Catch alternative

Catch is an AI you text. Same job family as us.

They pitch an AI admin assistant for executives that handles email, scheduling, travel, and calls. You reach it in iMessage, text message, WhatsApp, Slack, email, or by phone, and it takes real-world actions for you, including phone calls to restaurants and hotels. We are the personal public US and Canada number you can text right now with 50 free messages, no account, and no email to connect first. Reminders arrive as texts, daily briefs cover any topic you pick, and real /connect links Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook whenever you want them.

This is not a ChatGPT comparison. That post is already written: Why Use AI Chat SMS When You Can Just Use ChatGPT?.

We already compared Instinct, Homer, Dunnit, Pally, Poke, Sidekicks, Martin, TwoThumbs, Olly, Sarai, Tomo, Caddy, Iris, Boba, and Arlo. Provider pages cover Sendblue and Twilio. Catch is the next Direct page.

What Catch says

Catch describes itself as an AI assistant for email, scheduling, travel, and calls. It is built for executives at US mid-market companies.

You can reach Catch in iMessage, text message, WhatsApp, Slack, email, or by phone. Voice notes work too, and Catch transcribes them and acts on what you said. Setup is self-serve and takes under three minutes. You sign up, connect Gmail or Outlook, grant permissions, and start chatting.

Catch costs $99 a month, billed monthly, with a 10-day free trial, and you can cancel anytime. Voice calls are included, both the ones Catch makes for you and the ones you have with it. There are no credits, usage tiers, or per-call fees.

For email, Catch reads and prioritizes your inbox in the background and brings you only what needs you. It drafts replies, sends them, and follows up, and it won't act without your approval. On the calendar it checks everyone's availability, proposes times, sends invites and scheduling links, and reaches out to the other party when a meeting has to move.

Real-world action is the part Catch leads with. Ask it to book a restaurant or sort out a late hotel checkout, and it places the phone call on its own line, identifies itself as an AI agent, and confirms back to you. You can also call Catch for a quick sync on your day. Corporate travel booking is in beta for selected Catch customers.

Catch also lists unlimited tasks and reminders, a morning brief, and briefing notes. It learns your priorities, relationships, and preferences over time. It works with Asana, Notion, HubSpot, and Zoho, and it holds SOC 2 Type II, CASA Tier-2, and Google Verified marks. Catch says your data is hosted in the US and never used to train third-party models.

Their site is catchagent.ai.

What you get if you text us

Text (305) 588-2170, a public number for the US and Canada. Native Messages. No app.

Fifty free messages. No account or card to start. No email to connect first.

On iPhone and Mac you get real iMessage blue bubbles. Android and other phones get SMS or RCS through the carrier.

Reminders arrive as texts. Daily briefings on any topic you pick. Long-term memory across conversations. Alerts watch a topic you follow and text you when something new comes up.

Web search, /image, personas with /mode, bookmarks with /save, photo analysis, and quick actions like /weather, /math, and /translate.

Connect Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Outlook. Text /connect gmail or /connect calendar, or just ask. You get an OAuth link you control.

We answer when you text. We don't make calls or bookings for you, and we don't operate a computer.

After the free messages, Unlimited is $15 a month (100 a day, 2,000 a month fair use), or pay-as-you-go packs from $10.

If you want the product explanation, You can text an AI agent now and Your AI texting assistant are already written. Calendar setup is Google Calendar Just Met Your Texts.

Side by side

Where Catch wins

Real-world action. If you want an assistant that places calls on its own line, books the restaurant, sorts out the late checkout, and settles a calendar conflict with the other party, that is what Catch built. It also triages your inbox and sends replies with your approval, and it works inside HubSpot and Zoho. Voice calls are included in one flat $99 a month, and it carries SOC 2 Type II and Google Verified marks.

Where we win

A texting assistant you can start using this minute. Text a published number and you are set up, with no account to create and no inbox to connect first. Fifty free messages to start, then a flat $15 a month for unlimited.

Everything is built around the text thread. Reminders come back as texts, daily briefs cover any topic you pick, and alerts text you when there is news on a topic you follow. You also get /mode personas, /image, bookmarks, and real Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook on /connect, on iPhone with blue bubbles or on Android over SMS and RCS.

Which one you want

Want an executive assistant that makes calls, books restaurants, sorts out hotel checkouts, and runs your inbox and calendar for $99 a month? That is Catch.

Want a personal assistant on a public number you can text right now on iPhone and Android, with 50 free messages, reminders, any-topic briefs, alerts, Gmail and Calendar, Docs and Sheets, and one flat price? That is us.

Questions people ask

How much does Catch cost?

Catch is $99 a month, billed monthly, with a 10-day free trial. Voice calls are included, with no credits or per-call fees.

Can AI Chat SMS make calls or book a table?

No. We text you back, set reminders, send briefs and alerts, and work with your connected Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook. If you want calls and bookings handled for you, Catch is built for that.

Do I need to connect email first?

Not with us. Text (305) 588-2170 and start right away, then use /connect later if you want Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, or Outlook. Catch's setup is to sign up, connect Gmail or Outlook, grant permissions, and start chatting, since its work runs through your inbox and calendar.

Does AI Chat SMS work on Android?

Yes. Android and other phones get SMS or RCS through the carrier. On iPhone and Mac you get real iMessage blue bubbles.

What does AI Chat SMS cost after the 50 free messages?

Unlimited is $15 a month, with fair use of 100 messages a day and 2,000 a month. You can also buy pay-as-you-go packs from $10.

Text it today

No download. No account. No inbox to connect.

Text (305) 588-2170. Fifty free messages. US and Canada. Standard message rates apply.