CaughtShipping vs PopTask

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CaughtShipping compared with PopTask
Detail	CaughtShipping	PopTask
What it does	A desktop app that monitors work applications after your declared curfew and publicly reports when you miss your cutoff time.	AI to-do list that understands plain language and learns how you work
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: up to 3 active tasks, natural language input, dictation, widgets, Siri, calendar sync, repeats, reminders, AI steps. Pro: $49.99 once (or $14.99/year or $4.99/month), unlimited tasks, custom lists, everything in Free, available on Mac, iPhone and iPad. Pop: $9.99/month after free week with 20
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	Voice assistant Pop that plans your day by suggesting task times Two-way calendar sync with Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Reminders AI-powered task breakdown into steps Learning from corrections to improve suggestions over time Global shortcuts on Mac to add tasks without leaving other apps Support for 9 languages in dictation and typing Reminders at task time and before with customizable defaults Automatic repeating task setup from plain text Streak tracking showing completed tasks as daily grid squares
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	Tasks added from plain language without formatting or date pickers Voice assistant that learns your schedule and suggests task times Complete privacy with on-device processing and iCloud sync only Free forever plan with no limits on basic features Built and maintained by one developer with direct support
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	5 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	3	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	28	20
Referring domains (Majestic)	37	108

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