AI assistants with a waitlist or invite-only access
Which AI assistants are still on a waitlist or invite-only, and are they worth waiting for?
Updated · 3 assistants ranked
Three assistants in our catalog are not open to everyone yet: Waldo and Familiar list a waitlist, and Airtap describes itself as invite-only. All three took at least four of our ten tests: Waldo 6.7 over 10, Familiar 6.5 over 10, Airtap 6.5 over 4.
Top picks
- 16.7WaldoTop pick
Tested on 10 of 10Best: Email9, Routines9
- 26.5
Tested on 10 of 10Best: Email8, Permissions8
- 36.5
Tested on 4 of 10Best: Routines8, Travel7
Top pick: highest average here. Best free option: highest among assistants you can use for free. Fastest that's still good: quickest median time to finish among those averaging 7 or more.
Full ranking
| # | Assistant | Online tasks | Travel | Purchasing | Phone calls | Proactive | Routines | Connected apps | Permissions | Memory | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waldo | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Familiar | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Airtap | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 6.5 |
How this report works
Included are assistants whose catalog status or tagline (checked 2026-10-26) says waitlist or invite-only. Wajo / Fo's OG Fo plan is invite-only but its Fo Mini is open, so it is left out. They are ranked by the average of the tests they took. Scores come from the published score sheet and are dated 2026-10-27. All 3 ranked assistants (Waldo, Familiar and Airtap) carry pre-filled scores, which are placeholder estimates the site has not yet replaced with its own test runs, so treat every place as provisional.
How to choose
- Treat these scores as estimates. All three are pre-filled placeholders that no test run has replaced yet.
- Waldo works only in iMessage, Familiar is app-only and Airtap is app-only, so check that you can use the channel before you join.
- Access can change quickly. Re-check each product's own page, since a waitlist today can be open next month.
Which AI assistants have a waitlist?
Waldo and Familiar list a waitlist in our catalog; Airtap is invite-only (as checked on 2026-10-26).
Which one is best?
Waldo averages 6.7 over ten tests, Familiar 6.5 over ten and Airtap 6.5 over four. All three are pre-filled, so the order is provisional.
Is there an assistant I can use right now?
Yes, 35 of the 47 assistants in the catalog list their status as live. The best-ai-personal-assistant-app report ranks assistants across all ten tests.
Frequently asked questions
Which assistant is best for this?
Waldo leads with an average of 6.7, ahead of Familiar and Airtap.
Is there a good free option?
None of the ranked assistants has a free plan yet.
How did you test these assistants?
Every assistant got the same published tests, word for word, scored from three checkpoints and the number of corrections it needed. Each test is on the Dimensions page.