AI · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to BadiCell

An AI buddy you call & SMS from a dumb phone

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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text.ai▲342
Group chat app that remembers plans and helps you meet IRL
2025 · text.ai · its alternatives →
2
AIPhone.AI▲671
AI-powered phone call app with live translation
2024 · aiphone.ai · its alternatives →
3
folk▲300
the AI in your texts that gets stuff done
Jun 2026 · folk.com · its alternatives →
4
Goodcall▲107
A free 24/7 intelligent phone assistant for local businesses
2021 · goodcall.com · its alternatives →
5
Here, let me AI that for you.▲337
for that friend who's too lazy to open ChatGPT
2025 · hereletmeaithatforyou.com · its alternatives →
6
Dial▲228
Give your AI agent a real phone number in 10 seconds
Aug 2026 · getdial.ai · its alternatives →
7
Owly▲108
An AI powered iOS mobile app that blocks spam messages
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
8
ai2006▲74
AI powered chatty buddy through text message
2023 · ai2006.io · its alternatives →
9
Magic Chat▲186
Texting app that predicts your needs.
2018 · its alternatives →
10
Peppi - AI through SMS▲17
Your SMS AI Buddy for connection, conversation and knowledge
2025 · peppi.ai · its alternatives →
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ChatGPT Buddy▲85
Your personal AI assistant within WhatsApp
2023 · chatgptbuddy.com · its alternatives →
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answercall.ai▲98
Your intelligent voice assistant
2023 · answercall.ai · its alternatives →
13
Fridayy▲108
AI that finds the best deal for you via SMS text
2022 · its alternatives →
14
A chat bot about bots▲90
A chat bot via old school SMS
2016 · its alternatives →
15
HiPop▲20
A friendly AI assistant over SMS designed for older adults
2025 · hipop.ai · its alternatives →
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Hola AI▲93
An AI voicemail assistant that answers calls when you can’t.
Sep 2026 · holavoicemail.com · its alternatives →
17
KnowBuddy.AI▲96
ChatGPT and other AI models in a single whatsapp chatbot
2023 · knowbuddy.ai · its alternatives →
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ChattyGPT with prompts, styles & history▲74
AI assistant supports 30 languages - light & dark theme
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Dewey Beta▲70
Text your way to success with our AI accountability buddy
2023 · withdewey.com · its alternatives →
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Kyte▲61
Smart SMS organizer, backup & spam blocker
2017 · its alternatives →
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RizzText.com▲20
Your AI Texting Sidekick
2024 · rizztext.com · its alternatives →
22
I Put an AI Agent on a Nokia 110▲33
Reverse-engineered an old Nokia's firmware and added a custom AI Agent. Native functions like calls, alarms, or alarms can now be easily handled just by chatting. - anupray95/AI-Agent-on-a-NOKIA
14d ago · github.com · its alternatives →
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TextAI – Native SMS AI assistant for individual and group chats▲6
Hey HN community! Like many of you, I spend most of my day in text conversations. One day I found myself switching between group chats and various AI apps, and thought, why can't AI just live where we already chat? So I built TextAI. It's an AI that works right in your SMS app. No new app to download, no platform to learn. Just text +15626840069 to start chatting or add it to any group chat! The tech and stack details: - Native SMS/MMS integration with context management across conversations - Handles multiple participants, learns group preferences, and scales for concurrent chats -…
2025 · usetext.ai · its alternatives →
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getFilter▲14
AI-Powered SMS Spam Filtering
2017 · getfilter.io · its alternatives →

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