{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "folk-nozomio", "name": "folk", "vendor": "Nozomio, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.folk.com", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "folk is an AI assistant that texts its owner over iMessage, Telegram and WhatsApp to keep habits, workouts, study and money goals on track. Each user gets a cloud computer, persistent memory and connected apps.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/folk-nozomio", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/folk-nozomio.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/folk-nozomio.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/folk-nozomio.json", "license": "Closed service under folk's terms (Nozomio, Inc., last updated 8 September 2026).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Sign-up at folk.com, then folk is a contact in iMessage, Telegram or WhatsApp (https://www.folk.com/llms.txt). Google apps can be connected with read-only access, so folk can see but never send, edit or delete, and banks connect read-only through Plaid (https://www.folk.com/privacy and https://www.folk.com/llms.txt). Owners can bring their own Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenRouter keys (https://www.folk.com/pricing.md).", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free at $0 \"forever. No card\", with unlimited messages under fair use, 3 background jobs and 10 minutes of calls a week. Pro is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, $5 a month in many countries, with unlimited background jobs and 120 minutes of calls a month (https://www.folk.com/pricing.md, checked 14 October 2026). The terms list folk max at $99.99 a month or $799.99 a year on the US App Store (https://www.folk.com/terms). llms.txt gives the free tier as 20 messages a day and Max as $100 a month.", "priceSummary": "$9.99 / mo", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on folk.com, llms.txt, pricing.md or the terms, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "docsUrl": "https://www.folk.com/docs", "llmsTxt": "https://www.folk.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.proactive", "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.whatsapp", "messaging.inbound", "mailbox.read", "mailbox.send", "calendar.write", "browser.hosted", "voice.calls", "memory.user", "tasks.create", "agent.mcp-client" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "freemium", "free-tier", "no-card", "security-txt", "llms-txt", "ios" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-12", "graded": true, "disclosure": "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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 19.8, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 993, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 30, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 35, "payments": 30, "reliability": 25, "schema": 10, "security": 3, "transparency": 67 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "People who want a texting companion for habits, workouts, study and money goals, with a free tier.", "disclosure": "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.", "strengths": [ "Free forever with no card, per pricing.md.", "The privacy policy says data is never sold or used to train AI models.", "The subprocessor page names each provider with its region.", "Google apps can connect read-only, and folk says it never moves money on its own.", "security.txt is published and valid to 13 April 2027." ], "weaknesses": [ "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.", "llms.txt gives 20 messages a day and Max at $100, while pricing.md says unlimited messages and the terms say $99.99.", "llms.txt says there's no App Store app, while the App Store lists folk's iOS app since 7 October 2026.", "No status page or changelog found.", "security.txt names only a general support address." ], "agentNotes": [ "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." ], "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": 19.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 35, "payments": 30, "reliability": 25, "schema": 10, "security": 3, "transparency": 57 }, "provenanceScore": 76 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.proactive", "tool": "https://letme.dev/folk-nozomio" }, "area": "frameworks", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "folk Pro", "unit": "month", "usd": 9.99, "note": "Or $99.99 a year. $5 a month in many countries. Checked 14 October 2026." }, { "item": "folk Max (US App Store)", "unit": "month", "usd": 99.99, "note": "Or $799.99 a year, per the terms." } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nozomio, Inc.", "domain": "folk.com", "domainRegistered": "1995-07-30", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://www.folk.com/terms", "privacy": "https://www.folk.com/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "The terms name Nozomio, Inc. and were last updated on 8 September 2026, governed by Delaware law. llms.txt calls the maker Nozomio Labs.", "security.txt is valid until 13 April 2027.", "No status page or changelog was found.", "The folk CRM at folk.app is a different company and product (data/tools/folk.json).", "RDAP gives a registration date of 1995-07-30 for folk.com, which predates the company." ], "score": 76 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/folk-nozomio.json" }, "answer": "folk scores 19.8 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.", "b": { "slug": "szn", "name": "szn", "vendor": "Nomadic Futures", "vendorUrl": "https://theszn.ai", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "szn (pronounced season) is a hosted personal assistant that carries out errands end to end. It makes phone calls, sends emails, books and follows up for the owner, reached through its web app, iMessage, SMS and email.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json", "license": "Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply.", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Sign-in through Google or Apple, and some parts can be used without an account under a temporary anonymous session (https://theszn.ai/privacy). New accounts start from an access-code page (https://theszn.ai/access). Gmail access is read-only and Google Calendar access can read, create and change events (https://theszn.ai/privacy).", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "\"Free during early preview\" (https://theszn.ai, checked 14 October 2026). No paid plan was found. The acceptable use policy says users are responsible for \"token consumption and costs from executed tasks\" (https://theszn.ai/aup), and the privacy policy says payments go through providers such as Stripe.", "priceSummary": "Free", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on theszn.ai, its llms.txt, privacy policy and acceptable use policy, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "llmsTxt": "https://theszn.ai/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "voice.calls", "email.send", "mailbox.read", "calendar.write", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "travel.booking", "memory.user", "tasks.create" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "free", "waitlist", "llms-txt" ], "graded": true, "disclosure": "szn 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": 7.3, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1010, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 42, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 5, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 23 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training.", "bestFor": "A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.", "disclosure": "szn 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 during the early preview.", "Credentials can be kept in an encrypted vault that the privacy policy says isn't shared with AI providers.", "Gmail access is read-only, per the privacy policy." ], "weaknesses": [ "Early access by access code only.", "No terms of service found, and no legal entity named in its policies.", "The privacy policy says nothing on training with user content and doesn't name its AI providers.", "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." ], "agentNotes": [ "Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner.", "Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions." ], "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": 7.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 2, "payments": 20, "reliability": 5, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 19 }, "provenanceScore": 27 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging", "tool": "https://letme.dev/szn" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "", "domain": "theszn.ai", "domainRegistered": "2024-12-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "https://theszn.ai/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "No terms of service were found. The sitemap lists the home, product, methodology, access, privacy and AUP pages only.", "The privacy policy and AUP name the service as theszn.ai (\"szn\") with no legal entity. llms.txt says szn is built and operated by Nomadic Futures (https://nomadicfutures.ai); its legal form is not stated.", "Contact hello@theszn.ai. theszn.ai/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog was found.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2024-12-18 for theszn.ai." ], "score": 27 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.json" }, "facts": [ { "a": "Platform", "b": "Platform", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Nozomio, Inc.", "b": "Nomadic Futures", "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 folk's terms (Nozomio, Inc., last updated 8 September 2026).", "b": "Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply.", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-12", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "", "b": "no document linked", "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": "folk scores 19.8 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, folk or szn?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 25 against 5", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 35 against 2", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 67 against 23" ], "also": [ "Free to start without a card" ], "goodFor": "People who want a texting companion for habits, workouts, study and money goals, with a free tier.", "slug": "folk-nozomio", "watchFor": "No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent." }, { "aheadOn": null, "also": null, "goodFor": "A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.", "slug": "szn", "watchFor": "Early access by access code only." } ], "job": { "capability": "assistant.messaging", "name": "Assistants reached by message" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "asaply vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.json", "title": "asaply vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "Asmi vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn.json", "title": "Asmi vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn.json", "title": "AstrBot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "Boba vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn.json", "title": "Boba vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn.json", "title": "Boski vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "Brea vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "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/caddy-app-vs-szn.json", "title": "Caddy vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.json", "title": "CowAgent vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "Del vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.json", "title": "Del vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-hirealpha.json", "title": "folk vs HireAlpha", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-hirealpha" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openinstinct.json", "title": "folk vs OpenInstinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openinstinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-orbits.json", "title": "folk vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-orbits" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-orchid-ai.json", "title": "folk vs Orchid", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-orchid-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "folk vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zapia.json", "title": "folk vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.json", "title": "GAIA vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn.json", "title": "Haven vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.json", "title": "Instinct vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "IronClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn.json", "title": "Lindy vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn.json", "title": "nanobot vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.json", "title": "Dots vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.json", "title": "Orbits vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn.json", "title": "Orchid vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "PicoClaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn.json", "title": "Poke vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn.json", "title": "QwenPaw vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "szn vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo.json", "title": "szn vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town.json", "title": "szn vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.json", "title": "szn vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "szn vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "szn vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "AstrBot vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "Boski vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "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/cowagent-vs-folk-nozomio.json", "title": "CowAgent vs folk", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-folk-nozomio" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-gaia.json", "title": "folk vs GAIA", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-gaia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-gemini-spark.json", "title": "folk vs Gemini Spark", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-gemini-spark" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-grok-bot.json", "title": "folk vs Grok Bot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-grok-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-haven.json", "title": "folk vs Haven", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-haven" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-hermes-agent.json", "title": "folk vs Hermes Agent", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-hermes-agent" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-instinct.json", "title": "folk vs Instinct", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-instinct" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-ironclaw.json", "title": "folk vs IronClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-ironclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-leon.json", "title": "folk vs Leon", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-leon" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-lindy.json", "title": "folk vs Lindy", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-lindy" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-nanobot.json", "title": "folk vs nanobot", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-nanobot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-nanoclaw.json", "title": "folk vs NanoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-nanoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openai-dots.json", "title": "folk vs Dots", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openai-dots" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openclaw.json", "title": "folk vs OpenClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "folk vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-poke.json", "title": "folk vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "folk vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-town.json", "title": "folk vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "folk vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "folk vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zo-computer" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-natura.json", "title": "folk vs Natura tinyNature", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-natura" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-pally.json", "title": "folk vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tomo.json", "title": "folk vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-wajo.json", "title": "folk vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.json", "title": "Leon vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn.json", "title": "Pally vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo.json", "title": "szn vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-talorys.json", "title": "folk vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-talorys" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.json", "title": "szn vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 20, "edge": "folk-nozomio", "folk-nozomio": 25, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "szn": 5, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "folk-nozomio": 10, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "szn": 10, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "folk-nozomio": 0, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "szn": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 3, "edge": "folk-nozomio", "folk-nozomio": 3, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "szn": 0, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "folk-nozomio", "folk-nozomio": 30, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "szn": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 33, "edge": "folk-nozomio", "folk-nozomio": 35, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "szn": 2, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 44, "edge": "folk-nozomio", "folk-nozomio": 67, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "szn": 23, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "folk scores 19.8 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.", "verdicts": { "folk-nozomio": "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.", "szn": "szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.min.md" }, "markdown": "folk scores 19.8 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.\n\n- folk: grade F, 19.8/100, rank #993 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/folk-nozomio.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/folk-nozomio.json\n- szn: grade F, 7.3/100, rank #1010 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/szn.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.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### folk (F)\n\nGood for: People who want a texting companion for habits, workouts, study and money goals, with a free tier.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 25 against 5\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 35 against 2\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 67 against 23\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### szn (F)\n\nGood for: A person who wants calls, emails and bookings done for them and has an access code.\n\nWatch for: Early access by access code only.\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | folk | szn | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 25 | 5 | folk +20 |\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) | 3 | 0 | folk +3 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 20 | folk +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 35 | 2 | folk +33 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 67 | 23 | folk +44 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **19.8 · F** | **7.3 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | folk | szn |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Nozomio, Inc. | Nomadic Futures |\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 folk's terms (Nozomio, Inc., last updated 8 September 2026). | Closed service. No terms of service were found on theszn.ai. A privacy policy and an acceptable use policy (both last updated March 2026) apply. |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-12 | none |\n| Terms last updated | | no document linked |\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**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.\n\n**szn.** szn is an errand assistant in early access that makes calls, sends emails and books for its owner, free during the preview for people with an access code. No outside agent can call it, no terms of service or legal entity appear in its policies, and its privacy policy says nothing on training.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### folk\n\n1. Don't plan to call folk from another agent. It answers only the owner's iMessage, Telegram or WhatsApp thread and iPhone app.\n2. Quote limits and prices from pricing.md and the terms, and note that llms.txt gives different free-tier limits.\n\n### szn\n\n1. Don't plan to call szn from another agent. It answers only its web app, iMessage, SMS and email for the owner.\n2. Tell the owner they need an access code to start, and that the acceptable use policy makes them responsible for confirming actions.\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, folk or szn?\n\nfolk scores 19.8 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"folk-nozomio\", \"b\": \"szn\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare folk-nozomio szn`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/folk-nozomio.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json\n\n## Other comparisons with folk or szn\n\n- [asaply vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [asaply vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.md)\n- [Asmi vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Asmi vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn.md)\n- [AstrBot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boba vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Boba vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boski vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn.md)\n- [Brea vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Brea vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.md)\n- [Caddy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.md)\n- [CowAgent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.md)\n- [Del vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Del vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.md)\n- [folk vs HireAlpha](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-hirealpha.md)\n- [folk vs OpenInstinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openinstinct.md)\n- [folk vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-orbits.md)\n- [folk vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [folk vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [folk vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zapia.md)\n- [GAIA vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn.md)\n- [Haven vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn.md)\n- [Instinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [IronClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Lindy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn.md)\n- [nanobot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Dots vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orbits vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orchid vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orchid-ai-vs-szn.md)\n- [PicoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/picoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Poke vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/poke-vs-szn.md)\n- [QwenPaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/qwenpaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [szn vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [szn vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-tomo.md)\n- [szn vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-town.md)\n- [szn vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zapia.md)\n- [szn vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [szn vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [AstrBot vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Boski vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [Caddy vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [CowAgent vs folk](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-folk-nozomio.md)\n- [folk vs GAIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-gaia.md)\n- [folk vs Gemini Spark](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-gemini-spark.md)\n- [folk vs Grok Bot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-grok-bot.md)\n- [folk vs Haven](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-haven.md)\n- [folk vs Hermes Agent](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-hermes-agent.md)\n- [folk vs Instinct](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-instinct.md)\n- [folk vs IronClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-ironclaw.md)\n- [folk vs Leon](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-leon.md)\n- [folk vs Lindy](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-lindy.md)\n- [folk vs nanobot](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-nanobot.md)\n- [folk vs NanoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-nanoclaw.md)\n- [folk vs Dots](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openai-dots.md)\n- [folk vs OpenClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-openclaw.md)\n- [folk vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [folk vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-poke.md)\n- [folk vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [folk vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-town.md)\n- [folk vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [folk vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-zo-computer.md)\n- [folk vs Natura tinyNature](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-natura.md)\n- [folk vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-pally.md)\n- [folk vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-tomo.md)\n- [folk vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-wajo.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn.md)\n- [Leon vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn.md)\n- [Pally vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pally-vs-szn.md)\n- [szn vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-wajo.md)\n- [folk vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-talorys.md)\n- [szn vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- 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.\n- szn 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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