# Pocket review (2026): is the free plan enough?

> Clip-on voice recorder that turns conversations into summaries

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

Pocket is a small recording device that snaps onto the back of a phone and records in-person conversations and phone calls. A companion app turns the audio into transcripts, summaries and action items, and lets you ask questions across past recordings. The device is a one-time purchase; the app has a free plan and a paid Pro plan.

- **Category:** AI Meeting Notes
- **Made by:** Open Vision Engineering Inc.
- **Website:** https://heypocket.com
- **Runs on:** iOS, Android, Web
- **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you do not want to buy hardware, since there is no way to use the service without the device.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, Pocket has a free plan, and paid plans start at $19.99 per month, billed yearly ($239.88).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Unlimited transcription at standard accuracy, unlimited summaries kept for 30 days, and Ask Pocket limited to 3 chats a day.
- **Free trial:** First 30 days of the subscription are free, starting after the device is delivered.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Unlimited transcription at standard accuracy, summaries saved for 30 days, text export and audio download. |
| Pro | $19.99 per month, billed yearly ($239.88) | Summaries saved forever, highest-accuracy transcription, speaker names, unlimited Ask Pocket chats and Notion sync. |
| Business | Custom | Everything in Pro plus admin controls, roles, webhooks, audit capabilities and HIPAA mode; sold through sales. |
| Pocket device | $129 one-time, shown as $199 crossed out, free shipping | The clip-on recorder with 64GB storage and a 4-day battery; the page gives no end date for the lower price. |

Read from https://heypocket.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pocket before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save about 33% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Pocket's pricing section says Pro billed yearly saves about 33%. Source: https://heypocket.com

## Key features

- **Clip-on recorder:** A button starts and stops recording. It has two studio microphones plus a contact microphone for capturing phone calls from the back of a phone.
- **Summaries and action items:** Each recording becomes a transcript, a short summary and a list of action items, in more than 120 languages.
- **Ask Pocket:** Questions in plain language search across everything recorded. Free accounts get 3 chats a day; Pro is unlimited.
- **Offline recording:** Audio is stored on the device and syncs to the app when it reconnects, which is when summaries are generated.
- **App and task syncing:** Action items can go to Apple Reminders, Google Tasks, Todoist and TickTick; Linear, Asana, ClickUp and Notion sync need Pro.
- **Templates and export:** Pro adds more than 80 summary templates, custom templates, and PDF, DOCX and Markdown export.

## Good for

- In-person meetings and calls where no bot can join
- People who prefer a separate device to a phone recording app
- Field work such as sales visits, client sessions and lectures

## Worth knowing

- It needs the hardware; there is no way to use the service without buying the device.
- Summaries on the free plan are deleted after 30 days, and the highest-accuracy transcription is Pro only.
- The device is shipped only to the countries listed on the site, mainly North America, Europe and parts of Asia-Pacific.
- Recording calls and conversations may need the other person's consent, depending on where you are.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Pocket is a clip-on voice recorder that turns conversations into summaries and action items through a phone app. You have to buy the $129 device before the service does anything, and summaries on the free plan are deleted after 30 days. Pro is $19.99 a month on yearly billing, and the pricing is another reason to look at rivals that need no hardware.

- **Value for money: D.** The device is $129 up front, and Pro is $19.99 a month on yearly billing, above the $18 that starts the dearer quarter of meeting-note tools.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** Once you own the device, standard-accuracy transcription is unlimited, but summaries are kept 30 days and Ask Pocket allows 3 chats a day.
- **Features: C.** Recorder, summaries, action items, offline recording, templates and export. The most accurate transcription is Pro only, and nothing works without the hardware.
- **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record, but you clip it on, press record and read the summary in the app.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** iPhone, Android and web, with Google, Outlook and Apple calendars, Drive, OneDrive, Obsidian, Todoist and Linear. No desktop app is listed.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pocket's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.

## Where it stands among AI meeting note takers

- Pocket's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 20 of the 89 other AI meeting note takers we grade, and level with 27.
- It stands best on ease of use (B, above 56 of 89) and worst on value for money (D, above 1).
- Its paid plans start at $19.99 a month, against a middle price of $12 for the category: 60 of the 76 others that charge start lower.
- On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 26 tools score higher and cost less.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/ai-meeting-notes

## Keep it, or make your own?

**Keep it.** To replace Pocket you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 42 of the 89 other AI meeting note takers grade higher. It costs $239.88 a year.

- You could not: A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes.
- You could not: An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust.
- You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar and Apple Calendar among them.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Apple Calendar, Google Drive, OneDrive, Obsidian, Todoist, Linear

**Tags:** Meeting notes, Transcription, AI features, Chat assistant, Works offline

## Alternatives

- [Plaud](https://toolgpa.com/tools/plaud): AI voice recorder devices with an app for transcripts and summaries. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/plaud-vs-pocket)
- [Omi](https://toolgpa.com/tools/omi): Wearable recorder and app that summarizes conversations. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/omi-vs-pocket)
- [Bee](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bee): Wearable AI recorder that summarizes conversations and suggests to-dos. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bee-vs-pocket)
- [Otter.ai](https://toolgpa.com/tools/otter): Live meeting transcription with summaries and AI chat. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/otter-vs-pocket)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://heypocket.com

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pocket
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