Comparison

Scriben vs Limitless Pendant

Before anything else, the thing most comparisons will not tell you: the Limitless Pendant is no longer for sale. Meta acquired Limitless in December 2025, sales stopped, and existing devices are supported through 2026 only. If you are choosing between the two today, you are not really choosing.

Can you buy one today: NoSales ended at the Meta acquisition, December 2025; Yes$129, shipping now
How long it is supported: Through 2026Nothing committed beyond that; No end dateThe pen records to itself either way
In the UK and the EU: EndedService stopped 19 December 2025; AvailableAnd your data stays yours
Writes on paper: NoIt is a wearable; YesA real 0.6mm ballpoint

Side by side

Where that leaves you.

Availability is settled above. These are the rows that still differ if you are comparing the two as products.

: Limitless Pendant; Scriben
What it costs to keep using: The free plan included 1,200 transcription minutes a month; Pro was $19 a month billed annually. Subscriptions have since been waived for the remaining support window.; $0 a month, permanently. There is no tier.
Where the recording lives: Cloud-backed, tied to the account.; On the pen. 64 GB, roughly 400 hours, and it captures with no phone, no app and no network.
Reaching your notes from your own tools: Through the Limitless app.; Read-only over MCP from Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Zed, plus native actions in 9,000+ apps.

Limitless facts checked on 13 September 2026 against Meta’s acquisition announcement, Limitless’s own help centre and contemporaneous reporting. We have no interest in overstating this: the Pendant was a good product and the team went to a good place. The only thing that matters here is that you cannot buy one and support ends.

In short

What each one is good and bad at.

Both columns carry real drawbacks, ours included. A comparison where one side has nothing against it is an advert.

Limitless Pendant

Worn rather than carried, so it is hands-free
Cloud-backed history tied to your account

You cannot buy one — sales ended at the Meta acquisition in December 2025
Existing Pendants are supported through 2026, with nothing committed after
Service ended on 19 December 2025 in the EU, UK, Brazil, China, Israel, South Korea and Turkey
It is visibly a recorder, worn on your body

Scriben

Available now, $129, shipping
No end date — the pen records to itself either way
Writes in real ink while it captures
Notes readable over MCP from Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Zed

You carry a pen rather than wear something hands-free
iOS app today, so an Android-only user is not served yet

Questions

The ones people actually ask.

Can I still buy a Limitless Pendant?

No. Sales ended when Meta acquired Limitless in December 2025. Existing Pendants are supported through 2026 and nothing has been committed beyond that. Checked 13 September 2026 against Meta’s announcement and Limitless’s own help centre.

What happens to my Pendant data?

That is a question for Limitless, and the reason this page exists is that the support window is finite. If you are moving across, our switching guide covers what changes day to day.

Does Limitless work in the UK or EU?

Service ended there on 19 December 2025, along with Brazil, China, Israel, South Korea and Turkey. Scriben is available and your data stays yours.

Is a pen better than a pendant?

Different, not better. A pendant is hands-free; a pen is something you were already holding and writes in real ink. If hands-free is what you need, a pen is not that.

What does Scriben cost to keep using?

$0 a month, permanently. The $129 for the pen is the whole purchase.

Also worth comparing

The other three.

Anyone choosing between two of these is usually choosing between four. Every page uses the same rules and dates its sources.

Scriben vs Plaud NoteRecords longer than we do. Its AI is metered in minutes on a monthly plan. Scriben vs PocketThe same $129 device price. The difference is what sits behind Pocket Pro. Scriben vs GranolaSoftware, not hardware. Read this if you are deciding whether you need a device.

If you already own one

You are not stuck.

Your Pendant keeps working for now, and there is no rush in the US. But the window is finite and it has already closed in Europe. We wrote a straight guide to moving across.

$129One time. There is no second payment

$0Per month, with no tier above it

64 GBOn the pen, roughly 400 hours

18 hrsWith no phone and no network

Get Scriben for $129 → Switching from Limitless