Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Brea vs Orbits
Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against Brea's 12.9 (F), and leads in 1 of 7 scored categories. Brea leads on security & auth and transparency & trust. 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
- Security & auth, 7 against 0
- Transparency & trust, 48 against 43
Also in its favour
- Free to start without a card
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Orbits F
Best for Families who want one shared assistant for calendars, lists, meals, chores and household email.
Ahead on
- Maintenance & community, 54 against 4
Watch for
No public agent API, as llms.txt states.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Brea | Orbits | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 15 | 15 | even |
| 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 | 20 | even |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 4 | 54 | Orbits +50 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 48 | 43 | Brea +5 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 12.9/100 | F 15.6/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Brea | Orbits |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Brea AI LLC | Nemus AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Brea's terms (Brea AI LLC, last updated 2 July 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
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.
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
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.
Orbits
- Don't plan to call Orbits from another agent. llms.txt says no public agent API is offered.
- 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, Brea or Orbits?
Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against Brea's 12.9 (F), and leads in 1 of 7 scored categories. Brea leads on security & auth and transparency & trust.
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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.
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.
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