Comparison

PocketHook vs Whery

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

Head to head
About

PocketHook

Features
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Your iPhone, wired to anything you build. PocketHook is the native chat that connects your Apple devices to your own HTTPS server — your webhook, your n8n workflow, your Home Assistant, your own script. You type, your server answers, and iOS Shortcuts run on cue. No account. No tracking. No middleman between you and your own data. Send a message, watch your server reply with Markdown, images, links, even a Shortcut to trigger automatically. Chain steps. Speak instead of typing. Schedule background checks that poke your server and notify you when something changes. It all happens on your infrastructure, through your credentials, stored only in the Apple Keychain. PocketHook is a client. It ships with no backend of its own — you bring the server, and your data stays where it belongs. Features: - Connect to any HTTPS server you control - Trigger iOS Shortcuts and Siri from server responses, with multi-step chains - Six built-in App Intents for Siri and user-built Shortcuts: send a message and wait for reply, silent send without chat history, add a local message, and three helpers to extract fields (msg, data, shortcut name) from server responses - Rich chat: Markdown, HTML, images, interactive buttons - Voice dictation in 39 languages via the iOS Speech framework - Background polling with notifications - Offline queue with automatic retry - Optional compatibility mode for servers using a chat-style JSON format - Zero tracking, zero third-party SDKs - Credentials stored in Apple Keychain only Built for developers, tinkerers, automators, and anyone who wants their iPhone to talk to the things they actually run. If you can deploy an HTTPS endpoint, PocketHook plugs straight into it. More info: https://pockethook.app

About

Whery

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Remember where everything is. Whery is a simple way to keep track of the things around you and remember exactly where you put them. Save anything in seconds, organize your things by places and containers, and find them again naturally whether you remember their exact name or just how you would describe them. JUST SAY WHERE YOU PUT IT Speak or type naturally. You can tell Whery where one thing is, or mention several things in the same sentence. Whery understands each object and where it belongs, then lets you review everything before saving. Need to move something? Just tell Whery where you moved it. TURN A PHOTO INTO SEARCHABLE OBJECTS Take or choose a photo and Whery can recognize the objects inside it, including text, documents and barcodes. It prepares individual items with useful names, tags and details, while leaving you in control of what gets saved. FIND THE EXACT SPOT WITH AR For things that are easy to lose inside drawers, cabinets or containers, Whery can remember more than just the room. Save an item’s precise position with an AR pin and use augmented reality to guide you back to the same spot later. SHARE WHERE SOMETHING IS Forgot something at home? Share a read-only copy with someone you trust. They’ll see what they’re looking for, where you saved it and, when AR data is available, Whery can guide them to the exact position. SEARCH THE WAY YOU THINK You don’t need to remember exactly what you called something. Whery combines natural-language and semantic search with names, aliases, tags, notes and places to help you find what you’re looking for. You can also save and find things with Siri and access them through Spotlight. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH Use Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy widgets to keep important things visible. Quick actions let you start saving or searching from Control Center, App Shortcuts and the Action Button. ONE PRIVATE ARCHIVE ACROSS YOUR DEVICES Whery keeps your things, places, reminders and room scans privately synced through iCloud across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Your archive stays available offline too. Whery is also designed with VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion and Assistive Access in mind. One place to remember everything so you don’t have to. USE WHERY FOR FREE Whery is free to download and use. Save, organize, and find your items with all capture and search options, including augmented reality, and access your collection across devices with iCloud. Core features are available without a subscription, within the free version’s limits. Want to save more? Whery Premium gives you unlimited items, AR pins, reminders, and shares, plus all Apple Watch features. Whery Premium requires an in-app purchase: choose a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time purchase for lifetime access. The free version remains available with no purchase required. - Terms of use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Privacy Policy : https://www.fulvioscichilone.it/whery/privacy/

Screenshots

PocketHook4 screens
Whery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Whery at every 4 days against PocketHook's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. PocketHook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Whery sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PocketHook ships an update monthly, Whery every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PocketHook versus Whery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketHookWhery
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB24 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAlfonso Joaquin Menkel SarriaFulvio Scichilone

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PocketHook

One-time1
  • PocketHook Pro$14.99
3 purchases

Whery

Subscriptions2
  • Whery Premium Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Whery Premium Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Whery Premium Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is PocketHook free?
PocketHook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whery free?
Whery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PocketHook or Whery have ads?
Neither PocketHook nor Whery shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PocketHook or Whery?
PocketHook ships an update monthly, and Whery every 4 days. Most recently, PocketHook was updated on October 31, 2026 and Whery on November 6, 2026.

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