Sesame review (2026): is it any good?
Voice-first personal AI agents on iOS and Android
Sesame report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for talking to an AI by voice on your phone
Sesame is a voice and text AI companion app with four characters that can connect to Gmail, Google Calendar and Drive. It is free to download with no paid plan listed, but the maker still calls the iOS release a preview and has published no later pricing.
Who Sesame is for
- Fits if you want to talk to an AI by voice on your phone for free
- Works for iPhone owners who want it to reach Gmail and Calendar
Who Sesame is not for
- Skip it if you want a desktop or web app, as only phones are listed
- Watch out: the maker calls the iOS release a preview and has published no later pricing
- Not for you if you need a language other than English, which the maker calls early and less reliable
- Watch out: the app is limited to a list of supported countries
Why Sesame gets a 3.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyFree to download, and no paid plan or usage limit is published on the App Store page or sesame.com. Free and full counts as top value, though it may not stay that way.
- AFree plan and trialFree outright, with no plan to buy. The open question is future pricing, which the maker has not said anything about.
- CFeaturesVoice and text chat, four characters, connected apps, skills and an incognito mode. English is the only officially supported language, and the iOS release is still a preview.
- AEase of use4.9 on the App Store from about 2,000 ratings. There is no plan to pick before you start talking.
- CPlatforms and integrationsPhones only: an iOS listing, with Android mentioned on the maker's site but not read. No web or desktop app, and only some countries are supported.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sesame's own pages on 12 November 2026, and its App Store rating. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Sesame's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 61 of the 71 other AI assistants we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 57 of 71) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Sesame has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 72 AI assistants we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sesame’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 49 of 71, level with 22
- AFree plan and trialAbove 54 of 71, level with 17
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 71, level with 39
- AEase of useAbove 57 of 71, level with 14
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 71, level with 29
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 52 AI assistants. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Sesame, or make your own?
Keep it
Sesame is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 61 of the 71 other AI assistants we grade.
What you could not
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- Dictation that types into any app on your computer.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
What this rests on. Sesame’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Sesame?
Sesame makes personal AI agents you talk to by voice or text. You choose among four characters, Maya, Miles, Simone and Charlie, each with its own memory, and they can search the web and work with connected apps such as Gmail and Google Calendar. The company also says it is building eyewear with an assistant, due in 2027.
Worth knowing
- The maker still calls the iOS release a preview, and the full experience was free at launch with no later pricing published.
- Sesame officially supports English; other languages work but are described as early and less reliable.
- The app is limited to a list of supported countries, so it may not be available everywhere.
- The app list on the maker's site says it is available on iOS and Android, but only the iOS listing was read for details.
Key features
- Voice and text conversation
- Agents are built for spoken back-and-forth and can be texted when talking is not practical.
- Four characters
- Maya, Miles, Simone and Charlie each have their own personality and voice, and each keeps its own memory and app access.
- Connected apps
- Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Drive can be connected, and external MCP servers that use OAuth are supported.
- Skills
- A skill is a plain-language playbook created in conversation that runs on demand or on a schedule.
- Incognito mode
- In this mode nothing new is saved to memory or to Sesame's servers, according to the App Store description.
Sesame pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Sesame is free to use.
- Starts at
- Free
- Free plan
- The iOS app is free to download, and no paid plan is listed on the App Store page or on sesame.com.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | The app is free; the maker has published no paid plan and no usage limits. |
Read from apps.apple.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sesame before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Sesame have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sesame is listed for iOS and Android.
Does Sesame have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Sesame is listed for iOS and Android.
Is Sesame open source?
Sesame is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.