Ollie alternatives

Ollie is on iMessage, 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 Ollie: 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 threadsAlso on WhatsApp
Boba
A group agent that stays quiet during normal chatter and joins when needed
iMessageSMS
Both do Group threadsAlso on SMS
Jarvie
A group-chat agent that coordinates dinners and trips and remembers the group
iMessageSMS
Both do Group threadsAlso on SMS
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 on SMS
Sidekicks
Add a number to any iMessage or SMS group and it participates like a member
iMessageSMSText it, opens with Hello 👋
Both do Group threadsAlso on SMS
Town
A per-user agent that joins your group text and talks to other people's agents
iMessageSMS
Both do Group threadsAlso on SMS
Wajo
A group agent that places its own calls and pays with its own card
iMessageSMSVoice
Both do Group threadsAlso on SMS and Voice
Tomo
Coaching and accountability that charges for the unprompted check-in
iMessageSMSWeb
Both do Group threadsAlso on SMS and Web

Still want Ollie

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

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