POCKET VS RECAPRO
The Pocket alternative that also captures your video meetings
Pocket (Open Vision Engineering Inc., YC W26) requires a $99-199 physical microphone for in-person conversations. No native Zoom/Teams support. Recapro captures both in-person AND video calls from the mobile app, hosted in France or on-premise.
Why look for a Pocket alternative?
Six points verified on heypocket.com (April 2026).
No native Zoom/Teams support
Confirmed on Pocket’s community forum: "recording virtual meetings is not supported" natively. Workaround: join the meeting on your phone while Pocket captures. Recapro natively captures video meetings.
Physical microphone required
Pocket requires buying a microphone at $99 (promo) or $199 (regular). Without hardware, the service can’t be used. Recapro = mobile app only, no hardware.
AWS us-east-2 (Ohio, USA) per the Terms of Use
The S3 bucket referenced in Pocket's Terms of Use points to us-east-2 (AWS Ohio). That documentation lists no European residency option; Open Vision Engineering Inc., a Delaware company, falls under the CLOUD Act.
No DPA, no GDPR mention
Pocket publishes no GDPR Article 28 DPA. Privacy policy does not mention GDPR as applicable framework. For a French company, this is a legal void. Recapro is a French, GDPR-bound provider that hosts in France and applies zero training by default.
No public certifications
Pocket claims "Military Grade Security" but no formal certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HDS, SecNumCloud) are published. Recapro hosts in France (France-Nuage, Scaleway), offers On-Premise deployment and an HDS-ready architecture.
Private/public debrief mode not documented
Pocket documentation does not mention a sharing mode with private/public distinction. Recapro clearly structures the separation between official shareable summary and private debrief.
Recapro vs Pocket: the decision matrix
Comparison verified against public sources (April 2026).
Pocket = Open Vision Engineering Inc. (Delaware C-Corp, YC W26). AWS us-east-2 (Ohio, USA) hosting. Source: heypocket.com/pages/privacy + S3 bucket us-east-2 visible in Terms PDF.
Pocket pricing: mic $99 promo / $199 regular, Pro sub $19.99/month or $199/year. Permanent Free plan (3 queries/day, standard transcription, 30-day history). Source: heypocket.com/pages/now (April 2026).
No native Zoom/Teams support (confirmed community forum). No public certifications. "Military Grade Security" = uncertified marketing term. Source: community.heypocket.com, Record virtual meetings.
What Recapro does that Pocket does not
Six structural differences.
No physical microphone
iOS + Android mobile app is enough. Pocket requires a $99-199 microphone to use the service.
Native Zoom/Teams capture
Recapro natively captures both in-person AND video meetings. Pocket = in-person only, phone workaround for video.
France or on-prem hosting
France-Nuage (Vendée) + Scaleway (Paris) or on-premise. Pocket = AWS Ohio (US), CLOUD Act applies.
Real Fortress on-premise from €199/mo
Direct install (Kubernetes, dedicated, air-gapped). Pocket = cloud-only SaaS without self-hosted option.
Self-hosted inference in France
Transcription and summarisation run on our servers in France, with no third-party AI provider and zero training by default. Pocket = AWS Ohio (US) and unaudited "Military Grade" marketing.
Structured private/public debrief mode
Recapro structurally separates personal memory and official summary. Pocket = no documented debrief mode.
Migrate from Pocket to Recapro in 3 steps
No data loss.
Export from Pocket
Download your transcripts from the Pocket app (text export available).
Import into Recapro
Drag and drop your files. Our AI re-analyzes in Recapro format.
Gradual switch
30 days in parallel. No more need for the physical microphone, Recapro works with your existing smartphone.
Migration support included for teams of 10+ users.
Pricing
Three tiers. Same sovereignty.
Choose the level of isolation adapted to your criticality.
Fortress
Physical server installed on your premises (or on your existing servers). A single Sovereign Shield subscription, whatever the hardware tier.
~130 W max, about the same as a desktop PC left on. ≈ €210/year of electricity.
For 1 to 10 users
For 11 to 30 users
For 31 to 60 users
For 61 to 90 users
Custom configuration for large teams. Response within 24h.
Subject to compatible performance. Prior technical assessment.
Minimum 10 seats billed, i.e. EUR199/month: a 3-person firm pays the same Shield as a 10-person one. Above 10 seats, billing is strictly per seat.
Everything in Cloud Tailored, plus:
- Server installed on your premises (or your own servers)
- Air-gap: AI 100% disconnected from the internet
- No data ever leaves
- Hardware & commissioning included
- Fit for legal, medical, defense and finance
- Priority 24/7 support
Competitor
year 1 (1 user, regular)
- • $99 promo / $199 regular physical mic required
- • Pro subscription $19.99/month ($199/year)
- • AWS Ohio hosting (US, CLOUD Act)
- • In-person only (phone workaround for Zoom/Teams)
- • No public GDPR DPA
- • No formal certifications ("Military Grade" marketing)
- • No documented debrief mode
* Fair Use Policy: Usage is limited to 10 hours of audio processing per day per user, in compliance with working time legislation.
All prices are shown excluding tax (excl. VAT); VAT applies at the prevailing rate. Offers reserved for business customers.
"From" refers to the price of the first tier or the standard configuration, actually available; the final price depends on your configuration and the number of seats.
Fortress hardware is a fixed asset generally depreciable over 4 years; VAT is in principle recoverable, subject to your own accounting and tax regime (general information, not tax advice).
Your templates and your lexicon follow you from Cloud Tailored to Fortress.
Recapro Cloud Team annual ≈ €215/year per user (€17.90 over 12 months, mobile-only). Pocket = ~$338 year 1 with regular-price mic. Recapro captures video meetings, hosts in France, offers Fortress on-premise from €199/month. Recapro pricing details.
Recapro fits regulated industries
Where Pocket (Delaware + AWS US, no certifications) does not fit.
Comparing several tools? See our global comparison or Plaud alternative.
Nearby comparisons
- Recapro / Dicte Dicte (Livdeo SAS, Besançon) is a serious French player: Scaleway Paris hosting, post-quantum encryption, pseudonymization. But its on-premise (DicteBOX) stays Enterprise-only, quote-based, 10-license minimum. Recapro publishes its entire Fortress grid from €19.90/seat/month (1-10 seat tier), with a debrief mode and CRM/ERP integrations. See the comparison
- Recapro / Nabla Nabla leads the medical scribe market in France: 100,000 practitioners, 190 healthcare organisations, 55 specialties, native EHR integration (Epic, athenahealth, Weda) and European hosting (Google Cloud, Belgium region). It is an excellent product, as SaaS. Recapro installs on your own servers, up to full air-gap. The difference is not compliance: it is where the processing happens. See the comparison
- Recapro / Modjo Modjo (RINGO SAS) is French but hosted on AWS Paris (Amazon US subsidiary, CLOUD Act). Recapro goes further: real on-premise, offline mode, private/public debrief, and a transparent published 6-tier pricing grid (Cloud Team €22.90/user, Fortress from €199/mo) vs ~€99/user for Modjo on quote. See the comparison
Pocket vs Recapro: frequently asked questions
01
Does Pocket capture Zoom/Teams meetings?
Not natively. Pocket community forum confirms: "recording virtual meetings is not supported." The official workaround is to join the meeting on your mobile phone while the Pocket mic captures the outgoing audio. A desktop app is in development, not yet available. Recapro natively captures both in-person AND video meetings from the mobile app.
02
Is Pocket GDPR compliant?
No mention of GDPR as an applicable framework in the Pocket privacy policy. No GDPR Article 28 DPA published. Pocket = Delaware company with data on AWS Ohio, subject to CLOUD Act. For a French company, this is a major legal void. Recapro is a French, GDPR-bound provider and hosts in France or on-premise.
03
Do I need a physical microphone to use Recapro?
No. Recapro works with your existing smartphone (iOS + Android). Pocket requires buying a physical microphone at $99 (promo) or $199 (regular price), without hardware, the service is unusable.
04
Does Pocket train AI on my conversations?
Pocket’s privacy policy states: "we will not use your personal Recordings to train our models without your consent." The commitment is public but not contractualized via a DPA. Recapro applies zero training by default across all plans.
05
Does Pocket work without internet?
The Pocket physical microphone captures locally without connection. Transcription REQUIRES a connection to AWS Ohio upon reconnection. Recapro transcribes locally on smartphone, full airplane mode.
06
Is there a real on-premise version of Pocket?
No. Pocket is exclusively cloud-only SaaS on AWS. Enterprise plan offers SAML SSO but no customer deployment. Recapro offers a real on-premise installation (including air-gapped) from €199/month posted (1-10 seat tier, €19.90/seat).
07
What certifications does Pocket have?
No formal public certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HDS, SecNumCloud). Pocket claims "Military Grade Security" which is an unaudited marketing term. Recapro claims no certification of its own: it hosts in France (France-Nuage, Scaleway), offers On-Premise deployment and an HDS-ready architecture.
No hardware, no CLOUD Act
Free plan, 2h/month. Migration from Pocket supported.
✓ Free plan 2h/month, no credit card