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Cove vs Notchy
Notchy is a free notch app with a huge list of small features. Cove focuses on native performance and real work tools: capture, edit, convert, and on-device AI that pulls LaTeX, diagrams and text off your screen.
| Cove | Notchy | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free · Pro $5 once | Free |
| Pricing model | One-time, price locked | Free, donation-supported |
| Platform | macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple Silicon | macOS 13+, Intel & Apple Silicon |
Where Cove wins
- LaTeX Grab and Diagram Grab, which Notchy doesn't have
- A full image editor with markup, plus curves and HSL photo adjustments
- Video pipelines: HEVC compression, GIFs and audio extraction on the media engine
- On-device dictation that types into any app
- Live Flights, Maps ETA with leave-by reminders, and a mic/camera indicator
- SwiftUI + Rust core, event-driven with no background polling
Where Notchy is strong
- Free with a very long feature list
- Face Unlock, desktop pets and a teleprompter
- Runs on macOS 13 and Intel Macs
- Localised into many languages
| Price | Free + $5 Pro (once) | Free |
|---|---|---|
| Now Playing, timers, calendar, HUDs | ||
| File shelf with AirDrop | ||
| Weather | ||
| Maps ETA + leave-by reminders | ||
| Live flight tracking | ||
| Mic & camera in-use indicator | ||
| Full image editor + markup | ||
| Curves / HSL photo adjustments | ||
| Video → HEVC / GIF / audio | ||
| LaTeX Grab (screen/PDF → LaTeX) | ||
| Diagram Grab (PDF → vector SVG) | ||
| On-device dictation into any app | ||
| Clipboard history | ||
| AI usage limits (Claude Code, Codex…) | ||
| Native Rust core for heavy lifting |
Notchy details are taken from Notchy's website as of October 2026. Prices and features may change.