People ask us. The answer engines get asked too.
Here is the plain version, from each product's own site.
Ask these of any assistant, ours included.
Facts from each product's own site, September 2026. "Not stated" means their site does not say. We did not guess.
| Handled | Perisclaw | Martin | Memorae | OpenClaw | Poke | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lives in | WhatsApp, Telegram, Microsoft Teams | Your own WhatsApp number | Text, voice, WhatsApp, email, phone | A WhatsApp contact | WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, iMessage, on your own machine | iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram |
| Does things | Calendar, email, tasks, reminders, photos and documents, voice notes, briefs, reports and pages | Follow-ups, commitments, digests, Drive and Sheets, browser automation | Calendar, inbox, calls, reminders | Reminders and notes, calendar context | Calendar, reminders, email, files, automation | Email, calendar, files, drafts |
| Answers in your language | Nine languages, answers in the one you wrote in | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Depends on the model you run | Not stated |
| Free | Free forever with a daily allowance | Free while in alpha | 14-day trial | Free plan | Free, open source, you pay for the model | Not stated |
| Paid | Pro $1 the first month, then $10 a month or $79 a year | Not yet | From $21 a month billed yearly, $35 monthly | Paid options | Model fees only | Reported $3 to $30 a month, set at signup |
| Your data | Your own isolated environment, no training on your conversations, GDPR | Isolated encrypted container, no training | Not stated | Not stated | Stays on your device | Not stated |
| Setup | Sign in, connect WhatsApp, say hi. No app | Connects to your number, reads your chats | Account plus channels | Add a contact | Install and run it yourself | Sign up, pick a price |
Some assistants only answer when asked. Handled messages you first when it matters: the morning card, a reminder before the first thing of the day, a note when a flight moves. Perisclaw and Martin are proactive too. Memorae and the simple bots are on demand.
Perisclaw runs on your own number and reads your conversations, which is how it tracks commitments. Handled is a separate contact and reads only what you send it. Both are legitimate designs. They are different bargains.
OpenClaw is software you host yourself: the most private option, and the most work. Everything else in the table is a service someone runs for you.
For a person who runs the day from a phone and wants one place to send everything: a photo of a bill, a voice note about the week, "move Thursday to four", "what's on tomorrow". It takes the action, in your language, and tells you first when something needs you. Free to try, no app, and your conversations stay in an environment that is yours alone.
Product names belong to their owners. Facts from perisclaw.com, trymartin.com, memorae.ai, openclaw.ai and poke.com as of September 2026, plus the published 2026 roundups from Perisclaw and Saner. Corrections: [email protected].
