Head to head · Assistants reached by message · October 2026 research run
Tab vs Tomo
Tomo scores 13.1 (F) on agent readiness against Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Both do assistants reached by message.
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Which one, for what
Tab F
Best for A person who wants a texting assistant that browses, calls and buys with tight checkout controls.
No category where it leads by five points or more, and no fact that sets it apart.
Watch for
Private beta behind a waitlist.
Tomo F
Best for People who want accountability, check-ins and reminders by text, including in group chats.
Ahead on
- Reliability, 15 against 5
- Payments & pricing, 10 against 0
Watch for
No API, MCP server or A2A endpoint for an outside agent.
Score by category
| Category | Weight this run | Tab | Tomo | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 16%20 | 5 | 15 | Tomo +10 |
| Performance | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Agent ergonomics | 13%16.2 | 0 | 0 | even |
| Security & auth | 14%17.5 | 4 | 0 | Tab +4 |
| Payments & pricing | 10%12.5 | 0 | 10 | Tomo +10 |
| Task success | 10%pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7%8.8 | 58 | 54 | Tab +4 |
| Transparency & trust | 7%8.8 | 45 | 47 | Tomo +2 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | F 10.7/100 | F 13.1/100 |
Facts side by side
| Fact | Tab | Tomo |
|---|---|---|
| Kind | Platform | Platform |
| Vendor | Terrasoft, 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 Tab's Terms of Use (Terrasoft, Inc., effective 2 September 2026). | Closed service under Tomo's Terms of Service (Mapo Labs, Inc., last updated 24 September 2026). |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | none | 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
Tab
Tab is a private-beta texting assistant with a detailed security page on credential isolation and checkout binding, and a public updates page. No outside agent can call it, no price is published, and its privacy policy says nothing on training with user content.
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
Tab
- Don't plan to call Tab from another agent. It answers only the owner's Messages or WhatsApp thread.
- Tell the owner that access needs a waitlist place and no price is published.
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, Tab or Tomo?
Tomo scores 13.1 (F) on agent readiness against Tab's 10.7 (F), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories.
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Disclosure
Tab 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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