# An alfred_ alternative built around the approval card

> Momo AI is an alfred_ alternative for Gmail: drafts in your voice, follow-ups, meetings booked over email, a morning brief, approval before every send.

Source: https://askmomo.app/alternatives/alfred · Updated 16 October 2026

alfred_ is a chief-of-staff assistant across Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and IMAP, from $25 per month billed annually after a 7-day trial. Momo AI does the same job for Gmail and Google Calendar only, and adds the parts alfred_'s pricing page does not describe: drafts in your voice, meetings booked over email, and a human tap before every send. It is free during early access.

## Where alfred_ is the better pick

If you live in Outlook, iCloud or an IMAP mailbox, alfred_ is the one to try: it connects up to six accounts across all of them on every plan, tracks what you are waiting on, brings it to you in a morning brief, texts you before meetings, and says it does not use your data to train AI models. Momo AI is Gmail and Google Calendar only.

## Where Momo AI is the better pick

If you are on Gmail, Momo AI covers alfred_'s brief and follow-ups and goes further on the things alfred_'s page leaves unstated.

- Drafts built from a style profile of your own sent mail, saved to Gmail Drafts. alfred_'s pricing page does not describe drafting in your voice.
- Scheduling by email: Momo AI emails 2 to 4 free slots from Google Calendar, reads the reply and books the pick with a Meet link. alfred_'s page does not describe booking meetings.
- Approval is the rule, not a setting: every email and every cancellation stops at a card showing recipients and text, with a 10-second undo. alfred_'s page does not state a sending rule.
- Promises tracked in both directions, closed when delivered.
- Free tier: Momo AI is free with every feature during early access. alfred_ has a 7-day trial that needs a card, then $25 per month billed annually.
- Priced in rupees: Pro at ₹499 per month is planned, with no US-dollar card charges.

## Trust model

Both say they do not train on your email. The difference is who can send. In Momo AI the model cannot approve anything; recipients are chosen by code and the send waits for your tap. The [security page](/security) lists every Google permission and why it is needed, and [ask before sending](/ask-before-sending) explains the card.

## Momo AI vs alfred_

| | Momo AI | alfred_ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free now; ₹499/mo planned | Starter $25, Pro $37.50 per mo billed annually; 7-day trial, card required; no free tier |
| Works inside existing Gmail | Yes | Yes |
| Outlook, iCloud, IMAP | No | Yes, up to six accounts |
| Drafts in your voice | Yes | Not stated |
| Tracks threads waiting on a reply | Yes | Yes, in the morning brief |
| Books meetings by emailing free slots | Yes | Not stated |
| Morning brief | By email | Yes |
| Human approval before every send | Always | Not stated |
| Training on your email | No | Says it does not train on your data |
| Free tier | Everything, during early access | No; 7-day trial, card required |

Prices read on 16 October 2026 from get-alfred.ai/pricing and askmomo.app/pricing. They may change. Momo AI is free during early access; Pro at ₹499 per month is planned.

## Questions

### Is there a free alternative to alfred_?

Momo AI is free during early access with every feature included. alfred_ offers a 7-day trial with a card on file, then Starter at $25 per month billed annually.

### Does alfred_ work with Gmail and Outlook?

Yes. alfred_ connects Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and any IMAP mailbox, up to six accounts. Momo AI is Gmail and Google Calendar only.

### Does Momo AI send email on its own like an assistant would?

Never. Every email waits for your tap on a card showing the recipients and the text, with a 10-second undo.

### Which is cheaper, alfred_ or Momo AI?

Momo AI, which is free now with Pro planned at ₹499 per month. alfred_ Starter is $25 per month billed annually.

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Momo AI (Ask Momo, askmomo.app) is a personal AI assistant and chief of staff for Gmail and Google Calendar, built in India. It triages your inbox, drafts replies in your voice to Gmail Drafts, tracks who hasn't replied and what you promised, schedules meetings over email, and sends a morning brief. Every email and cancellation waits for your approval.