# asaply vs Orbits > Orbits scores 15.6 (F) to asaply's 7.6 (F) for assistants reached by message. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side. - Canonical: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-orbits - Markdown: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-orbits.md (~3,150 tokens) - Slim: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-orbits.min.md (~480 tokens, same facts, less prose, for token-sensitive contexts) - JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-orbits.json (this page as data, same URL with Accept: application/json) - Site index for agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt (full text: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms-full.txt) - API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json - Updated: 2026-10-13 Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against asaply's 7.6 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message. - asaply: grade F, 7.6/100, rank #1006 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/asaply.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/asaply.json - Orbits: grade F, 15.6/100, rank #997 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orbits.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/orbits.json - Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md - All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md ## Which one, for what ### asaply (F) Good for: People in covered neighbourhoods who want coffee, lunch, tickets and rides handled by text. Watch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent. ### Orbits (F) Good for: Families who want one shared assistant for calendars, lists, meals, chores and household email. Ahead on: - Reliability, 15 against 10 - Payments & pricing, 20 against 0 - Maintenance & community, 54 against 2 Watch for: No public agent API, as llms.txt states. ## Score by category | Category | Weight | asaply | Orbits | Edge | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 10 | 15 | Orbits +5 | | Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 10 | 10 | even | | Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even | | Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 0 | 0 | even | | Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 0 | 20 | Orbits +20 | | Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run | | Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 2 | 54 | Orbits +52 | | Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 43 | 43 | even | | Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | | | **Total** | | **7.6 · F** | **15.6 · F** | | ## Facts side by side | Fact | asaply | Orbits | | --- | --- | --- | | Kind | Platform | Platform | | Vendor | Asaply Inc. | Nemus AI, Inc. | | Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) | | Transports | | | | Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key | | Pricing | Pay per use | Paid | | x402 | no | no | | Licence | Closed service under asaply's Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and Messaging Terms (Asaply Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 11 October 2026). | Closed service under the Orbits Terms of Service (Nemus AI, Inc.). | | Read-only variant documented | no | no | | llms.txt | yes | yes | | Last release | none | 2026-10-13 | | Terms last updated | | | | Privacy policy last updated | | | | Customer content may train models | | | | Terms restrict automated access | | | | Terms restrict benchmarking | | | | Terms or service can change without notice | | | | Arbitration or class-action waiver | | | ## Verdicts **asaply.** asaply is a text-only errand assistant in early access that orders, books and pays through Apple Pay after showing the total, and can read and change a connected Google Calendar and Gmail. No outside agent can call it, the service fee isn't published, and no status page or security contact was found. **Orbits.** Orbits is a family household app whose assistant, Bit, runs shared calendars, lists and meals, reads household email and places restaurant calls after approval, with iOS releases every week or two. No outside agent can call it, prices appear only as App Store in-app purchases, and no status page, security contact or named subprocessors were found. ## Before you call either ### asaply 1. Don't plan to call asaply from another agent. It answers only texts from the owner's phone number and group chats it joins. 2. Tell the owner each errand adds an unpublished service fee to the order total. ### Orbits 1. Don't plan to call Orbits from another agent. llms.txt says no public agent API is offered. 2. Tell the owner the assistant needs an Orbits subscription bought in the app, and that any trial appears only at purchase. ## Questions ### Which is better for AI agents, asaply or Orbits? Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against asaply's 7.6 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. ## For agents - This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-orbits.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-orbits.min.md - Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "asaply", "b": "orbits"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare asaply orbits` - Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/asaply.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/orbits.json ## Other comparisons with asaply or Orbits - [asaply vs Asmi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-asmi.md) - [asaply vs AstrBot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-astrbot.md) - [asaply vs Boba](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-boba.md) - [asaply vs Boski](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-boski.md) - [asaply vs Brea](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-brea.md) - [asaply vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-caddy-app.md) - [asaply vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-cowagent.md) - [asaply vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-del.md) - [asaply vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-folk-nozomio.md) - [asaply vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-gaia.md) - 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[asaply vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-openinstinct.md) - [asaply vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-orchid-ai.md) - [asaply vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-pally.md) - [asaply vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-picoclaw.md) - [asaply vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-poke.md) - [asaply vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-qwenpaw.md) - [asaply vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.md) - [asaply vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-tab-bot.md) - [asaply vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-tomo.md) - [asaply vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-town.md) - [asaply vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-zapia.md) - [asaply vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-zeroclaw.md) - [asaply vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-zo-computer.md) - [Asmi vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-orbits.md) - [AstrBot vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-orbits.md) - [Boba vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-orbits.md) - [Boski vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-orbits.md) - [Brea vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-orbits.md) - [Caddy vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orbits.md) - [CowAgent vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-orbits.md) - [Del vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orbits.md) - [folk vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-orbits.md) - [GAIA vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orbits.md) - [Grok Bot vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-orbits.md) - [Haven vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-orbits.md) - [Hermes Agent vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-orbits.md) - [HireAlpha vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-orbits.md) - [Instinct vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orbits.md) - [IronClaw vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-orbits.md) - [Lindy vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-orbits.md) - [nanobot vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-orbits.md) - [NanoClaw vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-orbits.md) - [Dots vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-orbits.md) - [OpenClaw vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-orbits.md) - [OpenInstinct vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-orbits.md) - [Orbits vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-orchid-ai.md) - [Orbits vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-pally.md) - [Orbits vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-picoclaw.md) - [Orbits vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-poke.md) - [Orbits vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-qwenpaw.md) - [Orbits vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.md) - [Orbits vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot.md) - [Orbits vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tomo.md) - [Orbits vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-town.md) - [Orbits vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zapia.md) - [Orbits vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zeroclaw.md) - [Orbits vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zo-computer.md) - [asaply vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-gemini-spark.md) - [asaply vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-leon.md) - [asaply vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-wajo.md) - [Gemini Spark vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-orbits.md) - [Leon vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-orbits.md) - [Natura tinyNature vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-orbits.md) - [Orbits vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-wajo.md) - [asaply vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-talorys.md) - [Orbits vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-talorys.md) ## Disclosure - asaply competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default. - Orbits competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.