Littlebird vs Poke

Littlebird

• People who want an assistant that already knows what they were working on
• Meeting notes without a recording bot in the call
• Scheduled briefings drawn from your own email, calendar and documents

Poke

• People who would rather text an assistant than open another app
• Handling email, calendar and reminders from a message thread
• Developers who want to add their own tools through MCP

Littlebird

• Context is captured only by the Mac and Windows apps, and Windows is in beta. The iOS and Android apps are companions that need the desktop app.
• The memory it builds is encrypted but stored in the vendor's AWS cloud rather than only on your computer.
• The Basic plan has daily usage credits and limited meeting notes; image generation and usage packs start at Plus.
• Vendor pages disagree on Littlebird MCP: the pricing page lists it under Plus, while the MCP page's FAQ says Power and above.

Poke

• Poke has no app of its own: it works through Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram or RCS, with settings managed on the website.
• Email support covers Gmail and Outlook only; Poke says it has no immediate plans for iCloud or Yahoo Mail.
• The Free plan has a small usage allowance, and background automations and frontier models start at Pro.
• Poke Human is included only with Ultra at $199 a month, and expenses paid on your behalf are deducted from your credit balance.

Littlebird

Context from your screen

The desktop app reads the text and elements of your active window every few seconds and builds an encrypted index. The vendor says it takes no screenshots or video and logs no keystrokes.

Chat

Ask about anything you have seen or worked on and get answers and drafts grounded in that history. A Max mode handles longer multi-step reasoning, and chats can be shared or archived.

Meeting Notes

Transcribes and summarizes calls from your computer's audio with no bot joining, in 10+ languages, with action items and decisions. Basic is limited; Plus and above are unlimited.

Routines

A saved prompt that runs daily, weekly or monthly at a set time and sends back the result, such as a morning briefing or a weekly project recap.

Hover

A double-tap of the Option key opens Littlebird over whatever app you are in, so you can ask a question without switching windows. The vendor lists it as Mac-only for now.

Integrations and MCP

Hundreds of optional connectors, including Gmail, Google Calendar and Outlook, let it search and act in other tools. An MCP server exposes your memory to clients such as Claude and Cursor.

Poke

Works inside messaging apps

You use Poke by texting it in Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram or RCS, including by voice message, and you can choose which channel it texts you on.

Email and calendar

Reads, searches and drafts email and schedules meetings, with full support for Gmail and Outlook inboxes, calendars and contact sync.

Recipes

Recipes set up integrations and automations in one step and can be shared with others. The directory covers apps such as Notion, GitHub, Linear and Oura.

Reminders and proactive updates

Creates reminders and gets a head start on tasks from a text, then draws on connected services and its memory to message you when something needs attention.

Custom integrations and API

Developers can add custom integrations through MCP servers, and the Poke API lets scripts, webhooks and other tools send messages to your assistant.

Poke Human

On Ultra, real-world tasks such as restaurant reservations, phone calls and orders are dispatched to a person, who sees only the details needed for that task.

Littlebird

• Basic$0

  Screen, app and meeting context, daily usage credits for chats and routines, limited meeting notes in 10+ languages, web search and mobile chat.

• Plus$17

  per month, billed annually ($204 up front); $20 billed monthly

  Advanced intelligence in chat, enhanced memory, monthly usage credits, unlimited meeting notes, image generation and access to usage packs.

• Power$42

  per month, billed annually ($510 up front); $50 billed monthly

  Everything in Plus with 2.5x the usage credits, premium image generation and priority support.

• Pro$100

  per month, billed monthly; $200 for the 12x option

  5x or 12x the usage credits of Plus, automatic language detection in meeting notes and early access to new features.

• Team$17

  per seat / month and up; billing basis not shown

  Seat management and one bill for the team, with a tier assigned to each user. Adds priority support to Plus-level features.

• EnterpriseCustom

  SSO and centralized user management, dedicated deployments, custom security and data controls, an account manager and invoicing.

Poke

• Free$0

  Connect apps, email and calendar with a small usage allowance; when it runs out, Poke answers in a lighter mode until it refills.

• Pro$19

  per month, billed monthly

  Frontier models for complex tasks, automations that run in the background, higher rate limits and priority support.

• Ultra$199

  per month, billed monthly

  Frontier models on every action, a monthly credit pool with pay-as-you-go top-ups, Poke Human and highest-priority support.

Littlebird

• Annual discount

  Save $36 or $96 a year with annual billing

  The pricing page says annual billing saves $36 a year on Plus ($17 a month instead of $20) and $96 a year on Power ($42 a month instead of $50).

• Education

  Student rate of $15 a month, two months free

  Enrolled college and university students get Plus for $15 a month after two free months for new subscribers. Verification needs a .edu email address and a photo of a current student ID.

Poke

No public discounts listed.