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Backsight vs TickerNotch

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Backsight compared with TickerNotch
DetailBacksight logo BacksightTickerNotch logo TickerNotch
What it doesit notices what you can't Stock and crypto ticker, weather and news in your MacBook notch
StageMVP Startup
FoundedNot given 2026
Based inNot given GR
Pricing modelFree Not given
PricingRecording and the dashboard are free. Encrypted sync and the agent interface are paid add-ons, available later. Free version forever with one ticker, one weather slot, one social counter, one news channel, one alert and one menu bar pin. Pro: $5 per month or $40 lifetime.
Key features
  • On-device audio transcription that never leaves your device
  • End-to-end encrypted sync between your own devices
  • Pattern detection including themes, repetition, distributions and correlations
  • Weekly and monthly mood and energy tracking
  • Theme distribution analysis over time
  • Accountless operation with encryption keys as identity
  • Unlimited data export as CSV or JSON
  • Works offline
  • Planned MCP server for local agent integration
  • Live tickers for stocks, crypto, indices and commodities with real-time crypto prices and 15-minute delayed stock prices
  • Weather slots with multiple metrics like temperature, feels-like, rain chance and UV index for any city
  • Live social follower and subscriber counts from YouTube, GitHub, Twitch, Bluesky and Mastodon
  • System metrics showing CPU, memory, network download and upload speeds sampled locally
  • RSS news marquee with breaking item flags and multi-channel support
  • Menu bar pinning for individual tickers and metrics
  • Candlestick charts with timeframes from 1 minute to 1 day and technical indicators
  • Portfolio holdings tracking with dollar profit/loss instead of daily percentage
  • Price and percentage move alerts with rolling window or daily open options
  • Technical indicators including moving averages, Bollinger Bands, RSI, MACD, Supertrend and Volume Profile
What makes it different
  • No account required; keys are your identity
  • Complete data privacy; company cannot read your records
  • No dark patterns, streaks, guilt or nagging
  • Describes patterns without diagnosis or coaching
  • No account required; all data and settings stay on your Mac with no sync or cloud
  • Lives in menu bar with no Dock icon; works on MacBooks without notch via simulated notch mode
  • Private by design with daily usage reporting optional and fully disableable
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 (down) since last check16 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)70
Citation Flow (Majestic)148
Referring domains (Majestic)1853

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