PocketHook vs ReplyPilot

Your iPhone, wired to anything you build. PocketHook is the native chat that connects your Apple devices to your own HTTPS server — your webhook, your n8n workflow, your Home Assistant, your own script. You type, your server answers, and iOS Shortcuts run on cue. No account. No tracking. No middleman between you and your own data. Send a message, watch your server reply with Markdown, images, links, even a Shortcut to trigger automatically. Chain steps. Speak instead of typing. Schedule background checks that poke your server and notify you when something changes. It all happens on your infrastructure, through your credentials, stored only in the Apple Keychain. PocketHook is a client. It ships with no backend of its own — you bring the server, and your data stays where it belongs. Features: - Connect to any HTTPS server you control - Trigger iOS Shortcuts and Siri from server responses, with multi-step chains - Six built-in App Intents for Siri and user-built Shortcuts: send a message and wait for reply, silent send without chat history, add a local message, and three helpers to extract fields (msg, data, shortcut name) from server responses - Rich chat: Markdown, HTML, images, interactive buttons - Voice dictation in 39 languages via the iOS Speech framework - Background polling with notifications - Offline queue with automatic retry - Optional compatibility mode for servers using a chat-style JSON format - Zero tracking, zero third-party SDKs - Credentials stored in Apple Keychain only Built for developers, tinkerers, automators, and anyone who wants their iPhone to talk to the things they actually run. If you can deploy an HTTPS endpoint, PocketHook plugs straight into it. More info: https://pockethook.app

ReplyPilot helps you prepare thoughtful, contact-specific replies for the moments when you cannot answer right away. Choose the people you trust, write a fixed fallback reply, and control how each rule behaves. ReplyPilot then guides you through the personal Message automation Apple requires in the Shortcuts app. REPLY ON YOUR TERMS • Create named rules for selected contacts • Turn automatic replies and AI drafting on or off per rule • Edit the fallback reply directly from the rule card • Set response delays, schedules, cooldowns, daily limits, and urgent phrases • Train a local writing style with guided questions • Add a conversation narrative and approved talking points PRIVATE BY DESIGN ReplyPilot does not read your Messages database or conversation history. It processes only the current message that you explicitly connect as Shortcut Input. Rules, selected contacts, writing examples, and safety history stay on your iPhone. On compatible devices, drafting uses Apple’s on-device intelligence features; a fixed local reply remains available when on-device drafting is unavailable. HONEST APPLE SHORTCUTS SETUP Apple does not allow third-party apps to create, inspect, enable, or send from a personal Message automation on your behalf. ReplyPilot gives you a guided setup and opens Apple Shortcuts at the correct point. Apple Shortcuts controls the trigger, and Apple’s Send Message action sends the prepared reply. FREE AND PRO The free plan supports one person and up to five automatic replies per day. ReplyPilot Pro is a one-time lifetime purchase that unlocks unlimited people and unlimited daily replies. No subscription. Automatic behavior depends on the personal automation and permissions you approve in Apple Shortcuts. Availability of on-device AI varies by iPhone model, language, region, iOS version, and Apple Intelligence status.