# Hark Pro vs Poke (slim)

> Poke scores 37.6 (F) to Hark Pro's 21.6 (F) for assistants that remember you. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Poke scores 37.6 (F) on agent readiness against Hark Pro's 21.6 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Hark Pro leads on security & auth. Both do assistants that remember you.

- Hark Pro: F 21.6, rank #1123 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hark-pro.min.md
- Poke: F 37.6, rank #1086 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/poke.min.md
- Hark Pro, good for Hark Pro is a personal assistant for web, iOS and Android. Ahead on Security & auth, 45 against 24.
- Poke, good for One person who wants an assistant in their text messages that reads and drafts mail, manages a calendar and reaches other apps through MCP. Ahead on Reliability, 51 against 15; Schema & documentation, 42 against 10; Agent ergonomics, 30 against 10; Maintenance & community, 31 against 0; Transparency & trust, 58 against 42.

| Category | Hark Pro | Poke |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 15 | 51 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 10 | 42 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 10 | 30 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 24 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 0 | 31 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 42 | 58 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Hark Pro | Poke |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Hark Labs, Inc. | The Interaction Company of California Inc. |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below. | Proprietary service under Poke's Terms of Service. The `poke` npm package (CLI and Node.js SDK) declares MIT |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-06-25 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-03-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | 2026-09-11 |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) |