Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Orbits vs Tomo
Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against Tomo's 13.1 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.
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Which one, for what
Orbits F
Best for Families who want one shared assistant for calendars, lists, meals, chores and household email.
Ahead on
- Schema & documentation, 10 against 0
- Payments & pricing, 20 against 10
Watch for
No public agent API, as llms.txt states.
Tomo F
Best for People who want accountability, check-ins and reminders by text, including in group chats.
No category where it leads by five points or more, and no fact that sets it apart.
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Orbits | Tomo | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 15 | 15 | even |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 10 | 0 | Orbits +10 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 20 | 10 | Orbits +10 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 54 | 54 | even |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 43 | 47 | Tomo +4 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 15.6/100 | F 13.1/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Orbits | Tomo |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Nemus AI, Inc. | Mapo Labs, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | ||
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under the Orbits Terms of Service (Nemus AI, Inc.). | Closed service under Tomo's Terms of Service (Mapo Labs, Inc., last updated 24 September 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | no | 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
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.
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
Orbits
- 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.
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, Orbits or Tomo?
Orbits scores 15.6 (F) on agent readiness against Tomo's 13.1 (F), and leads in 2 of 7 scored categories.
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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.
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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