Squint vs Cinnamon

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Squint compared with Cinnamon
Detail	Squint	Cinnamon
What it does	Press a hotkey, drag a box around anything on your screen, and get instant AI explanations without switching apps	A personal AI agent your family can share
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	US	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Free trial
Pricing	Free: $0 per month (3 captures daily, 10 per week, Fast model only, up to 2 follow-ups). Plus: $10/month or yearly with 17% savings (2,000 credits monthly, both Fast and Best models, up to 10 follow-ups). A capture costs 1 credit on Fast model and 20 credits on Best model.	Free trial with 25 credits (15-25 tasks). Personal Plan: $9.99/month (50 credits/month, 1 member). Group Plan: $19.99/month (150 credits/month, up to 6 members). Group Plan Max: $99.99/month (1,000 credits/month, up to 10 members).
Key features	Hotkey activation for instant capture Streaming answers while capturing Follow-up questions within the same capture Two AI models (Fast and Best) Rich formatting with Markdown and code blocks 16 color themes including Dracula and Nord Multiple regions selection (up to 4) Local searchable chat history Multilingual support for 8+ languages	Plan trips with resorts, flights, and shared itineraries Tidy inbox with morning digest and draft replies Manage calendar with appointments, forms, and reminders Monitor prices and alert when thresholds are reached Review, edit, or delete all saved facts in plain English Approve every email, calendar invite, or external action before execution Gmail and Google Calendar connectors Monitor and summarize Gmail mailbox for family activities Research and compare products and local services
What makes it different	No app switching or context loss during workflow Fast enough that using it never becomes a decision Free plan is a real plan with no trial countdown or feature restriction Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux Captured content is deleted after answer returns	Human-in-the-loop approval for every action before it executes Transparent memory with plain-English facts you can edit or delete No ads, no data harvesting, no training models on user data Built by infrastructure veterans from Meta, Amazon, and earlier startups
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	3 −1 (down) since last check	2 −4 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	5	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	16
Referring domains (Majestic)	65	7

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