SeatPlanning vs Halopen

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SeatPlanning compared with Halopen
Detail	SeatPlanning	Halopen
What it does	Drag-and-drop seating chart maker for weddings, events and classrooms	Mac dictation that types exactly what you said
Stage	Not given	Startup
Founded	2023	2026
Based in	Not given	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Free trial
Pricing	Free plan: up to 40 guests, 5 tables, 1 seating chart. Event Pass: $29 one-time for one event with up to 500 seats and 40 tables. Premium: $39/month for unlimited charts, up to 1000 seats per project, 80 tables. Professional: $89/month for unlimited everything including 5000 elements and unlimited c	Free trial for 14 days, no card required. Then Pro Monthly at $19/month, Pro Annual at $179/year (saving $49 vs monthly), or Pro Lifetime at $499 one-time. Educational discount: 50% off Monthly or Annual with a .edu email address. Cancel anytime.
Key features	Drag-and-drop interface for tables and seats Import guest lists from Excel and CSV RSVP collection with email verification PDF and Excel export with custom branding QR code check-in for events Automatic seat distribution algorithm Multiple table shapes: round, rectangular, banquet Custom venue floor plans Guest dietary and accessibility tracking Real-time collaboration with team members	Hold-to-talk hotkey dictation in Mail, Slack, editors, terminal and browser Verbatim transcription by default with optional cleanup settings per app Live partial transcript caption visible while speaking On-device speech processing on Apple Silicon after model download Personal dictionary to bias transcription toward names and technical terms Voice snippets—short trigger words that expand to full text before insertion Lost-dictation recovery—transcripts and audio preserved if delivery fails Long-form dictation up to 10 minutes per hold without word limits Menu-bar native Swift app with no Dock icon or notification popups Choice of cloud or local transcription with audit log of network activity
What makes it different	Built from personal wedding planning pain point Works for any event type from weddings to conferences No technical skills required to use Free plan exists for small events with no credit card needed Personal support directly from the developers	Verbatim by default—leaves grammar and slang alone, unlike most AI dictation that automatically tidies speech On-device recognition option on Apple Silicon keeps your speech processing entirely on your Mac Transparent claims you can verify—signed, notarized, listed frameworks, and audit log visible in the app Built by one maker as a native Swift app designed to feel natural with the keyboard Works system-wide in your text fields without floating windows or interruptions
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)	6 +1 (up) since last check	6 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	18	6
Citation Flow (Majestic)	26	21
Referring domains (Majestic)	101	8

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