MacCove vs Cards+

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MacCove compared with Cards+
Detail	MacCove	Cards+
What it does	Make Excel work the way it does on Windows, natively on your Mac	Private digital wallet for IDs, cards, and documents on iPhone
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	IN	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Not given
Pricing	Free trial for 7 days with usage limits; $4.99/month or $49.99 lifetime license for unlimited shortcuts and advanced features	Cards+ Free (free, up to 15 cards), Cards+ Lite (€1.99 one-time purchase), Cards+ Pro (€4.99 one-time purchase)
Key features	Windows Excel ribbon shortcuts mapped natively to macOS Local-first processing with no data transmission Apple Notarized for security and malware protection Works offline without internet connection Support for macOS 14.0+ (Sonoma and above) Referral discount program No setup required, works in under 60 seconds Zero keystroke logging or analytics collection	Local encrypted storage OCR text recognition and smart fields Expiry reminders and automatic deletion Apple Wallet export Apple Watch integration
What makes it different	No virtualization, emulation or Windows license required unlike Parallels or Boot Camp Native macOS app with Excel-specific shortcut awareness Complete privacy with local-only processing and no data collection Estimated 25+ hours monthly time savings for power users Preserves Windows muscle memory without retraining	Works universally for any physical document, not restricted to supported cards Smart reminders before documents expire
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)	9 +1 (up) since last check	20 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	17	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	15	18
Referring domains (Majestic)	24	15

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