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Systune vs HeyDock

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Systune compared with HeyDock
DetailSystune logo SystuneHeyDock logo HeyDock
What it doesClean your Mac without the guesswork A Mac Dock replacement that reshapes itself around what you're doing
StageMVP Not given
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PricingUS$39 once for three Macs in one household with two years of updates (direct). Mac App Store edition planned at US$39 once with final pricing to follow App Store tiers. First 100 waitlist signups receive free lifetime license including all future versions. 14-day full trial and 30-day refund planned 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
  • 103 cleaning categories with four risk levels
  • 92 security and privacy checks with one-click fixes
  • 300 macOS settings with profiles, snapshots and undo
  • Disk analysis with list, treemap, ring and file-kind views
  • Duplicate and large-file finder
  • Command-line interface with JSON output
  • Full-screen terminal dashboard
  • iPhone companion over local network
  • 67 maintenance tasks including rebuilds and service restarts
  • Startup item and launch daemon inspector
  • 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
  • All changes listed and confirmed before removal with a test strip showing exact paths and bytes
  • Protected system paths refused and user files offered to Trash with regenerable caches deleted in place
  • Five rounds of independent security, correctness and performance review with published findings
  • Local processing with no analytics, crash reporting or scan result uploads
  • 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
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)11 +1 (up) since last check6 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)72
Citation Flow (Majestic)206
Referring domains (Majestic)171

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