Martin vs The Librarian vs Town

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

Visit Martin Visit The Librarian Visit Town Martin alternatives The Librarian alternatives Town alternatives

So which one?

Notis aside, Town has the highest checked-evidence score: 69% across 31 vetted rows; 2 rows are not checked yet. The Librarian: 47% across 33 vetted rows (all 33) and Martin: 41% across 33 vetted rows (all 33).

They are not really after the same job, though: Town for rolling a shared assistant out to a team, The Librarian for remembering context between conversations and Martin for scheduled and event-triggered work.

Cheapest way in is a tie: Notis, Town and The Librarian all start at $0, and only Town and The Librarian have a free plan that does the product's main job.

Nothing here publishes anything on Bring your own API key, Open source and Run it on your own server.

Only Notis publishes anything on Runs on your own Claude plan, Runs on your own ChatGPT plan, Works inside your own coding agent and 2 more rows, and only Town on Joins and records your meetings.

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Capability comparison between Notis and the selected assistants
Capability	View pricing	MartinVisit site	The LibrarianVisit site	TownVisit site
Where you can use it
WhatsApp			WhatsApp; QR + OTP sign-in	Inbound WhatsApp chat, no proactive push
iMessage		—Not offered	—Absent from every current channel list	Partial
Telegram		—Not offered	—Still roadmap-only	Vendor-run bot, 6-digit link code
Slack		Vendor Slack app, DM or @mention
Email		Email him and he replies	Partial	Own @town.com inbox, two-way
SMS or a phone number	PartialInbound calls only, no SMS	Reachable via SMS or phone call	SMS/Text channel; no public number	Verified-number SMS/RCS routing
Voice messages	Voice notes + live calls			Recorded voice notes, transcribed
Web or desktop app	Web and desktop app	Web app only, no downloadable client	Web app only, no desktop client	macOS app + web app
Its own iPhone or Android app	—	iOS only		iOS only, no Android build
Bring your own AI
Runs on your own Claude plan		—Not offered	—No Claude sign-in path	—
Runs on your own ChatGPT plan		—	—No ChatGPT sign-in path	—
Bring your own API key	—	—Not offered	—No API-key field anywhere	—
Works inside your own coding agent		—No MCP server, SDK, or public API	—	—Consumes MCP servers; publishes none
You choose which model runs your work		—	—One fixed, unnamed model	PartialDisclosed provider mix, no user picker
What it can do
Ready-made app integrations	1,000+ apps	Partial3 pages, ~6 named apps	Partial	Partial59 published integrations
Creates and edits documents		Partial	—
Save your own reusable instructions			Partial
Browses the web for you		—Search only, no page interaction	—Retrieval only, no live web page actions	—
Posts to social media for you		—Not offered		Publishes LinkedIn posts, not X
Joins and records your meetings	—	—Not offered	—	Device recorder, not a call-dial-in bot
Memory
Remembers you between conversations		Pro only: "Enhanced long term memory"	Memories from Basic tier up
Reads your existing files and apps	Notion, Gmail, Drive, Granola, web			Searches Gmail/Drive/Notion/Dropbox etc.
Runs without you
Runs on a schedule or a trigger		Pro-only Background Tasks		Multi-trigger saved routines
Reminds and nudges you			5/20/50 reminders per day by tier
Computers it can use
Gives it a cloud computer of its own	1h/mo (Pro) to uncapped (Ultra)	—Not offered	—	Not checked
Controls your own computer	Shell and apps, via the desktop app	—Not offered	—No local/desktop agent published	—
Connects to MCP servers on your computer		—Not offered	—Closed vendor-run OAuth connectors only	Not checked
Trust & control
Open source	—	—Closed SaaS	—	—No repository linked, hosted service
Run it on your own server	—	—Hosted subscriptions only	—	—Hosted-only, no install path
Says it will not train on your data	Covers Notis and its LLM providers	Partial		Off by default, opt-in only
Published security certification	PartialSub-processors certified; Notis is not	—	Partial	SOC 2 Type 2, NDA-gated reports
Plans & support
Free plan does the product's main job	Partial	—Trial only, no ongoing free plan		Permanent free tier, 30 chats/mo
Shared team workspace		—Single-person subscriptions only	Partial
Price	FREEPRO$13/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)+2 more	Basic$21/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)Pro$30/moyr (rate on a yearly commitment)	FreeBasic$9.99/mo+2 more	FreeStarter$15/mo+6 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 long jobs on a machine of its own

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 messaging channels: no published support for Its own iPhone or Android app.

Pricing

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

Free–$149/mo · help.notis.ai

Who should pick it

Pick Notis 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.

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

2. Town

AI work assistant ("Townie") with built-in routine automation

A work assistant that gets its own @town.com address and phone number, learns how you work, and runs recurring routines across your email, calendar, docs and chat apps.

Best for: rolling a shared assistant out to a team

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Email, SMS or a phone number, Voice messages, Web or desktop app and Its own iPhone or Android app
What it can do: Creates and edits documents, Save your own reusable instructions, Posts to social media for you and Joins and records your meetings
Memory: Remembers you between conversations and Reads your existing files and apps

The catch

The checked gap is published guarantees about your data. Nothing published on Open source and Run it on your own server.

Pricing

FreeStarter$15/moPro$49/user/moyrTeam$59/user/moyrPower$99/user/moyrTeam Plus$149/user/moyrPower Plus$199/user/moyrEnterpriseCustom pricing

Free–$239/user/mo (individuals; as low as $199/mo billed annually); Team $71–$179/seat/mo (as low as $59–$149/mo billed annually); Enterprise custom · town.com

Who should pick it

Town is the one to take when rolling a shared assistant out to a team is the deciding factor. Walk away if you need open source, self-hosting or a named certification.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Town emphasizes a personal wiki and learned routines; Notis emphasizes cross-channel execution and portable tools for the agents you already use.

Visit Town69% across 31 vetted rows; 2 rows are not checked yet

3. The Librarian

AI executive assistant for real estate agents

A voice-first WhatsApp and SMS AI assistant for real estate agents that captures leads by voice, matches properties, drafts follow-ups, and runs their calendar and CRM tasks from the field.

Best for: remembering context between conversations

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: WhatsApp, Slack, SMS or a phone number, 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 Creates and edits documents, Browses the web for you and Joins and records your meetings.

Pricing

FreeBasic$9.99/moPro$19.99/moCustomCustom pricing

Free–$19.99/mo (Custom tier: contact for pricing) · thelibrarian.io

Who should pick it

Worth it for remembering context between conversations — that is what The Librarian is built around. Walk away if you need deep integration with the apps you run on.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: The Librarian is a real-estate lead-capture and follow-up assistant reachable by WhatsApp, SMS, Slack and its own apps, with no iMessage, Telegram, or choice of AI model; Notis is a channel-first personal AI assistant on WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, Slack, email and voice with an execution layer across model providers.

Visit The Librarian47% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

4. Martin

AI personal assistant reachable by phone, SMS, WhatsApp, email and Slack

A personal assistant you reach by phone call, text, WhatsApp, email or Slack that runs your calendar, inbox, reminders and notes.

Best for: scheduled and event-triggered work

Documented strengths

Where you can use it: WhatsApp, Slack, Email, SMS or a phone number, 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

Official evidence records a gap in connected tools: no published support for Browses the web for you, Posts to social media for you and Joins and records your meetings.

Pricing

Basic$21/moyrPro$30/moyr

Basic $35/mo, $21/mo billed yearly; Pro $49/mo, $30/mo billed yearly; 7 days free · no free tier · trymartin.com

Who should pick it

Pick Martin if scheduled and event-triggered work is what decides it for you. Walk away if you need deep integration with the apps you run on.

Our take on how it differs from Notis: Martin covers phone, SMS, WhatsApp, email and Slack with live voice calls and outbound calling on your behalf, but not iMessage or Telegram, and bundles one AI model per plan tier with no MCP, API-key or model-choice option, unlike Notis's channel-first, provider-agnostic execution layer.

Visit Martin41% across 33 vetted rows (all 33)

Where none of them wins

Nothing on this page publishes anything on Bring your own API key, 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 Town, The Librarian or Martin scores highest in the evidence checked so far?

Town, with 69% across 31 vetted rows; 2 rows are not checked yet. The Librarian: 47% across 33 vetted rows (all 33) and Martin: 41% across 33 vetted rows (all 33). Unknown rows stay out of the score, so treat this as an evidence status, not a complete market verdict.

How much do they cost?

Town: Free–$239/user/mo (individuals; as low as $199/mo billed annually); Team $71–$179/seat/mo (as low as $59–$149/mo billed annually); Enterprise custom; The Librarian: Free–$19.99/mo (Custom tier: contact for pricing); Martin: Basic $35/mo, $21/mo billed yearly; Pro $49/mo, $30/mo billed yearly; 7 days free. Notis, Town and The Librarian all start at $0, and only Town and The Librarian have a free plan that does the product's main job.

Which of them can I try for free?

Town and The Librarian have a free tier and Martin does not.

Which of them work in Telegram?

Town does. The Librarian and Martin do not.

What can none of them do?

Not one of them publishes anything on Bring your own API key, 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 — 136 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 Town specifically: Town emphasizes a personal wiki and learned routines; Notis emphasizes cross-channel execution and portable tools for the agents you already use.

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

Spotted something out of date? These things move weekly and we would rather be corrected. Tell us at flo@mindtheflo.com and the row gets rechecked.

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