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Friend

Not a notetaker. A companion that talks back — a different product entirely.

At a glance

Price$249was $99 at preorder in 2024
Who owns itIndependent
StatusActive
Open sourceNoclosed
Subscription$10/mo to remember beyond 30 days
BatteryAbout a day
Worn asNecklace

What it does

  • Listen continuously and respond with a personality
  • Talk back out loud — version 2.0 added a speaker
  • Remember the last 30 days by default

What it doesn’t

  • Function as a note-taking or meeting-recording tool
  • Give you searchable, exportable transcripts as its main job
  • Remember beyond 30 days without the $10 monthly plan
  • Cost anything like what it did — $99, then $129, now $249

Is it open source?

No

Closed. Worth noting the price trajectory rather than the licence: $99 at preorder in 2024, $129 shipping in 2025, $249 today. That is the clearest single illustration of where this whole category’s pricing has gone.

Against the Limitless Pendant

How it compares to the one you’re losing.

It is not really a competitor to the Limitless Pendant, and if you are replacing one with the other you will be disappointed. Limitless recorded your day so you could search it. Friend is for company. Some independent research has linked always-on AI companions to deepening loneliness rather than easing it, which is worth knowing before you buy one to fill a gap.

Who it’s for

People who want an AI character present in their day and know that is what they are buying.

Not for: Anyone replacing a lifelogger. Wrong category, not merely a worse option.

Not sure this is the right one

We’ll tell you honestly, even when it isn’t us.

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Maker’s own site: www.friend.com