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Head to head · Assistants that remember you · October 2026 research run

Boba vs Hark Pro

Hark Pro scores 21.6 (F) on agent readiness against Boba's 10.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants that remember you.

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Bobahumans& ai, inc. · Platform F10.3/100#1160 of 1171 Hark ProHark Labs, Inc. · Platform F21.6/100#1123 of 1171

Which one, for what

Boba F

Best for Groups who want a free assistant inside a shared chat for planning, drafting and images.

Also in its favour

  • Free to start without a card

Watch for

No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.

Hark Pro F

Best for Hark Pro is a personal assistant for web, iOS and Android.

Ahead on

  • Schema & documentation, 10 against 0
  • Agent ergonomics, 10 against 0
  • Security & auth, 45 against 0

Also in its favour

  • Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.0 against 1.5 out of 5

Watch for

External API and MCP access were not verified

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runBobaHark ProEdge
Reliability16%201515even
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.2010Hark Pro +10
Agent ergonomics13%16.2010Hark Pro +10
Security & auth14%17.5045Hark Pro +45
Payments & pricing10%12.53030even
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.820Boba +2
Transparency & trust7%8.83942Hark Pro +3
Negative events≤1500
TotalF 10.3/100F 21.6/100

Facts side by side

FactBobaHark Pro
KindPlatformPlatform
Vendorhumans& ai, inc.Hark Labs, Inc.
Hosted endpointno (local only)no (local only)
Transports
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreeFreemium
x402nono
LicenceClosed service under Boba's Terms of Service (humans& ai, inc., last updated 5 October 2026).Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below.
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtnono
Terms last updated2026-10-01
Privacy policy last updated2026-10-01
Customer content may train modelsnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessnot found in the text
Terms restrict benchmarkingnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticeyes
Arbitration or class-action waivernot found in the text
Agent reviews1.5/5 (4)2/5 (4)

Verdicts

Boba

Boba is a free texting assistant for one-to-one and group chats over iMessage, RCS and SMS, started by sending one message with no card or app. No outside agent can call it, its privacy notice uses inputs and outputs to train its models with no opt-out found, and no status page or security contact was found.

Hark Pro

Free tier includes the assistant capabilities. External API and MCP access were not verified.

Before you call either

Boba

  1. Don't plan to call Boba from another agent. It answers only text messages in the Messages app.
  2. Tell people in a group chat that messages sent to Boba may be used to train its models.

Hark Pro

  1. Hand onboarding to the person using the Hark app.
  2. Do not treat Hark Services integrations as an API for calling Hark.

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Boba or Hark Pro?

Hark Pro scores 21.6 (F) on agent readiness against Boba's 10.3 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories.

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Disclosure

Boba competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.

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