Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Brea vs Zapia
Zapia scores 17.3 (F) on agent readiness against Brea's 12.9 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Brea leads on schema & documentation. 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
- Schema & documentation, 10 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.
Zapia F
Best for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking users who want an assistant over their mail, calendar, Drive and WhatsApp in an app.
Ahead on
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 20
- Maintenance & community, 56 against 4
- Transparency & trust, 59 against 48
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint, and the terms forbid unauthorised automated connections.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Brea | Zapia | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 15 | 15 | even |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 10 | 0 | Brea +10 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 7 | 3 | Brea +4 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 20 | 30 | Zapia +10 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 4 | 56 | Zapia +52 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 48 | 59 | Zapia +11 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 12.9/100 | F 17.3/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Brea | Zapia |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Brea AI LLC | Brainlogic AI S.A.S. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Brea's terms (Brea AI LLC, last updated 2 July 2026). | Closed service under Zapia's terms and conditions (Brainlogic AI SAS). No date was found on the terms. |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-12 |
| 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.
Zapia
Zapia is a personal assistant app for iOS, Android and the web with a free plan that isn't a trial, weekly iOS releases and explicit confirmation before anything that writes. No outside agent can call it, and no status page, security contact or hosting location was 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.
Zapia
- Don't plan to call Zapia from another agent. It answers only in its own app and on the web, and the terms forbid unauthorised automated access.
- Tell the owner that Pro and Ultra trials become paid after 7 days unless cancelled in the app store.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Brea or Zapia?
Zapia scores 17.3 (F) on agent readiness against Brea's 12.9 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Brea leads on schema & documentation.
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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.
Zapia 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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