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Khio vs Poke

Khio and Poke are both AIs you text. Here is how they compare, with every fact about Poke taken from Poke's own website.

Last checked 24 September 2026. Khio wrote this page; if anything about Poke is out of date, tell us through support and we'll fix it.

KhioPoke
What it isAn AI accountability friend you text on iMessage"Your new favorite contact": "proactive, private, personal, and right in your texts"
How you talk to itiMessage, from a real phone number. No app needed to start; there is an optional iPhone app.Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram; you pick the channel in its settings
Texts you firstYes: morning and evening check-ins, follow-ups when you go quiet, weekly recapsYes: it "proactively keeps you in the loop", using your connected apps and its memory
PriceA Free plan that is free forever. Khio Pro is $14.50 a month with a 7-day free trial.A Free plan, "Free Forever", no credit card. Poke Pro is $19 a month and Poke Ultra $199 a month, billed monthly.
Connected appsGoogle Calendar, Gmail (read and reply on your say-so) and Google DriveGmail and Outlook (email, calendar and contacts), Notion, GitHub, Linear, Oura and more, set up through "recipes"
TrackingBuilt in with Pro: gym and personal records, calories from a text or a photo, habits, sleep, cycle, budget, todos and calendarThrough connected apps, such as Oura for sleep and readiness, Strava and Fitbit
Real-world tasksSearches restaurants, places, hotels and flights, and runs browser tasks it stops to confirm before anything is paid forPoke Human, included with Ultra: a real person handles reservations, phone calls, orders and rides for you
MemoryLong-term memory, included on the Free planUses "its memory to help out right on time"

Where each one is stronger

Poke

  • Works in WhatsApp and Telegram as well as Messages.
  • Connects far more apps, including Outlook, Notion, GitHub and Linear, and developers can build their own integrations in the Poke Kitchen.
  • Poke Human sends a real person to do real-world tasks, on Ultra.
  • Builds and publishes a website for you when you ask.

Khio

  • Pro at $14.50 a month.
  • Gym, calorie (from a photo too), habit, sleep, cycle and budget tracking built in.
  • Built to hold you accountable: morning and evening check-ins, and follow-ups when you go quiet.
  • Works in iMessage group chats: it polls the group, picks a time and follows up.
  • Khio AI on the web for chat, notebooks, co-writing and studying from your own notes.
  • Never completes a purchase or sends an email without your yes in the thread.

Which one should you pick?

Pick Poke if

you want an assistant that runs your email, calendar and work apps, or you text on WhatsApp or Telegram.

Pick Khio if

you want to be held accountable, with your gym, meals, sleep and cycle tracked in one iMessage thread, and Pro at $14.50 a month.

Both have a free plan, so you can text each one and see which you'd rather talk to. The Khio FAQ answers the rest, and pricing has the full plan list.

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