Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Boba vs Caddy
Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against Boba's 10.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Boba leads on reliability. Both do assistants reached by message.
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Which one, for what
Boba F
Best for Groups who want a free assistant inside a shared chat for planning, drafting and images.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 15 against 10
Also in its favour
- Free to start without a card
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Caddy F
Best for People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting.
Ahead on
- Schema & documentation, 10 against 0
- Maintenance & community, 55 against 2
- Transparency & trust, 52 against 39
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Boba | Caddy | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 15 | 10 | Boba +5 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 0 | 10 | Caddy +10 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 30 | 30 | even |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 2 | 55 | Caddy +53 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 39 | 52 | Caddy +13 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 10.3/100 | F 16.7/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Boba | Caddy |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | humans& ai, inc. | Caddy Technologies Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Boba's Terms of Service (humans& ai, inc., last updated 5 October 2026). | Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | no | 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
Boba
Boba is a free texting assistant for one-to-one and group chats over iMessage, RCS and SMS, started by sending one message with no card or app. No outside agent can call it, its privacy notice uses inputs and outputs to train its models with no opt-out found, and no status page or security contact was found.
Caddy
Caddy is a free iMessage and RCS assistant in public beta that watches connected mail, calendars and work apps and asks before sending email or changing data. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, changelog or security contact was found, though its iOS app ships every week or two.
Before you call either
Boba
- Don't plan to call Boba from another agent. It answers only text messages in the Messages app.
- Tell people in a group chat that messages sent to Boba may be used to train its models.
Caddy
- Don't plan to call Caddy from another agent. It answers the owner's text messages, Siri and group chats it's added to.
- Expect Caddy to ask the owner before it sends email or creates an invite.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Boba or Caddy?
Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against Boba's 10.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Boba leads on reliability.
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Disclosure
Boba 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.
Caddy 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.
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