{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "orbits", "name": "Orbits", "vendor": "Nemus AI, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://tryorbits.com", "kind": "platform", "category": "personal-assistants", "summary": "Orbits is a household assistant app for iOS and Android with an AI called Bit. It manages family calendars, lists, meals, chores and home upkeep, reads household email, and can place phone calls and build Instacart carts.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orbits", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orbits.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orbits.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/orbits.json", "license": "Closed service under the Orbits Terms of Service (Nemus AI, Inc.).", "transports": [], "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "An account in the Orbits app, with a Home that family members join by invite code. Apple iCloud, Google and Microsoft accounts can be connected, and texting Bit works only from registered phone numbers (https://tryorbits.com and https://tryorbits.com/privacy).", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "The app is \"Free to download\" (https://tryorbits.com/install), and the App Store says the assistant needs an Orbits subscription. The App Store lists Orbits Membership in-app purchases at $3.99, $9.99 and $89.99, with no period shown (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/orbits-your-home-handled/id6751995632, checked 14 October 2026). The terms say prices and any free trial are shown at purchase and vary by region and platform (https://tryorbits.com/tos).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 found on tryorbits.com, llms.txt or the terms, checked 14 October 2026.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-14" }, "llmsTxt": "https://tryorbits.com/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "assistant.messaging", "assistant.accounts", "assistant.memory", "calendar.write", "mailbox.read", "messaging.rcs", "messaging.inbound", "voice.calls", "commerce.checkout", "tasks.create", "memory.user", "notify.push" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "official", "closed-source", "paid", "ios", "android", "llms-txt" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-13", "graded": true, "disclosure": "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.", "competesWith": "localghost", "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 15.6, "grade": "F", "agentReady": false, "rank": 997, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1010, "categoryRank": 33, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 54, "payments": 20, "reliability": 15, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 43 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-14" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "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.", "bestFor": "Families who want one shared assistant for calendars, lists, meals, chores and household email.", "disclosure": "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.", "strengths": [ "Bit places a restaurant call only after the owner approves the restaurant, party size, date, time and name.", "Nine iOS releases between 23 July and 13 October 2026.", "Connected-account content doesn't train foundation models, per the privacy policy." ], "weaknesses": [ "No public agent API, as llms.txt states.", "No price on tryorbits.com. The assistant needs a subscription, priced only as App Store in-app purchases with no period shown.", "Terms and privacy policy carry no dates.", "No status page, security.txt or named subprocessors." ], "agentNotes": [ "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." ], "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": 15.6 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 0, "maintenance": 54, "payments": 20, "reliability": 15, "schema": 10, "security": 0, "transparency": 35 }, "provenanceScore": 51 }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/assistant.messaging", "tool": "https://letme.dev/orbits" }, "area": "frameworks", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Nemus AI, Inc.", "domain": "tryorbits.com", "domainRegistered": "2025-08-30", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "https://tryorbits.com/tos", "privacy": "https://tryorbits.com/privacy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-14", "notes": [ "No date was found on the terms or the privacy policy.", "tryorbits.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. No status page or changelog was found.", "No X account is linked from the pages read.", "RDAP gives a registration date of 2025-08-30 for tryorbits.com." ], "score": 51 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orbits.json" }, "answer": "Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 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": "Nemus AI, 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": "Paid", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Closed service under the Orbits Terms of Service (Nemus AI, Inc.).", "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": "no", "b": "yes", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-10-13", "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": "Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Orbits or szn?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 15 against 5", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 54 against 2", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 43 against 23" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Families who want one shared assistant for calendars, lists, meals, chores and household email.", "slug": "orbits", "watchFor": "No public agent API, as llms.txt states." }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "asaply vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Asmi vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "AstrBot vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Boba vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Boski vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Brea vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Caddy vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "CowAgent vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Del vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orbits" }, { "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-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-szn.json", "title": "folk vs szn", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orbits.json", "title": "GAIA vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Grok Bot vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Haven vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Hermes Agent vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "HireAlpha vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Instinct vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "IronClaw vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Lindy vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "nanobot vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "NanoClaw vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Dots vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "OpenClaw vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "OpenInstinct vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orchid-ai.json", "title": "Orbits vs Orchid", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-orchid-ai" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-pally.json", "title": "Orbits vs Pally", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-pally" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-picoclaw.json", "title": "Orbits vs PicoClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-picoclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-poke.json", "title": "Orbits vs Poke", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-poke" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-qwenpaw.json", "title": "Orbits vs QwenPaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-qwenpaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot.json", "title": "Orbits vs Tab", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tomo.json", "title": "Orbits vs Tomo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tomo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-town.json", "title": "Orbits vs Town", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-town" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zapia.json", "title": "Orbits vs Zapia", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zapia" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zeroclaw.json", "title": "Orbits vs ZeroClaw", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zeroclaw" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zo-computer.json", "title": "Orbits vs Zo Computer", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zo-computer" }, { "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/gemini-spark-vs-orbits.json", "title": "Gemini Spark vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Leon vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-orbits" }, { "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-orbits.json", "title": "Natura tinyNature vs Orbits", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-orbits" }, { "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/orbits-vs-wajo.json", "title": "Orbits vs Wajo (Fo)", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-wajo" }, { "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/orbits-vs-talorys.json", "title": "Orbits vs Talorys", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-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": 10, "edge": "orbits", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "orbits": 15, "szn": 5, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "orbits": 10, "szn": 10, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "orbits": 0, "szn": 0, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "orbits": 0, "szn": 0, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "orbits": 20, "szn": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 52, "edge": "orbits", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "orbits": 54, "szn": 2, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 20, "edge": "orbits", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "orbits": 43, "szn": 23, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.", "verdicts": { "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.", "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/orbits-vs-szn", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.min.md" }, "markdown": "Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.\n\n- Orbits: grade F, 15.6/100, rank #997 of 1010. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/orbits.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/orbits.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### Orbits (F)\n\nGood for: Families who want one shared assistant for calendars, lists, meals, chores and household email.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 15 against 5\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 54 against 2\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 43 against 23\n\nWatch for: No public agent API, as llms.txt states.\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 | Orbits | szn | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 15 | 5 | Orbits +10 |\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) | 0 | 0 | even |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 54 | 2 | Orbits +52 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 43 | 23 | Orbits +20 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **15.6 · F** | **7.3 · F** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Orbits | szn |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Platform | Platform |\n| Vendor | Nemus AI, Inc. | Nomadic Futures |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |\n| Transports | | |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Closed service under the Orbits Terms of Service (Nemus AI, Inc.). | 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 | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-13 | 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**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.\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### Orbits\n\n1. Don't plan to call Orbits from another agent. llms.txt says no public agent API is offered.\n2. Tell the owner the assistant needs an Orbits subscription bought in the app, and that any trial appears only at purchase.\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, Orbits or szn?\n\nOrbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against szn's 7.3 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-szn.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"orbits\", \"b\": \"szn\"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare orbits szn`\n- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/orbits.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/szn.json\n\n## Other comparisons with Orbits or szn\n\n- [asaply vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-orbits.md)\n- [asaply vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asaply-vs-szn.md)\n- [Asmi vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Asmi vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/asmi-vs-szn.md)\n- [AstrBot vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-orbits.md)\n- [AstrBot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/astrbot-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boba vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Boba vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boba-vs-szn.md)\n- [Boski vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Boski vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/boski-vs-szn.md)\n- [Brea vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Brea vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/brea-vs-szn.md)\n- [Caddy vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Caddy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/caddy-app-vs-szn.md)\n- [CowAgent vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-orbits.md)\n- [CowAgent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cowagent-vs-szn.md)\n- [Del vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Del vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/del-vs-szn.md)\n- [folk vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-orbits.md)\n- [folk vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-nozomio-vs-szn.md)\n- [GAIA vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-orbits.md)\n- [GAIA vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gaia-vs-szn.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Grok Bot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/grok-bot-vs-szn.md)\n- [Haven vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Haven vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/haven-vs-szn.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Hermes Agent vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hermes-agent-vs-szn.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-orbits.md)\n- [HireAlpha vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hirealpha-vs-szn.md)\n- [Instinct vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Instinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/instinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [IronClaw vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-orbits.md)\n- [IronClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ironclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Lindy vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Lindy vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/lindy-vs-szn.md)\n- [nanobot vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-orbits.md)\n- [nanobot vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanobot-vs-szn.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-orbits.md)\n- [NanoClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/nanoclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [Dots vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Dots vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openai-dots-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-orbits.md)\n- [OpenClaw vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openclaw-vs-szn.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-orbits.md)\n- [OpenInstinct vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/openinstinct-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orbits vs Orchid](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-orchid-ai.md)\n- [Orbits vs Pally](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-pally.md)\n- [Orbits vs PicoClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-picoclaw.md)\n- [Orbits vs Poke](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-poke.md)\n- [Orbits vs QwenPaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-qwenpaw.md)\n- [Orbits vs Tab](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tab-bot.md)\n- [Orbits vs Tomo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-tomo.md)\n- [Orbits vs Town](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-town.md)\n- [Orbits vs Zapia](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zapia.md)\n- [Orbits vs ZeroClaw](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zeroclaw.md)\n- [Orbits vs Zo Computer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-zo-computer.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- [Gemini Spark vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Gemini Spark vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-spark-vs-szn.md)\n- [Leon vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Leon vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/leon-vs-szn.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs Orbits](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-orbits.md)\n- [Natura tinyNature vs szn](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/natura-vs-szn.md)\n- [Orbits vs Wajo (Fo)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-wajo.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- [Orbits vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/orbits-vs-talorys.md)\n- [szn vs Talorys](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/szn-vs-talorys.md)\n\n## Disclosure\n\n- 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.\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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