SheetBrain vs Crest

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SheetBrain compared with Crest
Detail	SheetBrain	Crest
What it does	Google Sheets add-on that detects spreadsheet bugs and generates formulas in seconds	Answer Claude Code approvals from your MacBook's notch
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Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Free plan: $0/month with unlimited Sheet Check scans and 15 AI calls per month. Pro plan: $9/month for 1,000 AI calls per month. Both plans include all tools (Check, Repair, Audit, Generate, Explain, Debug), shareable audit reports, and six custom functions.	Crest Pro: $14.99 once (use on 2 Macs, updates through Crest 7). Crest Cloud + Drop add-on: 50 GB for $4.99/month or $39.99/year; 200 GB for $7.99/month or $79.99/year. 7-day free trial of everything with no card required.
Key features	Broken reference detection and repair Mixed data type detection in columns Duplicate lookup key detection Visible formula error flagging (#N/A, #VALUE!, #DIV/0!, #REF!) AI-powered formula generation from plain English Formula explanation and debugging Schema repair for renamed and moved columns Six custom functions (HEALTH, ISSUES, GENERATE, EXPLAIN, EXTRACT, CLASSIFY) Multi-sheet context awareness for formula generation	Display Claude Code permission prompts on the MacBook notch Answer with Allow or Deny with a single tap View full command details before approving Answer Claude's multiple-choice questions from the notch Support for Codex CLI Support for GitHub Copilot CLI Visible on any display, even over fullscreen apps Works with Claude Code's native hook system
What makes it different	Deterministic error detection without AI calls for basic spreadsheet health checks Reads full spreadsheet context (headers, data types, column positions) before generating formulas Flat $9/month pricing with AI included, no API keys required Schema Repair automatically fixes formulas after column changes without manual rewriting	Shows prompts on the notch, visible over any fullscreen app or external display One-time purchase with no subscription required Uses native hooks instead of patching or injecting No API key or extra signup required
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Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	1 no change since last check	8 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	9
Citation Flow (Majestic)	14	31
Referring domains (Majestic)	8	107

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