Shuffle alternatives

Shuffle 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 Shuffle: 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.

Sidekicks
Add a number to any iMessage or SMS group and it participates like a member
iMessageSMSText it, opens with Hello 👋
Both do Group threads and RemindersPublishes a price: $14.99/month for unlimited
Boba
A group agent that stays quiet during normal chatter and joins when needed
iMessageSMS
Both do Group threadsText a number
Caddy
A work assistant in your texts, blue bubbles on iPhone and RCS on Android
iMessageRCSSMS
Both do RemindersAlso on RCS
Jarvie
A group-chat agent that coordinates dinners and trips and remembers the group
iMessageSMS
Both do Group threadsAlso does Bookings and reservations and Persistent memory
Town
A per-user agent that joins your group text and talks to other people's agents
iMessageSMS
Both do Group threadsCreate an account
Wajo
A group agent that places its own calls and pays with its own card
iMessageSMSVoice
Both do Group threadsAlso on Voice
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 threadsNot on SMS
Notis
Executes across your existing tools from a text, on five channels
iMessageWhatsAppTelegramSlackEmail
Both do RemindersNot on SMS

Still want Shuffle

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

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

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