Arlo vs Jot

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Arlo compared with Jot
Detail	Arlo	Jot
What it does	A Mac app that keeps your day in order and does the parts you hand it	Select, shift shift. It's a jot.
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	IN
Pricing model	Freemium	Paid
Pricing	Arlo Free: $0. Arlo: $25/mo	1 Mac: $9 launch (regular $29, one-time). 3 Macs: $24 launch (regular $87, one-time). 10 Macs: $69 launch (regular $290, one-time). 7-day refund, no questions asked.
Key features	Morning brief across mail and calendar Mail ranked by importance rather than arrival time Local task agents that draft against your files Mail index that stays on your machine Nothing is sent without your approval Local model support or bring your own Claude subscription Cross-device sync and web access Brief and alerts on phone, web and WhatsApp	Keystroke capture (Shift Shift) for text, images and screenshots Send to coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, T3 Code) MCP server for agent integration Command palette for merge and send operations Multiple transcription and cleanup models 3-day free trial of all features
What makes it different	All mail indexing and files stay on your machine by default App has no ability to send, reply, pay or schedule without you Free tier truly free with no time limit or card required Works offline on your machine	Completely local-first: no account, no sync, no renewals One-time purchase with no subscription Keyboard-first interface for fast capture Direct integration with coding agents for development workflows Plain markdown files owned by the user
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)	6 −4 (down) since last check	2 +2 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	1	9
Citation Flow (Majestic)	16	14
Referring domains (Majestic)	17	2

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