Town alternative
Town is a personal AI assistant for work. Same job family as us.
It learns how you work, keeps a wiki on it, and asks for a yes before it sends anything. We are the US and Canada number you can text right now, (305) 588-2170, with 50 free messages and no credit card required.
You can text us with no signup or verification first. 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 Town says
town.com says Town learns how you work, then gets to work. Its assistants are called Townies, and they keep a wiki on how you work.
You can reach your Townie on the web, over email at its own @town.com inbox, in Slack, on the iPhone and Mac apps, on WhatsApp, on Telegram, and by text. Town says it is the same Townie everywhere, with the same memory and the same context.
Texting works after you verify your phone on the Text Messaging card. Then it works over iMessage, RCS, or plain SMS. When your Townie needs your okay to send something, it texts you what it plans to do, and you reply yes or no.
For proactive briefings and notifications, Town says to use email or the iOS app.
Free is $0 forever, with no credit card required. Starter is $15 a month, billed monthly. Pro is $49, Power is $99, and Power Plus is $199 a month, per user, billed annually. Plans are on town.com/pricing.
Their site is town.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.
iMessage in your Messages app. On Android you get SMS or RCS through your carrier.
Remind me Thursday at 9 to call the vet
Done. I'll text you Thursday at 9:00 AM to call the vet.
Brief me on tech news every morning at 7
Set. Your tech news 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 | Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Today. Public number (305) 588-2170. US and Canada. No app, no signup, no verification. No credit card required. | Sign up at town.com, then verify your phone on the Text Messaging card before texts reach your Townie. |
| Channels | iMessage, SMS, and RCS. | Web, email (its own @town.com inbox), Slack, iPhone app, Mac app, WhatsApp, Telegram, and text over iMessage, RCS, or plain SMS. |
| Price | 50 free messages. Then unlimited at $15/month (100 a day, 2,000 a month fair use), or pay as you go from $10. | Free at $0 forever (30 chat messages a month). Starter at $15/month, billed monthly, with 1,250 credits included monthly. Pro $49, Power $99, and Power Plus $199 a month, per user, billed annually. |
| Reminders | Yes. They arrive as texts. | Yes, by text. |
| Memory | Long-term across conversations. | Same memory and context on every channel, plus a wiki on how you work. |
| Daily briefings | Yes. Daily briefs on any topic you pick, as texts. | Weekly morning briefing on Free. Daily morning briefing on Starter. For proactive briefings, Town says to use email or the iOS app. |
| Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Outlook | Yes, on /connect. | Gmail, Calendar, and Drive through Google, plus Outlook mail and calendar. |
| Their edge | 50 free messages, no signup first, any-topic briefings, personas, /image, and bookmarks. | Auto-inbox triage, drafts, and scheduling, calendar invites you approve with a yes, over 50 integrations, custom routines, and Slack and email channels. |
Where Town wins
It goes deep on work. Town triages your inbox, drafts replies, schedules meetings, and sends calendar invites once you reply yes.
It reaches you in more places. Slack, email, WhatsApp, Telegram, and the iPhone and Mac apps all reach the same Townie. It works with over 50 integrations and runs custom routines.
Where we win
You can text us this minute from the phone you have, with no signup or verification first. A published number for the US and Canada, 50 free messages, and no credit card.
Both entry plans cost $15 a month. Town's Starter has "1,250 credits included monthly." Our Unlimited covers 100 messages a day and 2,000 a month under fair use, or you can pay as you go from $10.
Daily briefs on any topic you pick arrive as texts. Personas switch with /mode, /image makes pictures, and /save keeps bookmarks.
Which one you want
Want a work assistant that triages your inbox, schedules meetings, runs routines, and lives in Slack and email? That is Town.
Want a personal assistant you can text right now on iPhone or Android, with 50 free messages, reminders, any-topic briefs, and Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook on /connect? That is us.
Questions people ask
How much does Town cost?
Free is $0 forever, with no credit card required. Starter is $15 a month, billed monthly. Pro is $49, Power is $99, and Power Plus is $199 a month, per user, billed annually.
Can I text Town?
Yes, after you verify your phone on the Text Messaging card. It works over iMessage, RCS, or plain SMS.
Does Town send briefings by text?
Town says to use email or the iOS app for proactive briefings and notifications.
Does AI Chat SMS work on Android?
Yes. On Android you get SMS or RCS through your carrier. Same assistant, same number.
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.
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Text (305) 588-2170. Fifty free messages. US and Canada. Standard message rates apply.
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