
Iris is an AI agent you text from iMessage. You tell it what you need in an ordinary Messages thread. When it needs access to Gmail, Calendar or Drive, it sends you a link to connect that one account, so there's no setup up front. Anything you ask for often can be saved as a skill and run again later. It can write, code and translate. The free plan includes iMessage, the supported connections, memory and saved skills, and doesn't ask for a card. Plus is a paid monthly plan for longer jobs and scheduled skills. Everything happens over iMessage and SMS, so there's no app or desktop window to learn. That's great if you live in Messages. If you're Android only, or you want an assistant that docks next to your work on a Mac, look at Sider Omni instead.
Two agents in our list already want a new home on your computer. Sider Omni docks to the Mac window you're in, and Skydive sits in Slack as a cloud coworker. Iris picks a third place: the green bubble. If you already live in iMessage, that's no gimmick. It's the one place you'll actually use.
It's built on Hermes Agent, though it isn't a Nous Research product. Treat lines like "1,000+ apps" and "30% fewer workflows" as the company's own claims. What you can count on is a free start in iMessage, accounts you connect as you go, and a Plus plan whose price isn't clearly listed, which is a sloppy thing to leave out.
Best for people who'd rather text a task than open another app. If you're not on iMessage, if you need the agent working inside Numbers or Mail (that's Omni), or if you want a team coworker in Slack (that's Skydive), look elsewhere.