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Messaging Agents

Which group agent tells you the most

Agents that join a group thread and coordinate between several people. Ollie discloses the most of the 13 here, at 9 of 9. Every criterion is mechanical and listed below, so you can recompute any position yourself.

What each one tells you

Every disclosure below is something these companies could publish today at no cost. A low score is a choice rather than a limitation.

  1. 1

    Ollie

    A family agent that lives in the household's existing iMessage group thread

    iMessage
    9 of 9Discloses everything measured
  2. 2

    Coral

    A family agent in your iMessage group chat, with a private agent for each person that talks to the others

    iMessage
    8 of 9Does not disclose: says where to report a bug
  3. 3

    asaplybeta

    A number you text to get an errand run: coffee ordered ahead, tickets held, a ride queued, paid in the thread

    iMessageSMSText it, opens with Hey asaply! What's good around me?+1 628 264 4787
    7 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, says where to report a bug
  4. 4

    Boba

    A free group-chat assistant that hangs back until somebody needs it

    iMessageSMSWeb
    6 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
  5. 5

    Jarvie

    A group-chat sidekick with a published number, free while it works out what to charge for

    iMessageSMS
    6 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
  6. 6

    Shuffle

    A texting AI that makes images, music and games, and runs tasks on sites for you

    iMessageSMSText it, opens with hey shuffle, im new here... what can u actually do?+1 402 763 0072
    6 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
  7. 7

    Sidekicks

    Add a number to any iMessage or SMS group and it participates like a member

    iMessageSMSText it, opens with Hello 👋+1 628 213 4346
    6 of 9Does not disclose: names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
  8. 8

    Town

    A per-user agent that joins your group text and talks to other people's agents

    iMessageSMS
    6 of 9Does not disclose: says what happens if you cancel, names who carries the messages, names its model providers
  9. 9

    Series

    AI introductions that happen entirely inside iMessage, on 750+ campuses

    iMessage
    5 of 9Does not disclose: publishes a price, names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
  10. 10

    Soarbeta

    A travel agent saved in your contacts: books, checks you in, chases refunds, and runs the store that lists its rivals

    iMessageSMSText it+1 424 249 2855
    5 of 9Does not disclose: says whether it trains on you, names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
  11. 11

    Wajo

    A group agent that places its own calls and pays with its own card

    iMessageSMSVoiceEmail
    5 of 9Does not disclose: says what happens if you cancel, names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
  12. 12

    Alfi

    One shared agent per group plus a private solo agent for each member

    iMessageWhatsAppText it, opens with What can you do?+1 310 460 9758
    4 of 9Does not disclose: publishes a price, says whether it trains on you, names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug
  13. 13

    brobot

    Added to a group thread you already have, and jumps in on food, drinks and plans

    iMessage
    1 of 9Does not disclose: publishes a price, has a privacy policy, says whether it trains on you, addresses people who never signed up, says what happens if you cancel, names who carries the messages, names its model providers, says where to report a bug

How this is scored

Publishes a price
You can find out what it costs without signing up
Has a privacy policy
There is a document at all, for a product that reads your messages
Says whether it trains on you
States plainly whether your conversations train a model
Addresses people who never signed up
Says what happens to the data of others in your threads
Says what happens if you cancel
States whether your history is kept or deleted
Names who carries the messages
Names the company that actually holds your texts
Names its model providers
Says which AI companies see your conversations
Says where to report a bug
A researcher who finds a hole has somewhere to send it
Says how you start
You can tell what is required of you before you begin

Fewest steps before it does anything

Counted the same way as the onboarding ladder: joining a thread you are already in is zero, texting a number is one, installing an app before you can begin is four. Agents behind a waitlist or an invite are left out rather than ranked last, because unavailable is not the same as high friction.

  1. 1brobotAdd a number to a groupiMessage
  2. 2OllieAdd a number to a groupiMessage
  3. 3ShuffleAdd a number to a groupiMessageSMS
  4. 4SidekicksAdd a number to a groupiMessageSMS
  5. 5asaplyText a numberiMessageSMS
  6. 6BobaText a numberiMessageSMSWeb
  7. 7JarvieText a numberiMessageSMS
  8. 8SeriesText a numberiMessage
  9. 9SoarText a numberiMessageSMS
  10. 10CoralCreate an accountiMessage
  11. 11TownCreate an accountiMessageSMS
  12. 12AlfiInstall an appiMessageWhatsApp

The group agents in full, unranked and filterable, or the other categories.