CaughtShipping vs MD Flow

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CaughtShipping compared with MD Flow
Detail	CaughtShipping	MD Flow
What it does	A desktop app that monitors work applications after your declared curfew and publicly reports when you miss your cutoff time.	Native app for browsing Markdown folders on Mac, iPhone, and iPad with instant preview
Stage	Startup	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	GB	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: Wall of Rest, Blotter, fall cards, public profile, 2 emergency overrides and 4 pause days per month. Rested: $7/month or $60/year (Save 29%), adds all-day per-app hourly tracking, full Reports dashboard, weekly Rest Report Card, one automatic pardon per month.	Free: browse and preview Markdown, 2 connected folders, 5 recent files, works offline. MD Flow Pro: $7.99 one-time purchase (US price; varies by region), unlimited connected folders, 50 recent files, search inside documents, PDF export, email drafts. Single purchase covers Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Key features	Curfew monitoring with customizable hours between 8 PM and 10 PM Grace period of 1, 2, 3, or 5 minutes to close work apps Public Wall of Rest leaderboard ranked by current streak Public Blotter showing falls with timestamps and app names 2 emergency overrides per month to cancel countdown without fall 4 pause days per month to skip monitoring entirely Strict mode with zero grace period for no-mercy tracking Rested premium tier with hourly tracking and reports dashboard Weekly Rest Report Card shareable as PNG Never collects window titles, file names, URLs, keystrokes or screenshots	Instant Markdown preview with Mermaid diagrams, KaTeX math, callouts, and YAML frontmatter support Browse folders of Markdown files with live previews Full-text search across connected folders (Pro) PDF export with math, diagrams, callouts and tables (Pro) Works with iCloud, Dropbox, and local folders No account required, files stay on device Unlimited connected folders (Pro) Higher volume of recent and loose files (Pro) Universal purchase for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
What makes it different	Public accountability mechanism where violations are published on a leaderboard to enforce compliance Never blocks applications or restricts your work, only watches and reports Extreme privacy protection: only tracks foreground time, never captures keystrokes or screen content Flexible customization from 1-5 minute grace periods and optional strict mode Permanent free tier with full core features: Wall, Blotter, streaks and emergency tools	Reader, not an editor—lightweight and focused on reading Markdown Private by default with no account, sign-in, or cloud requirement Native on Mac, iPhone, and iPad with one universal purchase One-time purchase instead of subscription Works offline and doesn't move or sync your files
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)	2 no change since last check	2 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	28	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	37	24

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