{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "brea", "name": "Brea", "vendor": "Brea AI LLC", "vendorUrl": "https://brea.ai", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Brea is a hosted personal AI assistant people text in iMessage. It replies to email, books flights and handles tasks across more than 2,000 connected apps, and uses a cloud browser for sites without an integration.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/brea", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/brea.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/brea.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/brea.json", "license": "Closed service under Brea's terms (Brea AI LLC, last updated 2 July 2026).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Sign up with a phone number at https://app.brea.ai/start, then text Brea in iMessage (https://brea.ai/llms.txt). Brea texts a secure link to connect an app when it needs one, and OAuth tokens are stored encrypted by its managed OAuth provider. Site logins are saved on a secure page, never in chat (https://brea.ai and https://brea.ai/privacy).", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "\"Every account starts free, with every feature included. You do not need a credit card to sign up\" (https://brea.ai, FAQ, checked 14 October 2026). The docs name three plans, Free, Starter and Pro, which differ in monthly AI usage (not numbered) and connectors (1, 3 and no limit), billed monthly or yearly, with current prices shown only on the in-app Plan page (https://docs.brea.ai/settings/plan/). No paid price was published.", "priceSummary": "Freemium", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on brea.ai, llms.txt or the terms, checked 14 October 2026. Purchases use one-time cards through Link by Stripe.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.brea.ai", "llmsTxt": "https://brea.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "mailbox.read", "mailbox.send", "calendar.write", "browser.hosted", "commerce.checkout", "payments.card-token", "travel.booking", "memory.user", "notify.push" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "freemium", "free-tier", "no-card", "ios", "llms-txt" ], "graded": true, "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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 12.9, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1001, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 36, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 4, "payments": 20, "reliability": 15, "schema": 10, "security": 7, "transparency": 48 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "An iPhone user who wants an assistant across many apps and websites with per-action approval.", "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.", "strengths": [ "Free plan with every feature and no credit card, per the FAQ and docs.", "Asks before sending, inviting, deleting, paying or changing settings, with ALLOW, ALWAYS or DENY replies.", "Each purchase uses a new one-time card approved in Link.", "A published security reporting address, read by a person." ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.", "Paid plan prices appear only on the in-app Plan page.", "No changelog, release notes or status page found.", "No hosting, model or OAuth providers named." ], "agentNotes": [ "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." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 12.9 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 4, "payments": 20, "reliability": 15, "schema": 10, "security": 7, "transparency": 40 }, "provenanceScore": 55 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging", "tool": "https://letme.dev/brea" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Brea AI LLC", "domain": "brea.ai", "domainRegistered": "2023-08-25", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://brea.ai/terms", "privacy": "https://brea.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The terms were last updated on 2 July 2026 and the privacy policy on 28 September 2026.", "brea.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog was found.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2023-08-25 for brea.ai, which may predate the product." ], "score": 55 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/brea.json" }, "answer": "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 \u0026 auth.", "b": { "slug": "caddy-app", "name": "Caddy", "vendor": "Caddy Technologies Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://caddy.app", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Caddy is a hosted personal AI assistant people text over iMessage or RCS. It watches connected mail, calendars and work apps, sends reminders and briefings, and drafts replies and calendar changes for the owner.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/caddy-app.json", "license": "Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Sign-in is with Google, then the person connects tools and continues in Messages (https://caddy.app/llms.txt). Financial accounts connect through Plaid, and Caddy does not receive bank login credentials (https://caddy.app/privacy).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "\"Caddy is free to use\" (https://caddy.app/llms.txt, checked 14 October 2026). The terms say some parts of the service may require payment, with pricing given in the service (https://caddy.app/terms-of-service). No paid plan was published.", "priceSummary": "Free", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on caddy.app, llms.txt and the terms, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "llmsTxt": "https://caddy.app/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "mailbox.read", "calendar.write", "tasks.create", "memory.user" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "free", "llms-txt", "ios" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-13", "graded": true, "disclosure": "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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 16.7, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 996, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 32, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 55, "payments": 30, "reliability": 10, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 52 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting.", "disclosure": "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.", "strengths": [ "Free, with Google sign-in and no card.", "Asks for approval before sending email, creating invites or changing data, per llms.txt.", "The privacy policy says customer data doesn't train models and is deleted within 30 days of account deletion.", "The bank link through Plaid is read-only.", "Eight iOS releases between 21 August and 13 October 2026." ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.", "In public beta.", "No status page, changelog, security.txt or security contact found.", "llms.txt says there's no app to install, while the App Store lists Caddy's iOS app.", "Model providers aren't named." ], "agentNotes": [ "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." ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "F", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 16.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 55, "payments": 30, "reliability": 10, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 43 }, "provenanceScore": 60 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/caddy-app" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Caddy Technologies Inc.", "domain": "caddy.app", "domainRegistered": "2018-05-05", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://caddy.app/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://caddy.app/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The terms cover both trycaddy.ai and caddy.app.", "caddy.app/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog was found.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2018-05-05 for caddy.app, which may predate the company." ], "score": 60 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Brea AI LLC", "b": "Caddy Technologies Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Closed service under Brea's terms (Brea AI LLC, last updated 2 July 2026).", "b": "Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026).", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2026-10-13", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "", "b": "", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "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 \u0026 auth.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Brea or Caddy?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 15 against 10", "Security \u0026 auth, 7 against 0" ], "also": [ "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "An iPhone user who wants an assistant across many apps and websites with per-action approval.", "slug": "brea", "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 55 against 4" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting.", "slug": "caddy-app", "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.messaging", "name": "Assistants reached by message" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-brea.json", "title": "asaply vs 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "Brea vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-orbits.json", "title": "Brea vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-orbits" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-orchid-ai.json", "title": "Brea vs Orchid", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-orchid-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-pally.json", "title": "Brea vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Brea vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-poke.json", "title": "Brea vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Brea vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.json", "title": "Brea vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Brea vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tomo.json", "title": "Brea vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-town.json", "title": "Brea vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-zapia.json", "title": "Brea vs Zapia", "url": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-caddy-app" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-caddy-app.json", "title": "Boski vs Caddy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-caddy-app" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-cowagent.json", "title": "Caddy vs CowAgent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-cowagent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "Caddy vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gaia.json", "title": "Caddy vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gemini-spark.json", "title": "Caddy vs Gemini Spark", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gemini-spark" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-grok-bot.json", "title": "Caddy vs Grok Bot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-grok-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-haven.json", "title": "Caddy vs Haven", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-haven" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hermes-agent.json", "title": "Caddy vs Hermes Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hermes-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.json", "title": "Caddy vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-leon.json", "title": "Caddy vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lindy.json", "title": "Caddy vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "Caddy vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "Caddy vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-poke.json", "title": "Caddy vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-town.json", "title": "Caddy vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Caddy vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Caddy vs Zo Computer", "url": 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tomo.json", "title": "Caddy vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-wajo.json", "title": "Caddy vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Brea vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Caddy vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-talorys" } ], "scores": [ { "brea": 15, "by": 5, "caddy-app": 10, "edge": "brea", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "brea": 10, "by": 0, "caddy-app": 10, "edge": "", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "weight": 13 }, { "brea": 0, "by": 0, "caddy-app": 0, "edge": "", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "weight": 13 }, { "brea": 7, "by": 7, "caddy-app": 0, "edge": "brea", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "weight": 14 }, { "brea": 20, "by": 10, "caddy-app": 30, "edge": "caddy-app", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "brea": 4, "by": 51, "caddy-app": 55, "edge": "caddy-app", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "weight": 7 }, { "brea": 48, "by": 4, "caddy-app": 52, "edge": "caddy-app", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "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 \u0026 auth. Both do assistants reached by message.", "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-app": "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." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-caddy-app", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-caddy-app.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-caddy-app.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-caddy-app.min.md" }, "markdown": "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 \u0026 auth. Both do assistants reached by message.\n\n- Brea: grade F, 12.9/100, rank #1001 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/brea.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/brea.json\n- Caddy: grade F, 16.7/100, rank #996 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/caddy-app.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/caddy-app.json\n- Best AI personal assistants that act for one person: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/personal-assistants/index.md\n- All 834 assistants comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/personal-assistants/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Brea (F)\n\nGood for: An iPhone user who wants an assistant across many apps and websites with per-action approval.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 15 against 10\n- Security \u0026 auth, 7 against 0\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Free to start without a card\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n### Caddy (F)\n\nGood for: People who want a free assistant in iMessage or RCS that watches mail, calendars and work tools and asks before acting.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 55 against 4\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Brea | Caddy | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 10 | Brea +5 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 10 | 10 | even |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 7 | 0 | Brea +7 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 30 | Caddy +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 4 | 55 | Caddy +51 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 48 | 52 | Caddy +4 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **12.9 · F** | **16.7 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Brea | Caddy |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Brea AI LLC | Caddy Technologies Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| 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). |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | none | 2026-10-13 |\n| Terms last updated | | |\n| Privacy policy last updated | | |\n| Customer content may train models | | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | | |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**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.\n\n**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.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Brea\n\n1. Don't plan to call Brea from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage thread.\n2. Tell the owner that replying ALWAYS stops Brea asking again for that action.\n\n### Caddy\n\n1. Don't plan to call Caddy from another agent. It answers the owner's text messages, Siri and group chats it's added to.\n2. Expect Caddy to ask the owner before it sends email or creates an invite.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Brea or Caddy?\n\nCaddy 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 \u0026 auth.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-caddy-app.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-caddy-app.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"brea\", \"b\": \"caddy-app\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare brea caddy-app`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/brea.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/caddy-app.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Brea or Caddy\n\n- [asaply vs Brea](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-brea.md)\n- [asaply vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Asmi vs Brea](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-brea.md)\n- [Asmi vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Brea](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-brea.md)\n- [Boba vs Brea](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-brea.md)\n- [Boba vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Boski vs Brea](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-brea.md)\n- [Brea vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Brea vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-del.md)\n- [Brea vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Brea vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Brea vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-grok-bot.md)\n- [Brea vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-haven.md)\n- [Brea vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [Brea vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-hirealpha.md)\n- [Brea vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Brea vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [Brea vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-lindy.md)\n- [Brea vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Brea vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Brea vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-natura.md)\n- [Brea vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Brea vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Brea vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Brea vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Brea vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Brea vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-pally.md)\n- [Brea vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Brea vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-poke.md)\n- [Brea vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Brea vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.md)\n- [Brea vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Brea vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Brea vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-town.md)\n- [Brea vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Brea vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Brea vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Caddy vs Del](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-del.md)\n- [Caddy vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hirealpha.md)\n- [Caddy vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [Caddy vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Caddy vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Caddy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.md)\n- [Caddy vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Caddy vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zapia.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Boski vs Caddy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-caddy-app.md)\n- [Caddy vs CowAgent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-cowagent.md)\n- [Caddy vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Caddy vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gaia.md)\n- [Caddy vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-gemini-spark.md)\n- [Caddy vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-grok-bot.md)\n- [Caddy vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-haven.md)\n- [Caddy vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [Caddy vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-instinct.md)\n- [Caddy vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-leon.md)\n- [Caddy vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-lindy.md)\n- [Caddy vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [Caddy vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [Caddy vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-poke.md)\n- [Caddy vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-town.md)\n- [Caddy vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Caddy vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [Brea vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-gemini-spark.md)\n- [Brea vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-leon.md)\n- [Brea vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Caddy vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-natura.md)\n- [Caddy vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-pally.md)\n- [Caddy vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Caddy vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Brea vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-talorys.md)\n- [Caddy vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-talorys.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- 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.\n- 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. 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