Personal assistants
A Jarvis in your pocket, or an agent with a visible boundary?
Side by side
Tallis’s column describes its planned offer. Competitor capabilities are attributed to the sources cited, not independently tested. “Not verified” does not mean unavailable.
| What matters | Tallis Planned offer | Martin Public information |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | One person: a solo founder or operator, with private ongoing context. [T] | A multichannel personal assistant app. [1] [2] |
| How you work | A continuing conversation through Telegram and a web chat, without running your own agent. [T] | Text, phone call, email, WhatsApp and Slack. [1] [2] |
| Work to hand over | Recurring research, drafted communication and controlled upkeep of existing accounts and sites. [T] | Reminders, scheduling, messages and research from a phone-first assistant. [1] [2] |
| Control over actions | Exact previews in Preview mode; policy-based Guardrails and Autopilot, with pause and records of outcomes. [T] | No permission or security page found on 2026-09-10; approval behaviour is not documented publicly. [1] [2] |
| Access and cost | Waitlist. Confirm launch pricing and workflow availability before subscribing. [T] | Basic $21/month billed yearly or $35 monthly; Pro $30/month yearly or $49 monthly; 7-day trial. [1] [2] |
Which fits you?
Consider Martin if you want an inexpensive phone-first assistant and are happy to learn its limits by use. Consider Tallis if you want to see what an agent refused, what it asked and what it did, with one price and no overage. Ask any assistant to show you its refusals before you trust its wins.
This is our assessment of fit. We have not run a head-to-head performance or reliability test.
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Before you choose
The same things an expensive one should: what it is about to do, in whose account, and what it did afterwards. Martin does not publish a permission or security page as of 2026-09-10, so test this yourself in the trial. Tallis is designed to show preview, approval and receipt on every consequential action. [1] [2]
We checked the cited material on 2026-09-10. Prices, availability and features may change. Confirm the terms and the exact workflow with the provider before committing.
Published by Tallis, one of the products compared. This is an editorial comparison of public information, not an independent product audit. We separate published claims, our planned offer and our assessment of fit.
Tallis is being built for a solo founder or operator: private ongoing context, included model access, recurring research, and controlled actions in connected accounts. Telegram and a web chat are the launch channels. Preview requires an exact preview and approval. Guardrails and Autopilot use the permissions you set; every mode retains pause and records of outcomes.
Access is currently by waitlist. These launch intentions are not a claim that every workflow is available today. Shared teams, an app-builder marketplace and unrestricted purchases are outside the initial offer. See Tallis.
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