Del vs Pokecompanion vs power tool.

What's the main difference between Del and Poke?

The difference is character and access model, not proactive versus reactive — Del and Poke are both proactive assistants you text like a friend. Poke leads with an edgy Gen-Z personality, a roast-y onboarding "bouncer," and a power-user toolkit: 30+ integrations plus MCP and webhook extensibility, reachable across iMessage, SMS, Telegram, and limited WhatsApp.

Del leads with the opposite feel. Del is the warm, calm friend who has it handled — zero setup, plain language, a flat $20/month, and deep personal memory that learns who you are and who the people in your life are. Where Poke gives you knobs to turn, Del aims to just work the moment you say hello.

Can Del do everything Poke does?

Not for every job — and that's by design. If you want to build and share custom multi-step automations, wire up niche tools over MCP and webhooks, or reach your assistant from a web app, Poke is the stronger pick. Its broad integration stack and extensibility suit a tinkerer who enjoys configuring workflows.

Del is built for a different person: someone who doesn't want to configure anything. Del connects to your email, calendar, and tasks, remembers what matters across time, and follows up on its own until things are actually done. The trade is fewer power-user knobs in exchange for a companion that needs no assembly.

How does Del handle proactivity and memory?

Del acts before you think to ask, then remembers across time. A typical morning text reads: "Morning ☀️ Here's what you need to get done today. I've cleared the afternoon for deep focus." Later it might chase a loose end on its own — "The plumber finally answered 🔧 Saturday, 9 to 11. He has the gate code." You never prompted either message.

Both Del and Poke market proactivity and persistent memory, so it's worth being precise: some first-hand Poke reviews dispute those claims, reporting that it was "never proactive" and that recall could be inconsistent. Del's wedge is exactly here. As Arjun, who works in private equity at MUSEDATA, put it: "What I like most is how proactive the agent is. It follows up, asks you questions, and it learns about you — I can see it increasing my productivity by a lot."

Should I use Del or Poke?

Choose Poke if you're a power user who wants an edgy personality, a web app alongside your texts, and custom MCP or webhook automations you can tinker with and share. Poke also signals enterprise credibility with SOC-2 and CASA Tier-2 audits.

Choose Del if you want a warm, zero-setup companion with deep personal memory and a price you can see up front — a flat $20/month with the first 2 weeks free. Del is for the person who'd rather offload their life to a friend than configure a tool. You can let go now; Del's got it covered.