Dictami vs ShardStitch

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Dictami compared with ShardStitch
Detail	Dictami	ShardStitch
What it does	Hold a key, speak, and punctuated text appears in any app in about half a second	Local-first AI coding memory and recovery for Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, and more
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Not given	Paid
Pricing	Monthly: $5.99 per month with automatic renewal; Lifetime: $29.99 paid once with no renewal. Both include every language, every model, and all updates. Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked.	$49 one-time lifetime license, no subscription or recurring fees, Windows/macOS/Linux desktop apps included
Key features	On-device transcription with no server involved 30 languages at full speed with automatic punctuation Results in about half a second on Apple Silicon Macs	Session recovery across 31 AI coding tools including Claude, Cursor, Codex, Gemini, Cline, Devin, Windsurf, and more Git-aware state tracking with branch, diff, changed files, and recent commits Dependency graph showing file relationships and god-node detection 49 MCP tools callable directly from Claude Code, Cursor, Devin, and Windsurf Session Vault for local recovery history after crashes and outages Zero telemetry with local recovery and optional explicit exports only Hivy on-device intelligence for context trimming and drift detection Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop apps with CLI and VS Code/Cursor extension Council 12-agent review layer for risky handoffs to surface stale assumptions
What makes it different	Runs entirely on your Mac with no audio sent to any server Automatic punctuation placed by the app, not dictated by the user Lifetime license never expires after one-time purchase Built and supported by a single independent developer	Recovers from disk state without needing the old session alive, unlike transcript-based approaches Works after the session ends or is locked out, unlike /compact or /handoff skills Formats for 31 AI tools instead of locking you into one platform Local-first with zero telemetry and no cloud sync unless explicitly configured
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)	4 no change since last check	8 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	21	20
Referring domains (Majestic)	12	24

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