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Pocketed vs Skip in 2026

Side-by-side look at Pocketed, Skip and Raise Buddy for small-business owners hunting for funding, with prices and first steps.

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A small-business owner choosing a grant finder often weighs Pocketed and Skip against a dedicated tool like Raise Buddy. The sources reviewed here give no facts about Pocketed, so what it does has to be checked on its own pages. [1] [1] [2] [2]

OptionFree entryPaid pricesCard payment fee
PocketedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
SkipAI Cofounder free [1]Not publishedNot published
Raise BuddyFree plan opens programs up to $1,000 [2]Plus $14.99 a month (up to $5,000); Pro $199 a month (every program) [2]Not published

The short answer

Skip says its AI Cofounder helps a business start, run and grow. [1] It says the Cofounder includes grant application tools, and that you can try AI Cofounder for free. [1] [1] The sources reviewed here give no facts about Pocketed, so what it does and what it costs should be checked on its own pages before you commit.

Raise Buddy takes your website or a short description of what you do and lists grants, loans, credits, prizes and other funding you may be able to apply for. [2] Each match says whether you can apply, what one step stands in the way, or what is unclear, with the funder's own words. [2] If you want grants plus other funding routes in plain terms, Raise Buddy's sources describe that. [2]

What Pocketed, Skip is built for

Skip says its AI Cofounder puts what a business needs to start, run and grow in one place. [1] It says the Cofounder includes grant application tools. [1] Skip also says it offers tools to create images, videos, products and content for a business. [1] Its pages say a business can create a profile, showcase products and get discovered through Skip's AI-powered business network. [1] Skip says AI Cofounder can be tried for free. [1]

The facts reviewed here say nothing about Pocketed. [1] Check Pocketed's own pages for what it promises and who it is built for.

What Raise Buddy is built for

Raise Buddy is made by the team that publishes this site. You paste your website or describe what you do, and it lists grants, loans, credits, prizes and other funding you may be able to apply for. [2] Each match says whether you can apply, what one step stands in the way, or what is unclear, with the funder's own words. [2]

It can read a Schedule C, Form 1120, 1065 or 990, or an IRS letter, from a photo or PDF into a draft profile you confirm, and it does not keep the EIN or the papers. [2] It includes private foundations that take applications, read from their own Form 990-PF tax returns. [2] Its program list includes the UK's Find a Grant, Australia's GrantConnect, France's Aides-territoires, Japan's jGrants, Spain's BDNS and Austria's Transparenzportal. [2] It also covers 25 ways to raise money, such as angel investors, SBA loans and equity crowdfunding, each with its official rules and a first step. [2] It keeps track of where each of your applications stands, but you apply on the funder's own site. [2]

Pricing and fees

Skip says AI Cofounder is free. [1] The sources reviewed here do not state a subscription price for Skip's grant tools, so check its own pricing page before you commit. The facts here give no Pocketed prices, so that part is not published.

Raise Buddy's free plan opens programs up to $1,000. [2] Plus is $14.99 a month and opens programs up to $5,000. [2] Pro is $199 a month and opens every program, with the advisors' review and the AI assistant connection. [2] The first three matches in each section open on every plan. [2] A guest's search list ends after 5. [2]

None of the sources gives a card payment fee, so that part is not published for any of the tools.

Getting started

Skip says AI Cofounder is free to try, but the sources reviewed here say nothing more about the sign-up steps for its other tools. [1] The facts here say nothing about how a business starts with Pocketed, so check its own pages.

For Raise Buddy, no install is needed for the web app. [2] The app is built for the web and phones. [2] You paste your website or describe what you do, and the list of funding follows. [2] If you have a tax form or IRS letter, you can add a photo or PDF and confirm the draft profile it produces. [2] On the Pro plan, Claude or any compatible AI assistant can search, and the assistant gets ten tools to use. [2] Only English is shown for now, even though five more languages are planned. [2]

Things to check before you choose

How to choose

If you want grants plus a wider set of ways to raise money with plain next steps, Raise Buddy's sources describe that. [2] If you want a list of funding matched to your business with a verdict on whether you can apply, Raise Buddy's sources describe that. [2] [2]

If you want one place that also helps you start, run and grow the business, Skip's AI Cofounder is free and is described that way. [1] [1] If you want tools to make images, videos and content and a network to get discovered, Skip says it offers those. [1] [1]

If you want to know what Pocketed offers, check its own pages, since the facts reviewed here say nothing about it.

Frequently asked questions

Is Skip's AI Cofounder free?

Skip says AI Cofounder can be tried for free. [1] The sources reviewed here do not state a price for Skip's grant application tools or its other features, so check Skip's own pricing page before you sign up. Ask what stays free after the trial and which features, such as grant applications or content creation, are paid.

How much does Raise Buddy cost?

The free plan opens programs up to $1,000. [2] Plus is $14.99 a month and opens programs up to $5,000. [2] Pro is $199 a month and opens every program, with the advisors' review and the AI assistant connection. [2] The first three matches in each section open on every plan. [2] A guest's search list ends after 5. [2]

What does Skip's AI Cofounder do?

Skip says the AI Cofounder helps a business start, run and grow. [1] It says the Cofounder includes grant application tools. [1] Skip also says it can create images, videos, products and content for the business, [1] and that a business can make a profile, showcase products and get discovered through its AI-powered business network. [1]

Can Raise Buddy find funding outside the US?

Raise Buddy's program list includes the UK's Find a Grant, Australia's GrantConnect, France's Aides-territoires, Japan's jGrants, Spain's BDNS and Austria's Transparenzportal. [2] Only English is shown for now, even though five more languages are planned. [2] Check whether the country you operate in and the currency you deal in are among them.

What can this page say about Pocketed?

The facts reviewed here give no details about Pocketed, so its features, prices and sign-up steps should be checked on its own pages before you choose. Ask Pocketed directly what funding it covers, what it costs, whether it submits anything for you, and which countries and languages it works in.

Free plan opens programs up to $1,000; Plus is $14.99 a month (up to $5,000); Pro is $199 a month (every program, advisors' review, AI connection). The first three matches in each section open on every plan. [2]

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Sources

  1. Skip, helloskip.com, read 2026-10-10
  2. Raise Buddy's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)

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