Jarvie alternatives

Jarvie is on iMessage and SMS, and to start you add a number to a group. These 8 agents do a similar job. Each row says what the two have in common and the one thing that changes if you switch.

The 8 closest

Ordered by how much ground they share with Jarvie: same job first, then the same things it can do, then the same places you can reach it. Not a ranking of quality, which we have not measured.

Alfi
One shared agent per group plus a private solo agent for each member
iMessageWhatsAppText it, opens with What can you do do?
Both do Group threads and Bookings and reservationsNot on SMS
Wajo
A group agent that places its own calls and pays with its own card
iMessageSMSVoice
Both do Bookings and reservations and Group threadsAlso on Voice
Boba
A group agent that stays quiet during normal chatter and joins when needed
iMessageSMS
Both do Group threadsText a number
Pally
Life-admin triage where relationship nudges are a side effect, not the pitch
iMessageWhatsAppEmailSlack
Both do Persistent memory and Bookings and reservationsNot on SMS
222
A questionnaire, then a reservation for a blind group dinner
iMessageSMS
Both do Bookings and reservationsInstall an app
Shuffle
An AI teammate in iMessage and SMS group chats, summoned with @agent
iMessageSMSText it, opens with hey shuffle, im new here... what can u actually do?
Both do Group threadsAlso does Reminders
Sidekicks
Add a number to any iMessage or SMS group and it participates like a member
iMessageSMSText it, opens with Hello 👋
Both do Group threadsPublishes a price: $14.99/month for unlimitedSide by side
Town
A per-user agent that joins your group text and talks to other people's agents
iMessageSMS
Both do Group threadsCreate an account

Still want Jarvie

Nothing here is a recommendation to switch. Jarvie may be the right one, and this page exists because “alternatives” is how people actually search when they are still deciding.

The full Jarvie listing records how you start, what it costs, what it states it can do, and what its policy says about your messages.