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Five AIs you can text from your phone like a friend, no app required to start. Each one suits something different, so here is how you reach them, what they cost, and what each is best at.
Last checked 22 September 2026. We make Khio, so it is listed first. Everything about the other four comes from their own websites or App Store pages, linked with each one. If something is out of date, tell us through support and we'll fix it.
| How you text it | Price | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khio | iMessage, on iPhone | Free to start. Pro $14.50 a month with a 7-day free trial. | An AI friend to talk to that also keeps you on top of school, the gym, food, habits, sleep and money |
| Tomo | iMessage, or its app | Free to download. Tomo Pro is listed at $19.99 or $119.99. | Goal accountability, with Apple Health and a custom tracker for each goal |
| Poke | Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram | Free. Pro $19 a month; Ultra $199 a month. | Connecting your apps (Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion and 40+ more) and running automations in the background |
| Sidekicks | iMessage or SMS, on iPhone or Android | Free with limited messages. Pro $19.99 a month. | A companion with several personalities, reminders and mood check-ins, including on Android |
| Olly | iMessage, SMS, or its web app | Not listed on its homepage | A general helper: answers, reminders, images, voice messages and PDF summaries |
An AI friend you text on iMessage. Khio talks like a friend who knows your life: it remembers what you tell it, texts you first, jumps into your group chats, plays GamePigeon, answers voice memos and reads your photos. It also keeps you on track, with morning and evening check-ins, follow-ups when you go quiet, and your workouts, meals (from a photo too), habits, sleep, cycle, budget and school deadlines logged from plain texts. It never pays for anything or sends an email without your yes. Tracking and unlimited reminders are on Pro.
Sources: Khio pricing, Khio FAQ
"Your Personal AI". Tomo texts you first with check-ins on your habits and progress, "remembers everything", syncs with Apple Health, and builds custom trackers for each goal: workouts, budgets, habit streaks, meal logs and savings. It has 4.8 stars from 191 App Store ratings.
Source: Tomo on the App Store. See also Khio vs Tomo.
A "proactive, private, personal" assistant in your texts. Poke connects to Gmail and Outlook, Notion, GitHub, Linear and more, runs automations in the background, and handles voice messages and scheduled tasks. It works in Messages, WhatsApp and Telegram.
Source: poke.com. See also Khio vs Poke.
"Your AI, one text away." Sidekicks offers several AI personalities to text, with reminders, to-do lists, meal and calorie tracking, mood check-ins, breathing exercises and group chats. It works over iMessage or SMS, so it works on Android too.
Source: sidekicks.chat. See also Khio vs Sidekicks.
An assistant you text in iMessage, with "no downloads, no emails, no signups". Olly answers questions from the web, sets reminders, works with images and voice messages, summarizes PDFs, and learns your preferences over time. Its homepage says 256,000+ people have joined.
Source: olly.bot
Khio: it texts like a friend who knows your life, joins your group chats and games, and keeps you on track too.
Khio or Tomo: both text you first and track your goals. The side-by-side covers the differences.
Poke, which connects the most apps and runs automations.
Sidekicks works over SMS. Khio needs iMessage, so it is iPhone only.
Olly, a general-purpose helper in your texts.