Brumo vs Poke — iMessage AI, compared.
Poke is the well-funded AI agent for iMessage/SMS/Telegram/WhatsApp, focused on task execution. Brumo is an iMessage AI companion focused on long-memory relationship and life memory. Here's the honest comparison.
Poke raised around $100M in 2025 building an AI agent you can summon across messaging apps. It's designed for action — booking things, sending messages on your behalf, agentic tasks.
Brumo lives in the same iMessage inbox but has a different center of gravity: it's a companion that remembers your life, checks in gently, and does accountability/journaling/reminders rather than agentic task execution.
Poke is an agent. Brumo is a companion. Both live in iMessage, but you'd use them for different things.
Side-by-side
Agent vs. companion
Poke shines when you want an AI to do something — book a reservation, reply to an email on your behalf, fetch info, execute multi-step tasks. It's task-execution with a chat UI.
Brumo shines when you want an AI to know you. He doesn't (as of now) execute external actions on your behalf. He's for the softer side: memory, accountability, mood, journaling.
Cross-platform vs. iMessage-first
Poke is multi-platform across messaging apps — if you live in Telegram or WhatsApp, that's a real advantage.
Brumo is iMessage-first (SMS fallback on Android). That's a narrower coverage but a tighter product focus on the US-centric iPhone user.
When to pick which
- You want an AI that remembers your life, not one that does tasks.
- You want a warm tone, not a task bot.
- You primarily use iMessage and don't need Telegram/WhatsApp coverage.
- You want an AI to actually execute actions on your behalf.
- You live on Telegram or WhatsApp.
- You want agentic capabilities over companion ones.
Verdict
Complementary. Some users will actually want both — Poke to do things, Brumo to remember and hold the life context. If you're picking one, ask yourself: do I want the AI to remember me, or to do stuff for me?
Quick questions
Does Brumo have agentic capabilities like Poke?
Not today. Brumo focuses on memory and companionship. Agent features are on the roadmap but aren't a design priority yet.
Does Poke have long-term memory?
Task-context memory, yes. Long-lived life memory across weeks, less so — that's not the product's focus.
Can I use both?
Yes. They coexist fine in iMessage. Some early users do exactly this.