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24 alternatives to BUDDY

Companion robot for everyday life

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. BUDDY launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Buddy▲4

   A lovely open-source robot for your family

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Buddy▲125

   A personal digital assistant to handle simple tasks

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Buddy▲1

   Your family's companion robot

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Paperbot (Reloaded)▲144

   Slack meets Pocket

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swell Bot▲164

   Make better decisions with friends

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   DriftBot▲263

   A chatbot for your knowledge base

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Human for Android▲109

   Compare your daily activity to people around you

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Rex▲57

   The brain for robots

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Buddy▲7

   Your personal assistant in Messenger

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Starship▲234

    Self-driving robot for local delivery

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    ELLI•Q▲111

    A robotic companion for the elderly

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Spot▲34

    Google's smaller four-legged robot dog

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    OneThing▲99

    An SMS chatbot to help you set and complete daily goals

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Foreign Buddy▲123

    Learn any language with me 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    MarsBot▲264

    Local recommendations based on where you go. By Foursquare.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    MeetingBot▲139

    Real-time scheduling from Drift

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Browser Buddy▲156

    An AI buddy that finds you thoughtful quotes and essays

    Dec 2025 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Buddy▲135

    Your AI Buddy in the Vision Pro

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Ozobot▲78

    The World's Smallest Smart Robot

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Little Robot Friends▲97

    Fun, expressive robots for learning code and electronics

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Travelmate▲185

    Fully autonomous robot suitcase

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    What are conversational bots?▲102

    An introduction to and overview of AI-driven chatbots

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Gum▲123

    The social network of things

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Nikbot▲64

    A multilingual AI chatbot

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →