Martin alternative
Martin is a personal assistant you text. Same job family as us. Available today.
They are a Jarvis-style assistant over SMS, WhatsApp, email, Slack, and phone, plus an iOS app. We are the public US and Canada number you can text today with 50 free messages and real mail and calendar connects.
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, and Sidekicks. Provider pages cover Sendblue and Twilio. Martin is the next Direct page.
What Martin says
From trymartin.com: your personal AI like Jarvis.
Homepage pitches Text Martin, Call Martin, Email Martin, and Slack Martin, plus Get Martin for iOS (voice mode, notifications, shortcuts). Featured products include Cc to Schedule (calendar on autopilot), Wake Up Calls, Auto Drafts and Labels for inbox, Integrations, and a Productivity Suite.
Demo copy shows them texting your contacts and pinging Slack for you ("Text Jon my arrival time.", "Ping #random"). Inbox sync markets search, read, and draft replies. Calendar sync markets manage plus Cc-to-schedule.
We are not going to publish any of their phone numbers. Link trymartin.com. Keep the logo.
Pricing on trymartin.com/pricing today: 7 days free, cancel anytime. Basic $21 a month billed yearly or $35 a month billed monthly (basic models, limited proactive actions, two tasks at a time). Pro $30 a month billed yearly or $49 a month billed monthly (advanced models, unlimited proactive actions, unlimited custom tasks).
What you get if you text us
A public number. (305) 588-2170. US and Canada. Native Messages. No app. Fifty free messages. No account or card to start.
On iPhone and Mac you get real iMessage blue bubbles. Android and other phones get SMS or RCS through the carrier.
Remind me Thursday at 10am to renew the domain
Got it. I'll text you Thursday at 10:00 AM to renew the domain.
Brief me on AI news every weekday at 8
Set. Weekday AI news brief at 8:00 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. 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 do not call your contacts for you. We do not book reservations for you. We do not claim computer control.
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
| AI Chat SMS | Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Today. Public number (305) 588-2170. US and Canada. Native Messages. No app. | Account + iOS/web. SMS, WhatsApp, email, Slack, and call after you connect (trymartin.com). |
| Price | 50 free messages. No card to start. Then unlimited at $15/month, or pay as you go from $10. | 7-day free trial. Basic $21/mo billed yearly or $35/mo monthly. Pro $30/mo billed yearly or $49/mo monthly. |
| Reminders | Texts on time. | SMS, call, email, Slack, push (as marketed). |
| Memory | Long-term across conversations. | Learns preferences over time (as marketed). |
| Briefings | Any-topic daily briefs as texts. | Email briefings (daily/weekly topics, as marketed). |
| Gmail | /connect gmail (we text email). | Inbox read / draft / reply (as marketed). |
| Google Calendar | /connect calendar (we text calendar). | Calendar manage + Cc-to-schedule (as marketed). |
| Docs, Sheets, Outlook | Yes. Same /connect list. | Not the published differentiator on their homepage pricing. |
| Differentiator | Public number + Docs/Sheets/Outlook, no app. | Texts and calls your contacts for you (as marketed). Wake-up calls. Slack. |
Where Martin wins
Acts on your behalf (text or call contacts, book-style flows they market), wake-up calls, Slack, and proactive inbox drafts. If that Jarvis-style ops layer is the job, they built more of it.
We do not claim outbound calls to your contacts, reservation booking, or computer control on our side.
Where we win
A live public number you can text today. No app. Cheaper everyday texting at 50 free and $15 unlimited. Docs, Sheets, and Outlook on /connect. Any-topic briefs that arrive as texts.
Which one you want
Want a multi-channel Jarvis that can text or call people for you? That is Martin.
Want a broad assistant on a public number you can text today with 50 free messages and real mail and calendar connects? That is us.
Text it today
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Text (305) 588-2170. Fifty free messages. US and Canada. Standard message rates apply.
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No app to download. Text us to start — one tap opens Messages with our number. 50 free messages to start.
Text (305) 588-2170
US & Canada only. Standard message rates apply.