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Ciao! vs Moments
Moments AI: Personal Assistant, by Scheduled B.V.
It launched in 2023 as an AI app for keeping in touch with people, and today it is a general AI assistant that chats, drafts messages and records meetings.
No ratings in the App Store, October 2026. iPhone and the web. It has moved away from friends: the App Store page now sells a personal AI assistant, and its website sells follow-ups for business contacts.
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| What it costs | One payment $9.99 |
Free download. Premium is $3.99 a month, and other plans and credit packs run from $3.99 to $99.99 |
| Free tier | 3 friends | Free to start, limits not stated |
| Account needed | None | Yes |
| Where it runs | iPhone | iPhone and the web |
| Where your notes live | Your phone and your own iCloud | Its servers, linked to your account |
| A creature for each friend | 15 animals, 6 moods | No |
| A weekly swipe deck | Yes | No |
Every row comes from Moments’s own App Store listing or website, read on 2 October 2026. Nothing here is taken from another app’s reviews.
Sources: Moments on the App Store · Moments on AlternativeTo · Moments’s website
What Moments did well
- •It drafts WhatsApp, SMS and email replies in your voice, and you review them before sending. Ciao! never writes a message for you.
- •It plugs into your calendar, email and contacts, so the assistant knows who you met without you typing it in.
- •Reminders in plain words: "Remind me to call Sarah Friday at 3" and it is set.
Where Ciao! wins
- •It is only about friends. Moments now covers meetings, your inbox and AI agents, and keeping up with people is one line in its listing.
- •No account and no server of its own. Your notes stay on your phone and in your own iCloud.
- •A rhythm for each friend and a deck on Sunday of who is due. You write the message yourself, in your own words.
Which one should you actually get?
The friend-keeping app that Moments started as is gone, and what is left is a general AI assistant. If you want an assistant that drafts your replies and sums up your meetings, it may still suit you. If you came for a gentle weekly nudge about your friends, with private notes and nothing to sign up for, Ciao! is built for that one job.
