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StowQR vs HeyDock

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StowQR compared with HeyDock
DetailStowQR logo StowQRHeyDock logo HeyDock
What it doesTurn your storage boxes into a searchable database A Mac Dock replacement that reshapes itself around what you're doing
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PricingPro Annual: $29.99/year (about $2.49/month) after 3-day free trial. Pro Lifetime: $99.99 one-time payment. Both plans include unlimited totes, AI photo cataloging, QR labels, cloud sync, and CSV export. Solo: $19 one-time for one Mac (was $19, now $9 with founding discount for first 500 buyers). Duo: $29 one-time for two Macs (was $29, now $19 with founding discount for first 500 buyers). Pro+ planned for v2 at $4 per month or $36 per year as optional add-on. Every 1.x update included. US dollars b
Key features
  • AI Auto Inventory with Itemify
  • Personalized QR Code labels
  • Print-at-home labels on standard paper
  • Instant search across inventory
  • Real-time cloud sync
  • CSV export for backup
  • Multi-platform support
  • Family account sharing
  • Customizable label designs
  • Web app for browsing and searching
  • Task-based modes with custom apps, sites and widgets per mode
  • Stay-or-switch gate during Focus with friction-based pauses
  • On-device AI that judges whether apps and sites fit your current mode
  • Held notifications delivered as one digest when you switch modes
  • Session restore showing where you left off with notes on your work
  • 30 live widgets customizable per mode or desktop
  • Full macOS Dock replacement including Downloads, Trash and badges
  • Claude Code integration with cards when sessions finish
  • Browser extension for Chrome, Brave, Arc and Edge to gate sites
  • Twelve themes with four kinds of glass and mode wallpapers
What makes it different
  • No proprietary hardware needed—print labels at home on standard paper
  • AI automatically names items from a single photo
  • Search function works without opening boxes
  • Family can share the same inventory across devices
  • Affordable lifetime option instead of annual subscription
  • Friction instead of walls—pauses make drifting a choice, not traps
  • Privacy by default with on-device AI that never leaves your Mac
  • Pay once with no subscription for a native, lightweight app
  • Dock reshapes with your task instead of filtering by app
  • One-time purchase keeps working offline for up to 30 days
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Open sourceNot given Not given
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Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)Not checked yet no change since last check6 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)22
Citation Flow (Majestic)186
Referring domains (Majestic)91

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