Presence vs Pippin

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Presence compared with Pippin
Detail	Presence	Pippin
What it does	Live availability and meeting status display for families, teams, and offices	A Mac app that writes and keeps your to-do list from the text on your screen
Stage	MVP	MVP
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Free trial	Free
Pricing	Free during beta. Planned individual pricing: $5.99 per month. Verified nonprofits: free core plan. Team pricing starts at $49 per month ($6 per person for 15 people), calculated as $1,080 billed annually.	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	Automatic availability status from calendar and meetings Support for Google Calendar, Outlook, Microsoft 365, and iCloud Browser meeting and call detection Private shared status links Tablet and office display support Status light integration with BusyTag Organization and reception views for teams Manual status controls and quick updates BUSY Bar Focus handoff integration in beta	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	Updates automatically based on real-time calendar and meeting activity	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 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)	28 +9 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	19	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	0
Referring domains (Majestic)	19	0

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