Pally is a free assistant you text, like Kiwi. Both remember what you tell them, connect to your email and calendar, text you first, and book, reply and remind for you. Both work on WhatsApp. The differences are in what happens to your data and how each one decides when to text you.
At a glance
| Kiwi | Pally | |
|---|---|---|
| Your data trains AI | No | Yes, unless you opt out |
| Ads | None | Its website shares identifiers and browsing activity with ad partners |
| Who starts | Kiwi texts you first, at the moment something needs you | A morning brief, alerts on important messages, occasional suggestions and rules you write |
| Where you text it | iMessage on iPhone, WhatsApp on any phone | iMessage or RCS, WhatsApp, Telegram |
| Price | Free to use | Free, with a limit that refills through the week; Cloud Mac $95 a month; VIP $1,000 a month by invitation |
Sources: Pally's homepage, pricing page (updated 27 October 2026) and privacy policy (updated 30 October 2026), all checked on 10 November 2026. Kiwi's privacy policy.
Training on your data
Pally's privacy policy says it uses your data to train and evaluate its AI models unless you opt out, which you do by asking Pally or in your account settings. Kiwi doesn't use your conversations or connected accounts to train general-purpose AI models, so there's nothing to opt out of. More in Is Kiwi safe?
Ads
Pally's privacy policy says that when its ad measurement tools run, identifiers and internet activity are shared with advertising partners for cross-context advertising. Kiwi has no ads, and no business can pay to change what it suggests. When it gives you options, they come cheapest first, or it gets the one you named.
Going first
Both go first. Pally sends a morning brief, alerts you to important messages, makes the occasional suggestion and follows rules you write in plain words, like "text me when my landlord emails". Kiwi starts on its own from the first day: it reads your calendar and email and texts you once, at the moment something needs you, when a reply is owed, a meeting is coming up or something is due. You can still tell it exactly what to watch. More in the best AI assistants that text you first.
Where you text it
Pally works in iMessage, RCS, WhatsApp and Telegram. Kiwi works in Messages on iPhone and on WhatsApp on any phone. To start, tap Text Kiwi on heykiwi.co.
Questions people ask
Is there a Pally alternative that doesn't train on my data? Yes. Kiwi is free, you text it the same way, and it doesn't use your conversations or connected accounts to train general-purpose AI models.
Do Kiwi and Pally both work on WhatsApp? Yes. You can message either one on WhatsApp, and Kiwi also works in Messages on iPhone.
Is Kiwi free like Pally? Yes. Kiwi is free to use, with no card needed to start. See Is Kiwi free?