ka alternative
ka is an AI assistant you text on iMessage. Same job family as us.
It runs inside your Google apps: Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Drive. The Free plan gives you 10 messages a day, and Pro is $14.99 a month. We are the US and Canada number you can text right now, (305) 588-2170, with 50 free messages and no credit card required.
Reminders arrive as texts, daily briefs cover any topic you pick, and /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?.
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What ka says
textka.com calls ka "the friend who runs your life." You sign up, get a number, and text it from the Messages app. No download. On Android, it falls back to green bubbles.
You connect Google Calendar, Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Drive, and ka works inside them. It moves events, sorts email, writes up docs, and finds a file and texts you the link. If you have a work Google account and a personal one, you can connect both and ka asks which you mean.
Send it a photo and it reads what's in it. A receipt goes into your expenses sheet, and a flyer becomes a calendar event. It remembers your past texts and details about your people and plans, and it sends reminders before you ask.
Free is $0 with no card: 10 messages a day, up to two connected apps, up to two live reminders, and cheaper AI models. Pro is $14.99 a month for unlimited messages, unlimited connected apps, multiple accounts per connected app, unlimited reminders, and the smartest AI models, subject to fair use.
Where it's going: your ka talking to your friends' ka to make plans and find a night that works. ka says that's where the product is going.
Their site is textka.com.
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 credit card required. No signup first.
On iPhone and Mac you get real iMessage blue bubbles. Android and other phones get SMS or RCS through the carrier.
Remind me every Sunday at 6 to plan meals
Done. I'll text you every Sunday at 6:00 PM to plan meals.
Brief me on local weather every morning at 7
Set. Your weather brief lands at 7:00 AM.
Reminders arrive as texts. Daily briefings on any topic you pick. Long-term memory across conversations.
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.
After the free messages, Unlimited is $15 a month (100 a day, 2,000 a month fair use), or pay as you go 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
| AI Chat SMS | ka | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Today. Public number (305) 588-2170. US and Canada. Native Messages on iPhone and Android. No app. No credit card required. | Sign up at textka.com and get a number. Built for iMessage, with green bubbles on Android. |
| Price | 50 free messages. Then unlimited at $15/month, or pay as you go from $10. | Free at $0: 10 messages a day, up to two connected apps, up to two live reminders, cheaper AI models. Pro at $14.99/mo. |
| Reminders | Yes. They arrive as texts. | Up to two live reminders on Free. Unlimited reminders on Pro. |
| Memory | Long-term across conversations. | Remembers your past texts and details about your people and plans. |
| Daily briefings | Yes. Daily briefs on any topic you pick. | Not named on their site. |
| Photos | Send a photo and ask about it. | Reads photos you send, like a receipt into your expenses sheet. |
| Gmail | Yes, through /connect gmail. | Yes. |
| Google Calendar | Yes, through /connect calendar. | Yes. |
| Docs and Sheets | Yes, on the same /connect list. | Yes. |
| Outlook | Yes, on the same /connect list. | Their app list is Google only. |
| Their edge | 50 free messages to start, any-topic briefings, personas, /image, bookmarks, and Outlook. | Google Drive, multiple accounts per connected app on Pro, and ka talking to your friends' ka as their roadmap. |
Where ka wins
Drive. ka works inside Google Drive and can find a file and text you the link. On Pro, you also get multiple accounts per connected app, so a work Google and a personal one can sit side by side.
Their roadmap is your ka planning with your friends' ka. Instead of a long group chat about who's free, the assistants work out the time and place.
Where we win
You can text it this minute. A published number, 50 free messages, and no credit card. Then a flat $15 a month for unlimited, or pay as you go from $10.
It does more in your thread. Daily briefs cover any topic you pick, personas switch with /mode, /image makes pictures, and /save keeps bookmarks. Outlook sits on /connect next to Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, and Sheets.
Which one you want
Live in Google, want Drive and more than one Google account per app on Pro, and fine with 10 messages a day free or $14.99 a month for Pro? That is ka.
Want a personal assistant you can text right now on iPhone or Android, with 50 free messages, reminders, any-topic briefs, and Outlook alongside your Google apps? That is us.
Questions people ask
How much does ka cost?
ka has a Free plan at $0 with 10 messages a day, up to two connected apps, and up to two live reminders. Pro is $14.99 a month.
Does ka work with Outlook?
ka lists Google Calendar, Gmail, Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Drive. With us, Outlook is on /connect.
Do I need an app for either one?
No. ka is a number in your Messages app. So are we: text (305) 588-2170.
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 pay as you go from $10.
Text it today
No download. No credit card. No signup first.
Text (305) 588-2170. Fifty free messages. US and Canada. Standard message rates apply.
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Text (305) 588-2170
US & Canada only. Standard message rates apply.