Barside vs Stay Human

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Barside compared with Stay Human
Detail	Barside	Stay Human
What it does	Your second brain on your desktop	One card a day with one real thing to do. Then the app goes quiet.
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	Not given	2026
Based in	CA	TR
Pricing model	Free	Freemium
Pricing	Free for the desktop app. Barside Plus: US$20 a month or US$200 a year. Paid Spaces: creators set their own pricing through Stripe, with Barside taking 8% (5% for Plus subscribers).	26 cards free. Decks 2.99 each, one-time purchase.
Key features	Notes with rich formatting including headings, checklists, tables, code and links Integrated drawing and diagramming with Excalidraw editor Screen recording that saves directly into notes Video transcription with timestamps AI-powered search across all notes and content Built-in password manager with auto-fill Video meetings for up to 6 people Cloud backup with up to 90 days of history for Plus subscribers Team Spaces with chat, polls and shared notes AI agents that run on schedule with approval workflow	One card delivered daily with a single human action No feed or infinite scroll Haptic feedback when marking tasks complete Unique daily order per device Photo attachment to cards stored locally only Card library organized by suit Optional reminder notifications at custom time windows
What makes it different	Completely free for core features with local-first architecture requiring no account Replaces 10+ subscription apps in one unified desktop application AI agents with approval workflow for safe automation Integrated screen recording and transcription without external tools Supports multiple operating systems with native desktop integration	No account, no server, no data collection One-time card deck purchases instead of subscriptions Hand-written cards by one person, not AI or algorithms Offline functionality with everything stored locally on device No addictive metrics or gamification elements
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)	15 +4 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	14	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	17
Referring domains (Majestic)	12	3

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