Boba alternative

Boba is an AI you text. Same job family as us.

They are a free-forever social AI that lives in the Messages app (iMessage on iPhone, RCS and SMS on Android). No app, no login, no card. Their differentiator is group-chat social instincts: hang back during chatter, then jump in to plan trips, settle debates, pick restaurants, edit images, and write songs in the thread. We are the public US and Canada number you can text today with 50 free messages, no account, reminders that arrive as texts, any-topic daily briefs, /mode personas, and real /connect for Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook.

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, and Iris. Provider pages cover Sendblue and Twilio. Boba is the next Direct page.

What Boba says

From trygist.ai: an AI you can text, 1:1 and in group chats, right in Messages on iPhone and Android. Free. Their line is social intelligence in Messages, not another app download.

Channels: iMessage on iPhone; RCS and plain SMS on Android. Mixed iPhone and Android group chats are supported. No app to download. Start by opening Messages and sending the hello (invite code travels with the first text), then add Boba to any group like a contact.

Price: free forever. Their FAQ says no subscription, no ads, free to use. Homepage pushes "$0, no card" and contrasts against a $20/mo habit. We are not inventing paid tiers on their side.

Group chats are the core pitch. Boba hangs back during normal chatter, then jumps in when the thread needs a cabin find, a pickleball window, a date-night restaurant, or weekend options. You can kick it out any time.

Create: make or edit images from a photo or prompt; write or produce a short song about a moment; draft texts; settle debates; quick answers.

Planning: trip and group-hang planning, plus who's-free coordination across people. On-site "calendars" language is social scheduling. We are not inventing a named Google Calendar OAuth connect on their side.

Memory: privacy FAQ says messages are stored so the conversation has memory; they may use them to improve their AI; they do not sell to advertisers; they do not train third-party models. Phone number is only to deliver the service.

Reminders are not marketed on the homepage or FAQ. Briefings, Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Outlook are not claimed there either. Do not invent those tools on their side.

We are not going to publish any of their phone numbers. Link trygist.ai. Keep the logo.

We are not claiming we book travel, outbound-call, or operate a computer.

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. No waitlist.

On iPhone and Mac you get real iMessage blue bubbles. Android and other phones get SMS or RCS through the carrier.

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

Where Boba wins

Free forever with no subscription pressure, and a group-chat product built to hang back in a friends thread, then jump in to plan, decide, edit images, or spin a moment into a song. If someone wants a zero-cost social AI for group hangs more than a personal productivity assistant, that is their product.

Where we win

Published public number with a clear 50 free start, reminders that come back as texts, any-topic daily briefs, /mode personas, /image, bookmarks, and real Gmail / Google Calendar / Docs / Sheets / Outlook on /connect. Personal assistant for the day, not only the group trip plan. Transparent $15 unlimited when you outgrow free.

Which one you want

Want a free forever social AI that lives in group chats and jumps in when the thread needs a plan, a pick, an image edit, or a short song? That is Boba.

Want a built-for-you assistant on a public number you can text today on iPhone and Android, with 50 free messages, reminders, any-topic briefs, Docs and Sheets, and clear pricing? That is us.

Text it today

No download. No waitlist. No account.

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