AI assistants are increasingly available through the messaging tools people already use. A text can ask one to organize a calendar, research a trip, send an email, make a reservation, or set a reminder for later.
The options range from family organizers and travel helpers to general-purpose agents and work assistants. Some are still in beta, while others offer paid plans or connect to multiple services.
Everyday help, delivered in a conversation
Several assistants focus on personal tasks. Ask Proxy works over SMS and can help with gift ideas, event planning, calendar dates, reminders, and everyday decisions. It can also send proactive suggestions, and its personal version costs $1 per day.
Folk is available through iMessage, WhatsApp, and Telegram. It can remember personal context, track flights, handle email, research topics, and make restaurant reservations. Its beta launched in May 2026; it is free, with a Pro subscription for $8.33/month that includes unlimited background tasks.
Maverick handles tasks such as correcting typos, canceling subscriptions, scheduling meetings from voice notes, and helping group chats choose an event date. It asks permission before taking action. The iMessage beta is free, while its Pro version costs €27 per month (or approximately $30.25 USD).
Other agents offer different ways to delegate. Pally connects information from services such as WhatsApp, Gmail, calendars, and Google Drive, and is available over iMessage, RCS, and Telegram with a free plan. Rene turns text conversations into tasks, reminders, and summaries, and can also browse, write code, shop, and create slides and images.
Keeping household and family plans together
Family-focused assistants aim to gather details that are spread across school messages, calendars, lists, and group chats. Fambot brings together school communications, activities, meal planning, and other household responsibilities. It sends families a nightly summary of the next day, and parents can reply to ask questions or update their calendar.
Fambot connects to Gmail, Google Calendar, Outlook, and WhatsApp, with Apple Calendar support planned. It launched in beta in early September 2026 and is free during the beta period. The company expects to eventually charge roughly the equivalent of a Netflix subscription.
Ohai can turn messages, forwarded emails, and voice requests into schedules, reminders, and plans, while coordinating calendars, chores, and meals. It has a free basic option and subscriptions starting at $9.99 per month. Ollie also brings household details together and sends relevant information by text; it launched in June 2026 and has free and paid plans, with paid plans starting at $25 per month for 150 messages.
Orbits works through its app and text messaging. It can combine calendars, lists, and conversations, and help with chores, service providers, appointments, restaurant bookings, purchases, and quotes for household services. Tomo, meanwhile, can join group conversations and help with scheduling, goals, reminders, calendars, email, and everyday organization. Its basic plan starts at $19.99 per month.
Agents for travel, work, and creative projects
Miso focuses on travel. Through iMessage, it combines trip planning with help from a dedicated travel team. It can arrange flights while considering a traveler’s preferences and loyalty points, and provide trip details, flight updates, and recommendations.
For work, Comma manages tasks across a user’s browser, computer, and files, while staying reachable through messaging apps such as Signal, Telegram, and WeChat. It maintains context across devices and conversations, can prepare daily briefings and summarize recorded calls, and surfaces completed work when a decision or approval is needed. Comma is free to start and open source.
Town is aimed at professional tasks. Its “Townie” assistant learns how a user works and can handle recurring tasks across email, calendars, documents, and Slack. Martin is a broader personal assistant available through SMS, phone, WhatsApp, email, Slack, and its iOS app; subscriptions start at $21 per month.
Creators can use Stanley to develop ideas into posts, scripts, and captions, organize a content calendar, and schedule posts. It is available through iMessage, Telegram, and the web. Skye takes a different approach: its iPhone homescreen uses information from connected services to show contextual cards, suggestions, and briefings. It entered private testing and beta in April 2026, and has not announced a public release date.
Availability and control vary
These tools differ in how they connect to devices, services, and other people. Caddy works within iMessage for iPhone users and RCS for Android users, identifying possible actions in emails and conversations and helping with calendar events, reminders, follow-ups, and research. It has been in public beta since April 2026.
Instinct supports text and voice and can connect to services such as email, calendars, and Google Workspace. Its company says early users have used it to plan trips, buy groceries, book tickets, and cancel subscriptions. In September 2026, it began giving users dedicated email addresses for assistants, which can be used to sign up for services and contact businesses. The company remains in private beta.
Other services emphasize different capabilities or constraints. Iris lets users delegate tasks through iMessage and is designed to retain context and follow up proactively. Poke launched in March 2026 and handles tasks involving calendars, planning, health and fitness, smart-home controls, and photos. Underdog, whose invite-only beta launched in early October 2026, runs its model on the user’s device; its initial release supports Mac and Windows computers.
Text-based access can make delegation feel straightforward, but the services vary in what they can access and do. Comparing their supported apps, pricing, availability, and approach to taking action can help clarify which assistant fits a particular routine.