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LookAway vs Stretchly

If you're deciding between LookAway and Stretchly, this quick comparison will help. Both are popular break reminder apps for macOS, but they differ in focus, experience, and flexibility.

Features LookAway Stretchly
Customization options (custom break text, backgrounds, sounds) ✅ Extensive - Highly customizable breaks with custom text, backgrounds, sounds, and images ✅ Moderate - Basic customization for breaks, notifications, transparency mode
Blink Reminders ✅ Yes - Dedicated blink reminders with customizable settings ❌ No
Posture Reminders ✅ Yes - Dedicated posture reminders with customizable settings ❌ No
Intelligent Detection (meetings, video, gameplay) ✅ Yes - Automatic detection of meetings, videos, screen sharing, gameplay ❌ No intelligent detection
App Ignore List ✅ Yes ❌ No dedicated list
Native macOS App ✅ Yes - Optimized Swift app, lighter resource usage ❌ No - Electron app (non-native)
Focus Mode Integration ✅ Yes - Automatic with macOS Focus Filters ⚠️ Partial - Manual via shortcuts/workarounds
Run AppleScript/Shortcuts on Break ✅ Yes - Run AppleScript and Shortcuts on break ❌ No