TapNoise vs Stay Human

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TapNoise compared with Stay Human
Detail	TapNoise	Stay Human
What it does	Satisfying keyboard sounds for your Mac with Tappy, a desktop buddy	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	Not given	TR
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	Solo: US$14.99 for 1 Mac (launch price US$5.99 for first 500 licenses); Duo: US$20.99 for 2 Macs (launch price US$7.99 for first 500 licenses). One-time payment with 7-day money-back guarantee.	26 cards free. Decks 2.99 each, one-time purchase.
Key features	Clean Mode for safe keyboard cleaning Knock commands for music control and screen locking Guard Mode with theft alarm and charger detection Agent Sounds for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex Song Mode to play melodies while typing Real-time typing speed and daily streak tracking Automatic silence during calls and meetings Break buddy reminders to prevent typing strain	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	Detects key pressure through motion sensor for responsive volume One-time purchase with all features and updates included forever Responsive desktop companion that reacts to typing and system events Works with AI coding agents to notify when tasks complete	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 (down) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	7	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	23	17
Referring domains (Majestic)	20	3

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