Folk Crew vs Muse (Meta) vs Rene

The same 33-row checklist and the same rules. Every cell shows vetted official evidence or “Not checked.”

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So which one?

Notis aside, Folk Crew covers the most ground: 58% across all 33 capabilities, ahead of Rene at 41% and Muse (Meta) at 38%.

They are not really after the same job, though: Folk Crew for remembering context between conversations, Rene for scheduled and event-triggered work and Muse (Meta) for running long jobs on a machine of its own.

Nothing here publishes anything on Open source and Run it on your own server.

Only Notis publishes anything on Slack, Email, Runs on your own Claude plan and 3 more rows, and only Folk Crew on Bring your own API key and Joins and records your meetings.

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Capability comparison between Notis and the selected assistants
Capability	View pricing	Folk CrewVisit site	Muse (Meta)Visit site	ReneVisit site
Where you can use it
WhatsApp
iMessage			—
Telegram			—No vendor Telegram bot documented.
Slack		—	—No vendor Slack chat app documented.	—
Email		—	—	—
SMS or a phone number	PartialInbound calls only, no SMS	Partial	—	—
Voice messages	Voice notes + live calls		—
Web or desktop app	Web and desktop app	Partial
Its own iPhone or Android app	—	—
Bring your own AI
Runs on your own Claude plan		—	—	—
Runs on your own ChatGPT plan		Partial	—	—
Bring your own API key	—		—	—
Works inside your own coding agent		—	—	—
You choose which model runs your work		Partial	—	—
What it can do
Ready-made app integrations	1,000+ apps	Partial	—	—
Creates and edits documents
Save your own reusable instructions			—	—
Browses the web for you
Posts to social media for you		—	—	—
Joins and records your meetings	—		—	—
Memory
Remembers you between conversations
Reads your existing files and apps	Notion, Gmail, Drive, Granola, web
Runs without you
Runs on a schedule or a trigger
Reminds and nudges you
Computers it can use
Gives it a cloud computer of its own	1h/mo (Pro) to uncapped (Ultra)			—
Controls your own computer	Shell and apps, via the desktop app	—		—
Connects to MCP servers on your computer		—	—	—
Trust & control
Open source	—	—	—	—
Run it on your own server	—	—	—	—
Says it will not train on your data	Covers Notis and its LLM providers		Partial	Partial
Published security certification	PartialSub-processors certified; Notis is not	—	—	—
Plans & support
Free plan does the product's main job	Partial
Shared team workspace		Partial	—	—
Price	FREEPRO$13/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+2 more	FreePro$12.50/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+1 more	FreePaid subscription (higher usage limit)Custom pricing	FreeRene Pro$16.67/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+1 more

IncludedPartial— Not documentedNot checked

The catch with each one

Numbered by support score across vetted capability rows, with incomplete evidence shown on every card. Unknown rows never count as a no, and this is not a score against your answers.

1. Notis

Personal AI assistant

Notis is a personal AI assistant you message from WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack or email, and reach from your own coding agent through its MCP server.

Best for: running on the AI subscription you already pay for

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack, Email, Voice messages and Web or desktop app
What it can do: Ready-made app integrations, Creates and edits documents, Save your own reusable instructions, Browses the web for you and Posts to social media for you
Bring your own AI: Runs on your own Claude plan, Runs on your own ChatGPT plan, Works inside your own coding agent and You choose which model runs your work

The catch

Official evidence records a gap in published guarantees about your data: no published support for Open source and Run it on your own server.

Pricing

FREEPRO$13/moyrPRO+$39/moyrULTRA$99/moyr

Free–$149/mo · help.notis.ai

Who should pick it

Pick Notis if running on the AI subscription you already pay for is what decides it for you. Walk away if you need open source, self-hosting or a named certification.

See what those rows cost80% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

2. Folk Crew

AI personal assistant in your messaging apps

A personal AI that lives in iMessage, Telegram and WhatsApp and gets its own always-on cloud computer, so it can browse, book, code and remember on your behalf.

Best for: remembering context between conversations

Documented strengths

What it can do: Creates and edits documents, Save your own reusable instructions, Browses the web for you and Joins and records your meetings
Where you can use it: WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram and Voice messages
Memory: Remembers you between conversations and Reads your existing files and apps

The catch

The checked gap is a computer it can use. Nothing published on Controls your own computer and Connects to MCP servers on your computer.

Pricing

FreePro$12.50/moyrMax$66.67/moyr

Free–$100/mo (Pro $20/mo or $12.50/mo billed yearly; Max $100/mo or $66.67/mo billed yearly) · folk.com

Who should pick it

Folk Crew is the one to take when remembering context between conversations is the deciding factor. Walk away if you need a computer it can actually run work on.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Folk is texting-only (iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp) with no Slack, email or public API surface, and gives every user their own persistent cloud computer for background browsing, coding and monitoring; Notis works across a wider channel set including Slack and email with model-provider choice.

Visit Folk Crew58% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

3. Rene

Messaging personal AI assistant

Personal assistant coordinating conversations, connected apps and everyday tasks.

Best for: scheduled and event-triggered work

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Voice messages, Web or desktop app and Its own iPhone or Android app
Memory: Remembers you between conversations and Reads your existing files and apps
Runs without you: Runs on a schedule or a trigger and Reminds and nudges you

The catch

The documented gap is connected tools. We found no published support for Ready-made app integrations, Save your own reusable instructions, Posts to social media for you and Joins and records your meetings.

Pricing

FreeRene Pro$16.67/moyrRene Premium$200/mo

Free tier; Rene Pro $20/month or $200/year; Rene Premium $200/month (Apple in-app subscriptions). · apps.apple.com

Who should pick it

Worth it for scheduled and event-triggered work — that is what Rene is built around. Walk away if you need deep integration with the apps you run on.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Messages, WhatsApp and Telegram access with personal context and coordination.

Visit Rene41% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

4. Muse (Meta)

Personal AI agent

Meta personal agent for delegated everyday tasks, web actions and ongoing goals.

Best for: running long jobs on a machine of its own

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: WhatsApp, Web or desktop app and Its own iPhone or Android app
Memory: Remembers you between conversations and Reads your existing files and apps
Runs without you: Runs on a schedule or a trigger and Reminds and nudges you

The catch

Official evidence records a gap in messaging channels: no published support for iMessage, Telegram, Slack, Email, SMS or a phone number and Voice messages.

Pricing

FreePaid subscription (higher usage limit)Custom pricing

Free with a usage limit; paid subscription for more usage, amounts unpublished. · ai.meta.com

Who should pick it

Pick Muse (Meta) if running long jobs on a machine of its own is what decides it for you. Walk away if you need it in the other apps you message from.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Dedicated persistent cloud computer, WhatsApp access and approval-gated actions.

Visit Muse (Meta)38% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

Where none of them wins

Nothing on this page publishes anything on Open source and Run it on your own server. If one of them is the thing you actually need, none of these is your answer.

One more thing, because a table like this can be read for more than it is worth. It counts what each product documents. It says nothing about how reliable any of them is, how fast it replies, how good its writing is, or what it does when an integration breaks on a Friday night. A lower support score can still be the better daily driver. The only way to know is to put a real week of work through both.

A dash means the capability was not documented on the official pages we checked. Not checked means the evidence is still incomplete.

Questions people ask

Which of Folk Crew, Rene or Muse (Meta) covers the most features?

Folk Crew, at 58% across all 33 capabilities, ahead of Rene at 41% and Muse (Meta) at 38%. That counts documented support, not how well any of it works.

How much do they cost?

Folk Crew: Free–$100/mo (Pro $20/mo or $12.50/mo billed yearly; Max $100/mo or $66.67/mo billed yearly); Rene: Free tier; Rene Pro $20/month or $200/year; Rene Premium $200/month (Apple in-app subscriptions).; Muse (Meta): Free with a usage limit; paid subscription for more usage, amounts unpublished.. Different currencies and different units, so there is no honest way to rank these against each other.

Which of them can I try for free?

Folk Crew, Rene and Muse (Meta) have a free tier.

Which of them work in iMessage?

Folk Crew and Rene do. Muse (Meta) does not.

What can none of them do?

Not one of them publishes anything on Open source and Run it on your own server. A dash means the capability was not documented on the official pages we checked. Not checked means the evidence is still incomplete.

How was this comparison put together?

We read whatever each product publishes — 91 first-party sources across 4 products — and scored all of them on the same 33 rows. Last checked 21 August 2026. A dash means the capability was not documented on the official pages we checked. Not checked means the evidence is still incomplete.

Where does Notis fit in?

At number 1, scored by the same code on the same 33 rows as everything else. Against Folk Crew specifically: Folk is texting-only (iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp) with no Slack, email or public API surface, and gives every user their own persistent cloud computer for background browsing, coding and monitoring; Notis works across a wider channel set including Slack and email with model-provider choice.

How we checked all this

We read every product on this page against whatever it publishes — docs and pricing pages where there are any, the homepage where that is all there is — against the same 33 buyer-focused rows. A support score uses only rows with an explicit vetted state; every unchecked row remains visible and never becomes a no. Notis chose the questions and is scored by the same rule. Count the links below before you weigh a result; some vendors give us three pages and some give us one. Last checked 21 August 2026. No vendor briefings, no affiliate links, no press releases.

Sources

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