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Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Gemini Task (formerly Spark) vs Hark Pro

  • United StatesBoth available
  • United KingdomOnly Hark Pro fully
  • European UnionNeither fully
Gemini Task (formerly Spark): 4 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: YesWorks while you're away: PartlyLives in chat apps: UnclearMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: YesAsks before sending or paying: YesWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: NoRuns on your own hardware: No4Gemini Task (formerly Spark)Google
Hark Pro: 6 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: YesWorks while you're away: YesLives in chat apps: UnclearMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: YesAsks before sending or paying: YesWorks in German: YesData can stay in the EU: NoRuns on your own hardware: No6Hark ProHark Labs
Availability
Where you can use it
USYesUKNoEUNo

More than 160 countries. The EEA, Switzerland, the UK and Nigeria are excluded.

USYesUKYesEUPartlyDE tested

Listed in the UK App Store (£20, £100) and the German App Store (€22, €100). Other EU countries not confirmed, and Hark hasn’t published a country list.

Cheapest way in
$19.99/mo

Google AI Pro. In the US, Task (formerly Spark) is for Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Free

Paid tiers at $20 and $100 a month. Hardware due 2027.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesGoogle apps and some third-party appsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesGoogle Workspace, Microsoft 365, site loginsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Uses a browser or computer
YesYour Chrome or a cloud browserPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesHandoff, a cloud computer run by HarkPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Works while you're away
PartlySchedules pause while your device is offPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesScheduled TasksPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Lives in chat apps
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Makes phone calls
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
YesWith your reviewPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesPay buttons and purchasesPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Asks before sending or paying
YesBefore sending, buying or submitting formsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
YesAsks before messages or spending by defaultPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
Works in German
UnclearNo source yet
YesGerman listed in the App StorePer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Data can stay in the EU
NoNot offered in the EEAPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
NoData may go to US servers under SCCsPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Runs on your own hardware
NoRuns in Google’s cloudPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
NoRuns in Hark’s cloudPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Chrome
  • Saved passwords
  • Logged-in accounts
  • Photos
  • Groceries
  • Bills
  • Subscriptions
  • Card and password vault
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

Payments need your sign-off.

Before it acts

Action Buttons pay a bill or cancel a service.

Watch out for

Uses saved Chrome passwords once you allow it.

Card details and passwords sit in an encrypted vault Hark says even it cannot see inside. EU card rules were written for a person approving a payment, not software.

Launched
undefined 2026
6 Oct 2026
People to follow
  • Gemini Task (formerly Spark)Official account@GeminiApp
  • Josh WoodwardVP, Google Labs and the Gemini app@joshwoodward
Sources
  1. The Next Web, 9 Sep 2026
  2. Google, Gemini Apps Help, tasks, checked 19 Oct 2026
  1. The Next Web, 6 Oct 2026
  2. App Store UK, Hark Pro
  3. App Store Germany, Hark Pro
  4. Hark, Using Hark Pro
  5. Carly, Hark Pro explained, 7 Oct 2026
  6. Hark, privacy policy, 1 Oct 2026

Facts only, no scores. We have not tested these agents hands-on unless an entry says so.

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