Comparison

Stormi vs Poke

Poke is the easiest way to have one assistant in your messages, with nothing to install. Stormi is a full app for a team of bots: you choose each one's model and tools, read what they say to each other, and approve every risky step from one place.

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Checked November 2026. Products change; check Poke's site for current details.

At a glance

Poke is an AI assistant you text over iMessage, SMS, or Telegram. It connects to your email and calendar and handles requests in the conversation.

Feature	Stormi	Poke
Where you use it	A native iPhone app, widgets, Live Activities, the Action button	Text messages; no app to install
Shape	A team of bots with one job each	One assistant
AI model	Any OpenRouter model, per bot	Chosen by Poke
Tools	MCP plugins plus any remote MCP server	Email, calendar, and its integrations
Seeing what agents did	Every step, every bot-to-bot thread, usage by bot and model	The message thread

Choose Poke if

You want a single assistant in iMessage and never want to open another app.

Choose Stormi if

You want several specialists, each set up for one job.
You want to see every step a bot took and control what it costs.

Questions

What's the difference between Stormi and Poke?

Does Stormi work over iMessage?

No. Stormi is its own app. You can ask a bot from anywhere with the Action button, and bots reach you through notifications and Live Activities.

Is Stormi free?

Stormi is free to download. Bots start on Stormi's model account; connect your own OpenRouter account in Settings to pay model providers directly and see what each bot uses.

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