Best AI assistant for iMessage and WhatsApp
Which assistant works best right inside iMessage or WhatsApp?
Updated · 20 assistants ranked
If you want an assistant in the chat app you already use rather than one more app, this report ranks the ones that live in iMessage or WhatsApp, across all ten of our tests.
Top picks
- 19.0MuseTop pick
Tested on 7 of 10Best: Purchasing10, Email10
- 28.4
Tested on 5 of 10Best: Connected apps10, Email9Time to finish 6m 30s
- 38.1
Tested on 8 of 10Best: Routines10, Purchasing9
- 48.1
Tested on 10 of 10Best: Travel9, Phone calls9
- 57.8
Tested on 8 of 10Best: Online tasks9, Routines9
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 | Muse | 8 | 7 | 10 | — | 10 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 9.0 |
| 2 | Town | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8.4 |
| 3 | Pally | 7 | 7 | 9 | N/A | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | — | 8.1 |
| 4 | Neo | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Ollie | 9 | 7 | 7 | N/A | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | — | 7.8 |
| 6 | Tomo | 7 | 10 | 6 | — | 8 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Caddy | 8 | 9 | 7 | N/A | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Luke | 6 | 9 | — | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 7.2 |
| 9 | Wajo / Fo | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7.1 |
| 10 | Waldo | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6.7 |
| 11 | OpenInstinct | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6.0 |
| 12 | Friday | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 13 | Nessi | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5.4 |
| 14 | The Shadow | — | 6 | 8 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 15 | Ka | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 5.2 |
| 16 | OpenClaw | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 17 | Persona | 5 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 18 | tinyNature | 4 | — | 4 | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 4.8 |
| 19 | Alfi by Text.ai | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4.6 |
| 20 | Lucas | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
How this report works
Only assistants that work in iMessage or WhatsApp, tested on at least five of the ten tests, are included. They are ranked by their average across the tests they took.
How to choose
- Pick the app first. iMessage needs an Apple device; WhatsApp works on any phone. Each assistant's page lists where it runs.
- Reply time matters more in a chat thread. If you expect quick back-and-forth, compare reply times as well as scores.
- A chat assistant sees your messages. Check the Permissions & privacy score and the product facts on its page before you connect your accounts.
What users say
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.
Open sourceWhen I asked for a list of places to go for date night, it pulled up two options in my neighborhood that had been closed for years.
Open sourceInstinct should be provide address and contact information and go to https://ups.com @UPS website and complete everything to create a return shipping label for an international package.
Open sourceSo I asked my @TownAI agent to do it. It collated all the insights + made the deck
Open sourceFrequently asked questions
Which assistant is best for this?
Muse leads with an average of 9.0, ahead of Town and Pally.
Is there a good free option?
Muse is the highest-ranked assistant with a free plan, averaging 9.0.
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.