Instinct alternative
Instinct is a personal assistant you text or call. That part is the same job.
The rest is not. They connect email, messaging, screen, audio, and location. They are trained to use a phone and a computer. Access is a private group while they scale compute.
We are a public number in Messages. Available today. No waitlist.
This is not a ChatGPT comparison. That post is already written: Why Use AI Chat SMS When You Can Just Use ChatGPT?.
We already wrote a Homer alternative. Instinct is a different product.
What Instinct says
From instinct.co: a personal assistant that connects to your applications and devices. Email, messaging, screen, audio, location, and more. You text or call it. It is trained to use a phone and a computer.
Examples they publish: follow up on threads you dropped, call or text you first, arrange a ride to the airport, book a handyman.
Access is a private group. Join a waitlist or get invited. They say they are scaling compute.
We are not going to draw their product UI. That page is the source.
What you get if you text us
A public number. (305) 588-2170. US and Canada. Native Messages. No waitlist. No app. Fifty free messages. No card to start.
On iPhone and Mac you get real iMessage blue bubbles. Android and other phones get SMS or RCS.
Remind me to call the pharmacy at 3pm
Done. I'll text you at 3:00 PM to call the pharmacy.
What's the capital of Estonia?
Tallinn.
Reminders arrive as texts. Daily briefings. Long-term memory. Web search. /image. Personas. Bookmarks. Photo analysis.
Connect Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Outlook through OAuth you control. Text /connect gmail or /connect calendar, or just ask.
We do not ingest your screen, audio, or location. We do not operate your computer. We do not call you first. We do not book a ride or a handyman.
If you want the product explanation, You can text an AI agent now and Your AI texting assistant are already written.
Side by side
| AI Chat SMS | Instinct | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Today. Public number. US and Canada. | Private access group. Waitlist while they scale compute. |
| Price | 50 free messages. No card to start. | Not on the public page. Waitlist first. |
| Reminders | Yes. They arrive as texts. | Not the published pitch. |
| Memory | Yes. Long-term across conversations. | They say they understand what you're working on. |
| Briefings | Yes. Daily briefs on any topic. | Not published. |
| Gmail | Yes. OAuth you control. | They connect email. Depth is not specified. |
| Google Calendar | Yes. Events, today, weekly summary, photo to event. | Not listed on the public page. |
| Docs and Sheets | Yes. Same /connect list. | Not listed on the public page. |
| Outlook | Yes. Via /connect. | Not listed on the public page. |
| Image gen | Yes. /image. | Not published. |
| Personas | Yes. /mode. | Not published. |
| Screen, location, computer use | No. | Yes. That is their win. |
| Proactive calls and real-world booking | No. | Yes. They publish rides, a handyman, and calling you first. |
Where we win
You can text today. No invite. Fifty free messages.
Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook by OAuth you tap yourself. Reminders and briefs that show up as texts. Memory, /image, personas, blue bubbles.
We are the better texting assistant you can use now. We are not their computer-use agent.
Where we do not
If you want an agent that sees your screen, uses your location, drives a computer, or books the ride, that is Instinct. Wait on their list.
If you want a reminder, a briefing, or a lookup from the phone you already hold, text us.
Text it today
No download. No waitlist.
Text (305) 588-2170. Fifty free messages. US and Canada.
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