Comparison

Pocket vs Scriben

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Pocket

This AI-powered personal assistant captures your thoughts, meetings, and ideas effortlessly without needing your phone. It organizes, summarizes, and transforms your raw thinking into actionable tasks and notes, all while prioritizing your privacy.

Highlights
  • Hands-free idea capture
  • Automatic transcription and summarization
  • Organizes and connects ideas
  • Converts thoughts to tasks and notes
  • Privacy-focused design
  • Wearable device integration
Features
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Pocket is your always-on AI personal assistant -- a wearable device that captures every idea, meeting, and moment without ever reaching for your phone. CAPTURE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION Speak naturally and let Pocket do the rest. No typing, no unlocking your phone, no breaking your flow. Your thoughts are captured the instant they happen. AI THAT ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS YOU Pocket doesn't just transcribe -- it organizes, summarizes, and connects your ideas. Surface insights you didn't know you had. FROM THOUGHT TO ACTION Turn fleeting ideas into tasks, reminders, and notes automatically. Pocket transforms raw thinking into structured, actionable information. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your thoughts are yours. Pocket is built with privacy at its core -- your data stays secure and under your control. Whether you're a creative thinker, a busy professional, or someone who simply wants to stop forgetting great ideas -- Pocket keeps up with your mind so you don't have to. Download Pocket and never lose another thought.

About

Scriben

This AI-powered pen records, transcribes, and summarizes conversations in real-time. It offers full transcripts with speaker labels, concise AI summaries, and automatically extracted action items, all without needing to interact with your phone.

Highlights
  • Real ink pen with integrated AI recorder
  • Automatic transcription with speaker labels
  • AI-generated meeting summaries
  • Extracted action items
  • Multilingual support and real-time code-switching
  • Automatic syncing to the app
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Your pen captures it. Vera remembers it. The work gets done. Scriben is an AI pen for professionals. It writes with real ink — just like any pen you've used for years. The difference: while you're writing, it's also listening, understanding, and turning the conversation into finished work. Your meeting ends. Your notes are done, your follow-ups are drafted, and nothing has been forgotten. No new habits. No awkward devices on the table. No explaining to a client why you're recording them. Just your pen, doing more than a pen ever has. IMAGINE YOUR NEXT MEETING You walk into a meeting. You carry your pen. By the time you walk out, you have a full transcript, a summary, the action items — and the follow-up email already written, waiting for you to send it. You never touched your phone. That's Scriben. BUILT FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS A WORD • Attorneys — every deposition, client meeting, and negotiation • Founders — never lose a board meeting, investor call, or brainstorm • Physicians — document patient visits and clinical notes hands-free • Financial Advisors — a full record of every client conversation • Consultants, Therapists, Real Estate Agents, and anyone whose work lives in conversation IT CAPTURES Full Transcript A clear transcript with speaker labels, and multilingual support with real-time code-switching for mixed-language meetings. AI Summary What was discussed, what was decided, and the context you need. Readable in under 60 seconds. Action Items Commitments and follow-ups pulled out automatically — what needs to happen, and who said they would do it. IT REMEMBERS Meet Vera, the assistant that actually remembers. Ask her anything from any conversation you've ever had. Last Tuesday's pricing call. That hiring decision from March. What you promised the client in the hallway. She answers from what was actually said, and shows you where. She looks forward, too — what's coming, what you committed to, what's about to slip. IT WORKS FOR YOU Vera writes the follow-up email. She stages the calendar invite. She lines up what comes next. Then she stops and waits for you. Nothing is sent, booked, or shared until you read it and approve it. Every action is a proposal, never a surprise. BUILT FOR THE ROOM, NOT THE CALL Most AI note-takers listen to your laptop. They need a video call to exist. Scriben listens to the table — the in-person meeting, the client lunch, the conversation in the hallway afterward. The ones that were never being recorded at all. The pen that remembers everything you don't. YOUR CONVERSATIONS ARE YOURS Encrypted on your device. Never sold, never used for advertising, never used to train anyone else's models. Delete your account and it all goes with it. Terms of Service: https://scriben.ai/policies/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://scriben.ai/policies/privacy-policy Recording laws vary by location. You are responsible for obtaining consent where it is required.

Screenshots

Pocket4 screens
Scriben4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pocket and Scriben both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Scriben's written reviews are positive against 68% of Pocket's. Scriben also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Pocket's advantage is ratings volume (7.1K vs 4) and chart position (#23 vs unranked). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pocket sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Scriben sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pocket against 5.0 for Scriben. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pocket has 7.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Pocket's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scriben's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pocket ships an update every 3 days, Scriben daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Pocket versus Scriben: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketScriben
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (7.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#23 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpen Vision Engineering, IncSleepMind, Inc.

Customer experience

Pocket

All ratings6,986 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews365 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative28.8%

Scriben

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pocket

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inappropriate words in transcripts
  • Inability to access forum after posting feedback
  • Prolonged transfer times for recordings

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integration with more calendar platforms
  • Ability to play recordings within the app
  • Improved accuracy and relevance of action items and summaries
  • Better customer support and communication

Scriben

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Pocket

Subscriptions17
  • Pocket Pro14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pocket Monthly Pro1 Month trial$19.991 Month
  • Pocket Recharge Pro1 Month trial$19.991 Month
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  • Pocket Pro3 Months trial$19.991 Month
  • Pocket Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pocket Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Pocket Pro1 Month trial$29.991 Month
  • Pocket Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Month
  • Pocket Pro7 Days trial$199.001 Year
  • Pocket Pro14 Days trial2 variants$199.001 Year
  • Pocket Yearly Pro1 Month trial$199.001 Year
  • Pocket Recharge Yearly1 Month trial$199.001 Year
  • Pocket Pro Yearly3 Months trial$199.001 Year
  • Pocket Pro2 variants$199.997 Days
  • Pocket Pro7 Days trial$239.991 Year
  • Pocket Pro14 Days trial$239.991 Year
  • Pocket Pro1 Month trial$239.991 Year
1 purchases

Scriben

Subscriptions1
  • Scriben Monthly1 Month trial$12.991 Month

Questions

Is Pocket free?
Pocket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scriben free?
Scriben is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pocket or Scriben?
Scriben is rated higher. Pocket averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7.1K ratings, while Scriben averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Pocket or Scriben have ads?
Neither Pocket nor Scriben shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pocket or Scriben?
Pocket ships an update every 3 days, and Scriben daily. Most recently, Pocket was updated on October 24, 2026 and Scriben on October 9, 2026.

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