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THE ACTUAL APP · CAPTURED ON macOS

From signal to source evidence.

These are unedited product captures from the release interface. They show the complete workflow: pulse, account access, observation scope, evidence records, and agent-readiness inspection.

The claim, and why it is checkable

Most GEO tools in this category are hosted, which means analysing a draft requires uploading it. For a lot of professional work that is the end of the conversation — the draft is embargoed, the client's contract forbids it, or the material is regulated. IndexHalo App exists for that case.

It is not a trimmed-down companion app. The measurement modules are byte-identical with the hosted platform: the same signal scoring, the same RAG retrieval audit, the same consensus and entity engines, and the full Citation Studio with all fourteen block types. A score computed on your Mac and a score computed on the server cannot disagree, because it is the same code.

The privacy claim is verifiable rather than asserted. New installations keep app data under ~/Library/Application Support/IndexHaloApp, and the app contains no telemetry client. Public-page fetches and authorized observation sessions are visible, user-initiated network operations; local files and stored reports stay in app storage.

What it does

• Citation Studio — compose citation-ready pages block by block, scored live, exported as HTML and JSON-LD.
• Content Lab — RAG retrieval audit, retrieval drift, consensus divergence and edge-SEO patches against a live page or a draft that has never been published.
• Answer-engine observation — customer-supplied or authorized answers archived with the exact question, source, capture time, citations, and explicit coverage gaps.
• Metrics that admit uncertainty — presence, share of voice, sentiment and citation share, every rate with its sample size and 95% confidence interval.
• Hallucination detection — answers contradicting your FactBase are flagged with the claim, the fact it contradicts, and the archived record.
• The full intelligence panel — persona stress tests, defensive probes, citation poaching and parentage, cross-language drift, and the fair-use audit.

Which edition should you use?

They are complements rather than alternatives. A common pattern is drafting and checking in IndexHalo App, then publishing and monitoring with the hosted platform — or running client work locally and delivering the report from the AI Intelligence Hub.

Getting it

Both Mac editions use your IndexHalo web account and shared credit balance. The direct-download edition opens secure, one-time Stripe Checkout on the hosted site; the Mac App Store edition uses Apple's one-time consumable purchases. Neither edition contains recurring billing.

IndexHalo does not fund automatic model collection. Add answer evidence you already hold or authorize a supported customer session; each accepted observation retains its declared source and capture scope. If no source is available, the answer field stays unavailable.

Questions

Does IndexHalo App need an account?+

Yes. The unified AI Intelligence Hub uses a signed-in account so prepaid credits, security controls and analysis history remain attributable. The local edition stores its analysis records on this Mac.

What actually leaves my Mac?+

IndexHalo App has no telemetry client. Network requests happen only when you submit a public URL, authenticate a service action, or explicitly authorize an observation source. Local files and stored reports remain in app storage.

Where is my data stored?+

New installations use ~/Library/Application Support/IndexHaloApp as readable local data. Existing installations that already contain records in the former IndexNow directory continue using that legacy location so earlier analyses are not abandoned. Re-analysis creates new records rather than silently rewriting completed evidence.

Is it the same engine as the hosted product?+

Yes. The measurement modules are byte-identical between the two codebases, including Citation Studio, so a score computed locally and one computed on the hosted platform cannot disagree.

What does it cost?+

The IndexHalo for Mac app can be installed and used for local source analysis without a separate desktop licence. Tracked live observations use the prepaid credit balance on the signed-in IndexHalo account.

How do payments work on Mac?+

The direct-download edition opens the same secure one-time Stripe Checkout used by the hosted product. The Mac App Store edition uses Apple's one-time consumable purchases instead. Neither edition creates a subscription or automatic renewal.

Can I sign in with Apple or Google?+

Yes. Both macOS editions support native Sign in with Apple, Google sign-in, and email accounts. Authentication completes in your browser and returns securely to the app.

What is not in the desktop edition?+

Anything that requires an always-on hosted service while your Mac is asleep, including unattended scheduled collections. The local app otherwise follows the same evidence contract as the hosted AI Intelligence Hub.