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Email replies

Replies on the right thread, offers times that are really free, and sounds like you.

The test

  1. Day 1

    Taylor wants to meet Wednesday at 2. That doesn't work — reply, offer two other times this week when I'm free, and write it the way I usually do.

Setup

  • A conflict on the calendar Wednesday at 2pm and fixed free slots the rest of the week.
  • Twenty sent emails that show the tester's tone and sign-off.

Time allowed: 30 minutes.

Passes when

  1. Replies on Taylor's thread to the right person (sent after asking, or saved as a draft in Gmail)
  2. Both offered slots are this week and actually free
  3. Tone and sign-off match the sent emails

Scoring notes

  • Pastes text in chat for you to send yourself: checkpoint 1 is missed.

How checkpoints and corrections become a score

Results 34 tested

20 passed, 6 partial, 8 failed. Average score 6.6.

#AssistantResultTestedScore
1Dots
Pass
10
2Instinct
Pass
10
3Muse
Pass
10
4Asmi
Pass
9
5Hark
Pass
9
6Poke
Pass
9
7Town
Pass
9
8Waldo
Pass
9
9Familiar
Pass
8
10Gemini Spark
Pass
8
11Norton Family Assistant
Pass
8
12Tomo
Pass
8
13Butler
Pass
7
14Caddy
Pass
7
15Luke
Pass
7
16Nessi
Pass
7
17Ollie
Pass
7
18Pally
Pass
7
19szn
Pass
7
20Wajo / Fo
Pass
7
21Alfi by Text.ai
Partial
6
22Neo
Partial
6
23Joshu
Partial
5
24Persona
Partial
5
25tinyNature
Partial
5
26Tressa
Partial
5
27Ask Ranger
Fail
4
28Manus
Fail
4
29OpenClaw
Fail
4
30The Shadow
Fail
4
31Today
Fail
4
32AVA
Fail
3
33Lucas
Fail
3
34OpenInstinct
Fail
3

What people say 61 public quotes

Public posts about this kind of task, each linked to the original. Not scored, and posts by the companies themselves are left out.

Instinct · Zoë Schiffer ·

Last week it told me 'NOT TO OPEN' an email from a friend inviting me to a backyard BBQ—it turned out to be a phishing scam.

Use caseOpen source
Instinct · Rex Lowther ·

Supposed to ping me when an email comes in and it doesn't for awhile.

BugOpen source
Muse · Lisa Eadicicco ·

The agent, which Meta launched on September 8, booked a Friday date night and made a packing schedule for my upcoming move. It also emailed a friend about a trip next month and made a planning document with places we want to visit.

Use caseOpen source
Instinct · Top5Apps ·

The weakest safety record here: an unapproved email send, terms disclaiming any confirmation guarantee.

BugOpen source
OpenClaw · u/Signal-Inevitable-46 ·

On day 2 it tried to send an email on my behalf that I hadn't approved.

BugOpen source
Muse · Katie Notopoulos ·

First, I asked it to look through my email and send me a daily digest of "important" emails (my inbox gets quickly clogged with PR pitches and newsletters). It did this admirably well.

Use caseOpen source
Muse · @esssekar ·

the blocker wasn't capability. it was that the personal assistant job i actually want (mail, notes, calendar, "what did i promise") already lives on my laptop, and i wasn't ready to hand off cards day one.

Use caseOpen source
Muse · @MalGsx ·

5 minutes tops. And moving forward this will be the flow.

PraiseOpen source
Town · @infoxiao ·

oh no my instinct @muse and @TownAI are having a turf war whenever a new email appears

BugOpen source
Town · Ivy ·

Town AI offers an autonomous personal assistant feature that acts as a digital worker—learning your habits to manage schedules, draft emails, and handle routine workflows across your entire tech stack.

OtherOpen source
Instinct · @its_Holmes ·

Instinct helped me successfully find and request multiple quotes for some housework I wanted to have done, communicate with the contractors via email, and then confirm, and schedule, the best option (most reputable and least expensive).

PraiseOpen source
Instinct · Remy Gaskell ·

I've used it every day for the last 7 days, and I'm highly, highly impressed.

PraiseOpen source
Folk · Ivy ·

One reviewer noted that its grammar could feel "a bit unprofessional", particularly when Folk writes emails on the user's behalf.

ComplaintOpen source
Town · @SaaShane_ ·

Been an absolute game changer for my personal work- I’ve got my own assistant now prepping me for a day in the stock market, responding to emails, and learning how I like to work.

PraiseOpen source
Instinct · Neeraj Nathany ·

In September it shipped something the others only implied: its own email address at mail.instinct.com, so the agent can create accounts and talk to businesses without stuffing your inbox.

OtherOpen source
Muse · @ecommcowboy ·

Take a picture of a shopping list on the frige and order all of it from Sam's Club

Use caseOpen source
Muse · Emma Roth ·

The process didn't go smoothly on mobile; the Google sign-in screen kept glitching and returning me to the Muse website instead of the app.

BugOpen source
Instinct · jvwww ·

I use Instinct and I'm very happy with it so far.

PraiseOpen source
Muse · @gannon_meyer ·

he handles my calendar and drafts follow-ups. i approve what goes out.

PraiseOpen source
Muse · @rishi_bhargava ·

muse’s #1 use case is email and calendar

Use caseOpen source
Instinct · h14h ·

I got access to Instinct recently and quickly found some pretty compelling use-cases for it.

PraiseOpen source
Muse · @getSecretApps ·

Muse is Meta's personal AI agent that shops, emails, and books travel for you from a chat.

OtherOpen source
Instinct · @TrustMeeBroo ·

It books, it orders, it watches my inbox, it remembers everything.

PraiseOpen source
Town · @CamiloBAcosta ·

and then not sending the email itself. This is intern behavior which may have been ok 9 months ago but newer

BugOpen source
Instinct · @v_eashwar ·

It tracks my deadlines, handles my email, and gets things done.

Use caseOpen source
Town · @heysamir_ ·

Now I use Mimestream and have my @TownAI agent draft emails and organize inbox (among many other things)

Use caseOpen source
Town · @SiddhitSanghavi ·

I'm really loving @TownAI 's assistant AI

PraiseOpen source
Town · @heysamir_ ·

give your favorite agent read/write access like @TownAI

Use caseOpen source
Town · @heysamir_ ·

use @TownAI or another agent to handle inbox organization and email drafting

Use caseOpen source
Orchid · Pranav Mishra ·

Orchid is a personal EA that lives in iMessage and SMS: it texts you your day each morning, drafts replies in your voice, books meetings, dinners and travel after you approve, runs recurring habits, and remembers what you tell it. Gmail and Google Calendar only; no published pricing.

OtherOpen source
Vellum · @marinatrajk ·

Went over my emails, and found a subscription for an app that I don't even use

PraiseOpen source
Instinct · u/Puppy_powers ·

So the truth is, I’ve only used it for one day, but for work purposes, it’s been amazing. I have it responding to basic emails and set up summary reminders every hour.

PraiseOpen source
Instinct · @srcasm ·

Instinct is the first one i actually hand real tasks to. It booked my family's flights end to end,orders my stuff, watches my kids' school email.

PraiseOpen source
Instinct · u/HotFaithlessness9396 ·

I am so pumped to continue using instinct!

PraiseOpen source
Poke · @zsalem2675 ·

Every five is just not good enough when other services like @interaction send me alerts nearly instantly.

ComparisonOpen source
Town · @RachaelRad ·

I asked my townie to monitor a couple of email threads and alert me when I get a response.

Use caseOpen source
Town · @astrange ·

I had a version of this w openclaw — but now can just recommend @TownAI !

PraiseOpen source
Town · @danbeksha ·

Moms, dads all of us need @TownAI to survive the onslaught of school emails and WhatsApp groups. Only feature request: more ability to go back into WhatsApp groups and read/summarize.

PraiseOpen source
Instinct · @srcasm ·

I've tried Hermes, OpenClaw, Tasklet, GrokBot but Instinct takes the cake

ComparisonOpen source
Instinct · @chapello ·

this is a leap forward in personal agent UX in that it works inside of my WhatsApp.

PraiseOpen source
Instinct · u/Various_Instance_167 ·

Every morning, my Instinct grabs the new emails from my Gmail inbox

PraiseOpen source
Instinct · @srcasm ·

Bookings, rebookings, complicated travel planning, restaurant reservations, email follow ups, all out of the box, autonomous and done well and in a reassuring way (screenshots, etc).

PraiseOpen source
Town · @lauren_huttner ·

does a great job prepping meetings, automatically drafting emails and optimizing my day

PraiseOpen source
Vellum · @nateliason ·

It's insane how well the @vellum_ai email integration works.

PraiseOpen source
Town · @ragsgups ·

I was literally emailing my town agent when I saw this!

Use caseOpen source
Pally · @brycent ·

@iknowdan @tonycclo @Andrey__HQ @interaction @pallyai @avec connect your email to it for 10 minutes lol most fun you will ever have checking your email

PraiseOpen source
Pally · Coding4Food ·

One user cheered, "I have a backlog of friends I ghosted on WhatsApp because I forgot to text back. Hoping to power through them with Pally." Indeed, for those who suffer from messaging anxiety, this tool is a lifesaver.

PraiseOpen source
Town · UseCarly ·

Town is a credible AI work assistant, not a dressed-up chatbot.

OtherOpen source
Poke · @PPaloju ·

currently it’s largely an email reader, a to do list, and a very funny bot (amazing product btw)

Use caseOpen source
Poke · Austin ·

It gets time wrong, which is unforgivable for a product about time. Its email judgment isn't sharp enough to trust unsupervised.

ComplaintOpen source
Poke · Austin ·

one user wrote a one-star review after weeks of use, arguing that basic email checks took fifteen minutes or more when they worked at all.

BugOpen source
Poke · Austin ·

It's more capable than Poke on email specifically, with prebuilt routines for inbox triage, meeting briefings, and expense logging.

ComparisonOpen source
Town · @LubaYudasina ·

One of my new favorite AI tools is @TownAI . It sweeps my emails, drafts responses, does morning briefing, calendaring, and so much more!

PraiseOpen source
Orchid · u/Alone-Coyote3916 ·

# 4. Orchid **Website:** orchid.ai **Best for:** work email and meetings **Pros:** * Useful for drafting replies and booking meetings * Approval-before-sending flow makes sense for work * More executive-assistant-like than chatbot-like **Cons:** * Mostly focused on work coordination * Less useful if email and meetings are not your main pain point * Not as broad as a daily personal assistant **My take:** Interesting for people who spend a lot of time coordinating through email and calendar.

Use caseOpen source
Caddy · nikkigoodson ·

sounds like caddy is handling the productivity/email workflow stuff really well for u.

ComparisonOpen source
Ollie · @cynthiamcgillis ·

So far I have been impressed; it does a good job of texting me about important emails to check.

PraiseOpen source
Orchid · u/OkInitiative4270 ·

Orchid orchid.ai, exec assistant, drafts replies and books meetings, wants sign-off before sending

Use caseOpen source
Town · this+that ·

If your work lives across Slack, project management tools, and CRM systems, the email-first model may add friction instead of cutting it.

OtherOpen source
tinyNature · @yourtechgirl24 ·

an AI in your pocket is now better at managing your health than your doctor, your calendar than your assistant, and your money than you.

PraiseOpen source
Orchid · @ArisayAL ·

Wild how little I actually open my email client since.

PraiseOpen source
Poke · tanishasrivatsa ·

If you couldn't tell by now, I'm a fan of Poke.

PraiseOpen source