WELTEN vs Compass

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WELTEN compared with Compass
Detail	WELTEN	Compass
What it does	Mac focus timer that grows a forest behind your desktop icons	Voice-first AI notebook for founders that captures thinking, organizes it automatically, and surfaces patterns
Stage	Startup	MVP
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Freemium	Free trial
Pricing	Free: 10 focus sessions. One-time purchase: €24.99 includes Waldlichtung forest world, two personal installations and published 1.x updates.	14-day free trial, then $9.99/month or $99.99/year. Price will increase to $19.99/month after the first 100 founding members. Early access members keep $9.99/month as long as subscription stays continuously active.
Key features	Customizable focus sessions from 1 to 180 minutes Desktop forest visualization with seven tree families Background sound options including forest ambience and white, pink or brown noise Pomodoro timer with customizable breaks and rounds Integration with Apple Reminders Mac Focus automation with Do Not Disturb Multi-display support Persistent forest that never withers Optional Wurzel companion on desktop Automatic forest archiving after 500 sessions	Voice capture with automatic transcription Conversation Mode for multi-speaker meeting recording Automatic note organization and topic tagging Pattern and insight detection across notes Memory of people and relationships Weekly review with progress tracking Post drafting for X and LinkedIn AES-256-GCM encryption and note export Search by meaning across all notes Multiple projects per account
What makes it different	Forest visualization grows behind desktop icons without changing wallpaper No account or subscription required, data stays on your Mac	Purpose-built for founders with automatic pattern detection across weeks of thinking AI handles organization automatically without manual folder creation Voice-first capture at the speed of thought Records multi-speaker meetings with speaker separation
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)	Not checked yet no change since last check	25 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	0	9
Citation Flow (Majestic)	1	20
Referring domains (Majestic)	6	31

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