Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Del vs folk
Del and folk score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 20.6 (F) and 19.8 (F). folk leads on transparency & trust. Both do assistants reached by message.
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Which one, for what
Del F
Best for People who want tasks, notes, reminders and Gmail handled by text on the channel they already use.
Ahead on
- Maintenance & community, 60 against 35
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
folk F
Best for People who want a texting companion for habits, workouts, study and money goals, with a free tier.
Ahead on
- Transparency & trust, 67 against 57
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Del | folk | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 25 | 25 | 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 | 0 | 3 | folk +3 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 30 | 30 | even |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 60 | 35 | Del +25 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 57 | 67 | folk +10 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 20.6/100 | F 19.8/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Del | folk |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Human Interface, Inc. | Nozomio, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Del's Terms of Service (Human Interface, Inc., a Delaware corporation, last updated 5 August 2026). | Closed service under folk's terms (Nozomio, Inc., last updated 8 September 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 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
Del
Del is a hosted texting assistant and task workspace across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, SMS, Discord and Slack, with a near-daily public changelog and a card-free 14-day trial. No outside agent can call it, no status page or security contact was found, and recent updates let some email actions skip approval.
folk
folk is a texting accountability assistant with its own cloud computer, a free tier with no card and a privacy policy that rules out training on user data. No outside agent can call it, no status page or changelog was found, and its llms.txt and pricing file disagree on free limits and Max's price.
Before you call either
Del
- Don't plan to call Del from another agent. It answers only the owner's messaging threads and web workspace.
- Tell the owner web browsing tasks are limited to five a month on Standard and unlimited on Pro.
folk
- Don't plan to call folk from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage, Telegram or WhatsApp thread and iPhone app.
- Quote limits and prices from pricing.md and the terms, and note that llms.txt gives different free-tier limits.
Questions
Which is better for AI agents, Del or folk?
Del and folk score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 20.6 (F) and 19.8 (F). folk leads on transparency & trust.
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Disclosure
Del 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.
folk 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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