Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Brea vs Caddy
Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against Brea's 12.9 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Brea leads on reliability and security & auth. Both do assistants reached by message.
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Which one, for what
Brea F
Best for An iPhone user who wants an assistant across many apps and websites with per-action approval.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 15 against 10
- Security & auth, 7 against 0
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
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 20
- Maintenance & community, 55 against 4
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Brea | Caddy | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 15 | 10 | Brea +5 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 10 | 10 | even |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 7 | 0 | Brea +7 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 20 | 30 | Caddy +10 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 4 | 55 | Caddy +51 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 48 | 52 | Caddy +4 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 12.9/100 | F 16.7/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Brea | Caddy |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Brea AI LLC | Caddy Technologies Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Brea's terms (Brea AI LLC, last updated 2 July 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 | 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
Brea
Brea is an iMessage assistant with a free plan that needs no card, approval by reply before it sends, deletes or pays, and one-time Link cards for purchases. No outside agent can call it, paid prices sit inside the app, and no changelog or subprocessor list 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
Brea
- Don't plan to call Brea from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage thread.
- Tell the owner that replying ALWAYS stops Brea asking again for that action.
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, Brea or Caddy?
Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against Brea's 12.9 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Brea leads on reliability and security & auth.
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Disclosure
Brea 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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