline looks, zip, AirDrop and image conversions. Beckon Pro: $24, once, on up to 3 Macs, includes your Dock apps running or not, folders and Trash, websites, Shortcuts, files and collections, window
Key features	5-pepper spice scale for rating book steaminess 46 tropes searchable across your library Series tracker finds missing books in reading order Track physical books, ebooks and audiobooks together Unlimited buddy reads with spoiler protection Reading journal with mood tracking and quotes Shareable reading stats cards for social media Import libraries from other reading apps via CSV Family profiles to track children's reading	App ring around cursor with directional flicking Window switching with live thumbnails Pinned apps, folders and Trash access Website, Shortcut, file and collection management Dock hiding and hiding the Dock for good File drop actions: convert, compress, trim, redact, zip, send Customizable appearance with five look options and accent colors Pointer auto-follow after window selection Cross-display window placement with Shift+release Minimal memory footprint with instant activation
What makes it different	Spice data only from readers, never scraped or AI-generated Private journal entries never used to train AI models Built by a single independent reader-developer in Canada	Brings the Dock to your cursor instead of requiring travel to the bottom of the screen Works for mouse and trackpad users without requiring keyboard shortcuts One-time purchase with no subscription or account required Completely private with no analytics or data collection Fully restores original Dock settings if you change your mind
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)	1 no change since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	4	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	15	18
Referring domains (Majestic)	4	11

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