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Notis is an AI you message. Same job family as us.

They pitch an AI intern that lives in WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack, or email and finishes work across 1,000+ apps, with desktop, computer, and browser use on top. You create an account, link a channel, and messaging runs on a paid plan or an activated trial. 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, Arlo, and Catch. Provider pages cover Sendblue and Twilio. Notis is the next Direct page.

What Notis says

Notis describes itself as an AI assistant that does the work from WhatsApp. The homepage also lists iMessage, Telegram, Slack, and email, plus a desktop and web app.

You create an account, pick a channel, and link it with a QR code or deeplink. Messaging and regular agent work need a paid plan or an activated trial. The free Notis CLI stays on your machine for terminal and MCP use. It is not a public number you text with no account.

Notis pricing publishes Free CLI at $0 forever. Messaging plans start at Pro for $20 a month ($13 a month on yearly), then Pro+ at $59 a month ($39 yearly) and Ultra at $149 a month ($99 yearly). There is a 7-day trial with $20 of usage, with a card up front. Included usage powers the tasks on those plans.

For work, Notis connects Gmail, Google Calendar, Outlook, Notion, Linear, Slack, GitHub, Dropbox, and 1,000+ other apps. It can send and draft email, create calendar events, update Notion, run automations and recurring reports, and keep long-term memory. Browser Use, Computer Use, and a Cloud Computer let it drive a browser or work on a machine when you need that.

Their site is notis.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.

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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.

Text Message

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

AI Chat SMSNotis
AvailabilityToday. Public number (305) 588-2170. US and Canada. Native Messages on iPhone and Android. No app. No account to start.Create an account at notis.ai, then link WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack, or email. Messaging needs a paid plan or an activated trial.
Price50 free messages. No card to start. Then unlimited at $15/month, or pay as you go from $10.Free CLI is $0 forever on your machine. Messaging plans start at Pro for $20/month ($13/month yearly). Pro+ is $59/month. Ultra is $149/month. 7-day trial with $20 usage.
ProductBuilt-for-you personal AI assistant in Messages.AI intern across messaging channels that runs work in 1,000+ apps, with desktop, computer, and browser use.
Where you reach itiMessage on iPhone and Mac. SMS or RCS on Android.WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack, and email, plus desktop and web.
RemindersYes. They arrive as texts.Yes on paid plans.
MemoryLong-term across conversations.Long-term memory.
BriefingsYes. Daily briefs on any topic you pick.Recurring reports and automations on higher plans.
EmailGmail and Outlook through /connect.Gmail send, draft, and reply through integrations.
CalendarGoogle Calendar through /connect calendar.Create and search events, find open slots.
Other connectsGoogle Docs and Google Sheets on the same /connect list.Notion, Linear, Slack, GitHub, Dropbox, and 1,000+ apps.
Computer and browserWe don't operate a computer for you.Browser Use, Computer Use, and a Cloud Computer.
ExtrasAlerts, /mode personas, /image, bookmarks, photo analysis, web search.Voice notes, automations, MCP and CLI tools.

Where Notis wins

The ops stack. If you want one assistant that lives in WhatsApp and also reaches iMessage, Telegram, Slack, and email, then pushes work into Notion, Gmail, calendars, and a long list of other apps, that is what Notis built. Automations and recurring reports keep running when you are not asking. Desktop, Computer Use, Browser Use, and a Cloud Computer cover the jobs that need a machine or a live browser.

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 channel to link 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 AI intern across WhatsApp and a thousand apps, with automations and computer or browser use, on messaging plans from $20 a month? That is Notis.

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 Notis cost?

Free CLI is $0 forever on your machine. Messaging plans start at Pro for $20 a month ($13 a month on yearly billing), then Pro+ at $59 a month and Ultra at $149 a month. There is a 7-day trial with $20 of usage.

Do I need an account for Notis?

Yes. You create an account, then link WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack, or email. Messaging needs a paid plan or an activated trial. With us you text (305) 588-2170 with no account first.

Can AI Chat SMS run my computer?

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 browser or computer use, Notis ships that.

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 channel to link.

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