Pally vs Poke
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Poke
AI assistant you text in Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram
Free plan · from $19/mo
Where they differ
- Only Pally lists a macOS app.
- Pally also covers tasks and inbox filtering.
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At a glance
| Pally | Poke | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $19 per month, billed monthly (Pro) |
| Free plan | Free for everyone with every feature included. One usage limit refills continuously through the week; Pally warns you before you reach it and chat keeps working if you do. | Free plan with no credit card: app, email and calendar connections and a small usage allowance that refills automatically. Once it is used up, Poke keeps responding in a lighter mode. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Made by | Pally Technologies, Inc. | The Interaction Company of California (Cognition) |
| Price read from | pally.com | poke.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Pally
- People who want an assistant in their text thread instead of another app
- Catching up on WhatsApp, iMessage and email and chasing replies
- Personal errands such as bookings, purchases and calls to businesses
Poke
- People who would rather text an assistant than open another app
- Handling email, calendar and reminders from a message thread
- Developers who want to add their own tools through MCP
Worth knowing
Pally
- Pally has no mobile app: it works over text messages and Telegram, with a web dashboard at my.pally.com and a Mac app for iMessage and Mac access.
- The Cloud Mac add-on is paid, but its price is not published; the terms say fees are shown before you are charged.
- The free plan's usage limit can be raised only with Pally VIP, which is invitation-only at $1,000 a month or $10,000 a year.
- Reading iMessage history needs the Pally Mac app on macOS 13 or later and works only while that Mac is awake.
Poke
- Poke has no app of its own: it works through Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram or RCS, with settings managed on the website.
- Email support covers Gmail and Outlook only; Poke says it has no immediate plans for iCloud or Yahoo Mail.
- The Free plan has a small usage allowance, and background automations and frontier models start at Pro.
- Poke Human is included only with Ultra at $199 a month, and expenses paid on your behalf are deducted from your credit balance.
Key features
Pally
- An assistant in your texts
- You text Pally from an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Android phone, or message its Telegram bot. It keeps a memory of the people, plans and details you mention and tidies it nightly.
- Connected accounts
- Links to Gmail, Outlook and iCloud mail, calendars, WhatsApp, Slack, Google Drive, Notion, Linear, GitHub, Jira, Todoist, Granola and X, plus a read-only bank connection.
- Briefs, alerts and automations
- Sends a morning brief and alerts for important messages across what you connect, and runs unlimited custom automations, including ones triggered the moment something happens.
- Bookings, purchases and calls
- Completes bookings and orders on the web, paying through a payment wallet you connect, and phones businesses for you. It checks first on anything you have not asked for or approved.
- Teams and group chats
- A team links members' assistants so they coordinate with each other, with each person choosing what to share. Pally can also be added to an iMessage or Telegram group chat.
- Pally Mac app
- On macOS 13 or later, the Mac app connects your iMessage history and lets Pally see the screen, reach folders you grant and run steps you ask for while the Mac is on.
Poke
- Works inside messaging apps
- You use Poke by texting it in Apple Messages, WhatsApp, Telegram or RCS, including by voice message, and you can choose which channel it texts you on.
- Email and calendar
- Reads, searches and drafts email and schedules meetings, with full support for Gmail and Outlook inboxes, calendars and contact sync.
- Recipes
- Recipes set up integrations and automations in one step and can be shared with others. The directory covers apps such as Notion, GitHub, Linear and Oura.
- Reminders and proactive updates
- Creates reminders and gets a head start on tasks from a text, then draws on connected services and its memory to message you when something needs attention.
- Custom integrations and API
- Developers can add custom integrations through MCP servers, and the Poke API lets scripts, webhooks and other tools send messages to your assistant.
- Poke Human
- On Ultra, real-world tasks such as restaurant reservations, phone calls and orders are dispatched to a person, who sees only the details needed for that task.
Plans
Pally
Free$0
Every connection, unlimited custom automations, calls, tasks, reminders, web research, and a phone number and email address for the assistant.
Pally VIP$1,000
per month, or $10,000 per year; by invitation only
Higher usage limits than the free plan, on the same AI models. The terms say it is offered only to users Pally invites.
Poke
Free$0
Connect apps, email and calendar with a small usage allowance; when it runs out, Poke answers in a lighter mode until it refills.
Pro$19
per month, billed monthly
Frontier models for complex tasks, automations that run in the background, higher rate limits and priority support.
Ultra$199
per month, billed monthly
Frontier models on every action, a monthly credit pool with pay-as-you-go top-ups, Poke Human and highest-priority support.
