Head to head · Assistants that act in your accounts · October 2026 research run
Caddy vs Tomo
Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against Tomo's 13.1 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tomo leads on reliability. Both do assistants that act in your accounts.
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Which one, for what
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
- Payments & pricing, 30 against 10
- Transparency & trust, 52 against 47
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Tomo F
Best for People who want accountability, check-ins and reminders by text, including in group chats.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 15 against 10
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Caddy | Tomo | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 10 | 15 | Tomo +5 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 10 | 0 | Caddy +10 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 30 | 10 | Caddy +20 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 55 | 54 | Caddy +1 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 52 | 47 | Caddy +5 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 16.7/100 | F 13.1/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Caddy | Tomo |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Caddy Technologies Inc. | Mapo Labs, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Caddy's Terms of Service (Caddy Technologies Inc., last updated 27 April 2026). | Closed service under Tomo's Terms of Service (Mapo Labs, Inc., last updated 24 September 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-13 | 2026-09-29 |
| 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
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.
Tomo
Tomo is a hosted personal AI over iMessage and an iOS app, centred on goals, check-ins and reminders, with regular iOS releases since April 2026. No outside agent can call it, there's no free plan, and no status page, security contact or subprocessor list was found.
Before you call either
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.
Tomo
- Don't plan to call Tomo from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage, group chats it's added to and the iOS app.
- Tell the owner that adding Tomo to a group chat applies its terms to every participant.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Caddy or Tomo?
Caddy scores 16.7 (F) on agent readiness against Tomo's 13.1 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Tomo leads on reliability.
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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.
Tomo 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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