eden vs Hark: Two Memory-First Agents
Hark arrived with one of the most eye-catching backstories in the category: it is built by the founder of the robotics company Figure, with more than $700M in early funding behind it, and it launched a consumer app that ranks second on the independent assistant benchmark. Hark and eden actually agree on a lot, both treat memory as the point. The difference is shape: Hark is a polished app you open, while eden is a concierge that lives in the chat apps you already use. Here is how they compare.
TL;DR
- Hark is a memory-first assistant with a strong web agent, delivered as an app on web, iOS and Android. Its free tier includes all features; paid tiers raise the limits. Dedicated hardware is planned for later.
- eden is a memory-first concierge that lives natively in WhatsApp, Telegram and iMessage worldwide, adds a predictive layer and built-in payments, and ships a hardware ring today.
- Pick Hark if you want a polished standalone app and a strong web agent, and you are happy to open an app.
- Pick eden if you want that same memory depth inside your everyday messengers, plus prediction, payments and hardware you can use now.
At a glance
| eden | Hark | |
|---|---|---|
| Form | Lives in your chat apps | Standalone app (web, iOS, Android) |
| Memory | Effectively unlimited, cross-app | Persistent memory (core focus) |
| Web tasks | Web navigation in your own VM | Web agent in an isolated VM per task |
| Acts before you ask | Yes, predictive intelligence | Proactive features |
| Payments | Unified wallet + Sealed Sign-In Vault | Not a built-in payments product |
| Hardware | Ring now, more coming | Devices announced for later |
| Price | Free in beta | Free tier + paid tiers |
An app, or your chat apps
Hark is an app you open, and a well-made one. eden is deliberately not an app to install: it lives in WhatsApp, Telegram and iMessage, the places you already message, worldwide and in both directions, and it can read and reply to incoming messages for you. Both choices are valid. If you like a dedicated home for your assistant, Hark fits. If you would rather never open a new app and just text your concierge where you already are, that is eden.
Memory, and acting on it
This is where the two are closest, and where eden pushes further. Both make memory central. eden runs an effectively unlimited context window with one memory across every app, a timeline, a map of your people and projects, and sources for what it learned. On top of that sits eden's predictive intelligence, which turns memory into action by anticipating what you would want done. Hark is strongly memory-first and proactive too; the line to weigh is how much of that memory follows you across the apps you actually use, and how far it reaches into doing things for you.
Payments and hardware
eden has two things Hark has not shipped yet. Payments are built in: a unified wallet the agent can spend from, under a spend limit and an approval page, with credentials held in a Sealed Sign-In Vault where the agent never sees the secret. And hardware is here now, starting with the eden Ring you can tap and talk to, with more devices on the way, where Hark's devices are a future plan. If you want an assistant that can both remember and transact today, that is the gap.
How to choose
If you want a polished app with deep memory and a capable web agent, Hark is an excellent pick. If you want that memory depth inside your everyday messengers, plus a predictive layer, built-in payments, and hardware you can use now, eden is built for that. Both are memory-first; the deciding factors are form, payments and hardware timing.
Our perspective
We build eden, so weigh this accordingly. We respect Hark, it takes memory as seriously as we do, and it is backed to build for years. Our difference is conviction about where a personal agent should live and what it should do: in your existing chat apps, worldwide, acting before you ask, transacting for you under your control, and reaching into the physical world through hardware you already wear. We would rather meet you where you already are than ask you to open one more app.
Matthieu, eden
Where eden fits
If you want a memory-first concierge that lives in your messengers, acts before you ask, and can pay and remember today, eden is built for exactly that. You can start with eden, see the eden Ring, or read our ranking of the best AI personal assistants of 2026. The security page covers how your data is protected.
FAQ
Is Hark an app or a texting assistant?
Hark is a standalone app on web, iOS and Android. eden is the texting-native option: it lives in WhatsApp, Telegram and iMessage, with no new app to install.
Is Hark free?
Hark offers a free tier that includes its features, with paid tiers that raise usage limits. eden is free to use while it is in beta.
Which one has hardware now?
eden ships the eden Ring today, with more devices planned. Hark has announced hardware for later. If you want a wearable you can use now, that is eden.
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