Nudge alternatives

Nudge is on iMessage and SMS, and to start you tap one link. 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 Nudge: 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.

Bo
A health and life assistant by text, with an AI provider held to zero retention
iMessageSMS
Both do Reminders and Task managementCreate an account
remi
Texts you about habits, plans and the small things, and is explicit about what she is not
iMessageText it+1 239 530 8371
Both do Reminders and Persistent memoryNot on SMS
Tomo
Coaching and accountability that charges for the unprompted check-in
iMessageSMSWeb
Both do Reminders and Persistent memoryAlso on Web
Howie
A calendar secretary you copy into a thread or text, who books the meeting and chases the reply
iMessageSMSEmail
Both do Reminders and Task managementAlso on Email
Mochi
Text a photograph of dinner and get the calories back, with no app to open
iMessageText it+1 929 364 9402
Both do Reminders and Persistent memoryNot on SMS
textmyagent
A chief of staff in your texts: your inbox and calendar, one plan, no app and no login
iMessageSMSText it+1 737 377 1927
Both do Reminders and Task managementText a number
alfred_
Triages the inbox, drafts the reply and turns email into tasks, with a text line into it
SMSEmail
Both do Task management and RemindersNot on iMessage
allora
Text it a thought and be reminded at the right time, on any phone with no app
SMS
Both do Reminders and Task managementNot on iMessage

Still want Nudge

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

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