Appfi is an AI‑powered personal assistant that operates through iMessage and SMS, letting users send a single text or voice note to get answers, build content, and handle follow‑up tasks. It integrates with users' existing tools—notes, calendars, and messaging apps—to pull context automatically, and supports features like live web research, document generation, and website publishing directly from the conversation.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
People often need quick answers, documents, or task automation but must switch between multiple apps—messaging, notes, calendars—and manually input repetitive information, leading to wasted time and fragmented workflows.
Solution
Appfi delivers a text‑based personal assistant that operates through iMessage, RCS, or SMS. Users send a single text or voice command, and the assistant leverages integrated note‑taking, messaging, and calendar services to gather context automatically. It then performs live web research, creates documents or decks, publishes simple websites, and sets reminders, returning the results directly in the conversation. The service remembers user preferences and prior interactions, enabling seamless follow‑up without re‑entering data. Subscription plans scale from basic reminder functionality to unlimited messaging, larger builds, and priority support for heavy‑use scenarios.
Target Audience
Primary users are busy professionals and knowledge workers who rely on messaging for daily coordination and need a hands‑free assistant to handle research, document creation, and scheduling tasks.
Features
- Text or voice interaction via iMessage, RCS, and SMS with a dedicated phone line
- Automatic context extraction from connected notes, email, and calendar accounts
- Live web research that returns source‑linked summaries within the chat
- Generation of documents, slide decks, and publishable website links delivered as files or URLs
- Reminder creation with correct time‑zone handling and notification delivery
- Unlimited messaging and long‑running job queue for Pro and Ultra plans
- Priority human support and higher usage limits for enterprise‑level users