Comparison

Hark Pro vs Ratemate

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

Head to head
About

Hark Pro

This app acts as a personal operating system, proactively managing tasks across the web and your life. It can handle reservations, orders, scheduling, and project management by integrating with various services and websites.

Highlights
  • Proactive task management
  • Web service integration
  • Automated reservations and orders
  • Schedule and calendar management
  • Project tracking
  • Customizable mini-apps (Panels)
  • Secure login management
Features
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Hark Pro is an operating system for your life, built to think ahead, and help you with real, practical things. By combining advanced memory and the ability to use a computer in the cloud, Hark understands the context of your life and can take care of things across the web. No agents or subscriptions required. Hark can log in to OpenTable and make a reservation for you. But it’s also smart enough to reference your calendar for an open time, recall your favorite spots for openings, note your friend’s food allergies in the reservation, and even create a button to reserve an Uber to get there that night. Use Hark to order groceries. Return products. Manage your schedule. Build mini apps. And track complicated projects, integrating Google Docs and Slack messages, mindlessly. Hark is a simple chat app with powerful capabilities - freeing your time to spend away from screens. Proactive thinking Hark looks ahead. Book a movie on Hark, and Hark won’t just buy the ticket and add it to your calendar. It’ll scope the parking situation ahead of time, and offer to reserve you a spot before they fill up. Hark thinks creatively to remove friction across your life. Use the web with Handoff Just type “deliver me pizza” to hand off the task to Hark. It will hunt for the best local pizzarias, go on their websites, read their menus, and order you one for delivery via DoorDash (with your consent and favorite toppings, of course). Hark securely manages your logins to hundreds of sites including Target, Amazon, and LinkedIn so it can handle tasks from start to finish. Hark can also fill out web forms for you, writing multiple services to get quotes on a move or renovation. It can dig through webpages to find dentists who actually take your insurance - and email them for you to ask if it's unclear. It can plan your new wardrobe, then present it on a custom website built just for you. Manage your personal and professional life With Email and Slack integration, Hark can keep track of your most important messages, build your daily schedule, balance your calendar, and summarize dozens of discussions across your workplace into just the things that you need to know. Follow long term tasks with Projects Hark can manage your life in one, long-running chat. But sometimes you want to start with a blank slate. Projects are dedicated threads for longer term work. They focus a single topic, and related files, in one place that you can visit again and again over time. Build your own Panels Never learn to code. Hark can generate tiny bits of software called Panels - ranging from exercise trackers to media players - that live right inside the Hark app. All you do is prompt. You can even ask your Panels questions to dig deeper into their data, unlocking even more from services you already use like Strava, Spotify, and Venmo. Solve it with a button press Notifications give you work. Hark’s Action Buttons provide solutions. Hark’s one-line summaries highlight the most important things you need to do next. Just press a button to “pay” a bill, “RSVP” to an event, or “review” an insurance claim. Do everything else you expect an assistant to do Researching questions. Analyzing PDFs. Yes, even telling you the weather. Hark offers all of the same baseline services offered by other leading AI labs, too. Security and privacy Your data is your own. Hark will never sell your data or serve you ads. We also never see your most private information, like stored passwords or credit card numbers, which are always encrypted in storage and in transit. Hark does real work • Order dinner and groceries • Book cheap flights and hotels • Spot subscriptions before they renew • Schedule automatic tasks • Build websites, spreadsheets, and slide decks Terms of Service: https://www.hark.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.hark.com/privacy-policy © 2026 Hark

About

Ratemate

Discover and share recommendations with your trusted friends. Rate anything from movies to restaurants using a unique scale and see what your circle loves. An AI assistant helps you find new favorites based on your friends' opinions and local popularity.

Highlights
  • Rate anything with a four-tier scale
  • See friends' ratings and comments
  • AI-powered recommendations
  • Discover nearby rated places
  • Create and share curated lists
  • Direct messaging with friends
Features
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45 minutes of scrolling and still nothing to watch. Your mates already found it. ratemate: ratings from people you actually know. That resto everyone's posting about — is it really a 4.7? And your closest mates: do you actually know what they'd call Trash? Rate movies, shows, restaurants, cafes, places, hotels, products, books, and even moments, then see what your mates loved (or trashed). No anonymous star ratings, no strangers' opinions. Trust your circle, not the crowd! RATE ANYTHING Leave your mark. Slide the bar from Trash to Banger, ratemate's signature four-tier scale. Add photos and a comment to tell the story behind your rating. If something isn't in any catalog, capture it as a Moment and rate it anyway. A FEED YOU CAN TRUST No algorithm, just mates. Your home feed is built from your mates' latest ratings. Comment on their takes, save what you want to try, and share finds directly with friends. MEET MATE, YOUR AI SIDEKICK Can't decide what to watch, read, or where to eat? Or curious about what your friends have been loving lately? Ask Mate. It blends your friends' ratings, what's popular around you, and a rich catalog of places and media to suggest things you'll like. Try "Italian restaurants my mates loved" or "something fun to watch tonight." DISCOVER WHAT'S NEARBY Open the map to explore restaurants, cafes and spots around you, and see how your mates rated them before you go. VERSUS: LET YOUR MATES DECIDE Torn between two options? Start a Versus poll and let your mates vote. No peeking though: results stay hidden until you cast your own vote, so pick a side first. CURATIONS Turn your favorites into curations, lists like "Best ramen in town" or "Movies for a rainy day," and share them on your profile to inspire your mates. CHAT WITH YOUR MATES Talk it over in direct messages, share ratings and items in chat, and plan what to try next together, whether it's a date night or a movie marathon. FIND YOUR MATES Your trusted circle needs you. Follow friends, discover people with great taste, and match your contacts to find friends already on ratemate. Contact matching is optional and done securely. Your privacy matters. Location is used only while the app is open, to show places nearby. Ratemate needs an internet connection. Some features work best with location access. Privacy Policy: https://www.ratemate.com/privacy-policy Terms: https://www.ratemate.com/terms-and-conditions Support: https://www.ratemate.com/support

Screenshots

Hark Pro4 screens
Ratemate4 screens

Verdict

The call

Hark Pro and Ratemate both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Hark Pro's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ratemate's. Hark Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). Ratemate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (665 vs 163). On price, rating 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. Hark Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. Ratemate asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Hark Pro against 4.8 for Ratemate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 163 and 665 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Hark Pro's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ratemate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hark Pro ships an update every 2 days, Ratemate every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Hark Pro versus Ratemate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHark ProRatemate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (163 ratings) — better4.8 (665 ratings)
Positive reviews95.5% of reviews — better56.7% of reviews
Number of ratings163665 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#2 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB61 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperHark Labs Inc.Ratemate, Inc.

Customer experience

Hark Pro

All ratings163 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral0.6%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive95.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.5%

Ratemate

All ratings665 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive56.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative36.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Hark Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Hark Pro²$20.001 Month
  • Hark Pro³$100.001 Month
  • Hark Pro⁴$200.001 Month
None

Ratemate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hark Pro free?
Hark Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ratemate free?
Ratemate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hark Pro or Ratemate?
Hark Pro is rated higher. Hark Pro averages 4.9 out of 5 from 163 ratings, while Ratemate averages 4.8 from 665 ratings.
Do Hark Pro or Ratemate have ads?
Ratemate shows ads; Hark Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Hark Pro or Ratemate?
Hark Pro ships an update every 2 days, and Ratemate every 10 days. Most recently, Hark Pro was updated on October 13, 2026 and Ratemate on October 17, 2026.

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