Notis v.s. Poke: The first GenZ agent has arrived

Quick Take

Notis is the fastest path from your voice to structured knowledge and tasks in Notion. Poke is a proactive chat assistant that lives in iMessage/SMS/WhatsApp and nudges you to act on email/calendar. If you’re Notion-centric and want voice-first capture with deep RAG and automations, go Notis. If you want a chat buddy that spots what’s slipping through your inbox cracks, Poke shines.

Product Overviews

What is Notis?

Notis is a voice-powered assistant that captures ideas, meetings, and tasks from WhatsApp/Telegram (including live voice calls), then files, summarizes, and automates in your Notion workspace. It layers web search, RAG on your Notion, reminders, and post-call automations.

What is Poke?

Poke is a messaging-first AI that lives where you already text (iMessage/SMS/WhatsApp). It scans your email, calendar, and files, then proactively pings you with short, actionable prompts (e.g., “Reply?”, “Reschedule?”) so you can one-tap approve.

Head-to-Head

Key Differences Explained

Voice-to-Notion vs. Proactive Inbox/Calendar

• Notis is built for speaking ideas and meetings into Notion – with summaries, structure, and follow-ups landing in your databases. If your “source of truth” is Notion, Notis keeps your data consistent and queryable, then answers questions via RAG.

• Poke is designed to meet you in your chat threads and hunt for what needs attention. It’s less about knowledge management and more about not missing replies, reschedules, invoices, or flight changes.

When to care: If your team ships from Notion (notes → tasks → briefs → posts), Notis accelerates that pipeline. If your biggest risk is an exploding inbox and “Oops, I forgot,” Poke reduces misses.

Notion-Native Structure vs. Closed Assistant

• Notis writes to Notion with full-fidelity structures (databases, relations, properties) and can create/update content purely by voice. You keep ownership and can run your normal Notion reports and automations.

• Poke executes actions through your connected tools but doesn’t (yet) publish structured data into Notion. That’s fine if your workflow lives in email/calendar – less so if your team expects everything in Notion.

Trade-off: Poke minimizes app-switching for reactive tasks; Notis maximizes long-term organization and retrieval.

Pricing Transparency & Budgeting

• Notis publishes clear plans (with usage credits included) and two trial options – easy to forecast.

• Poke uses AI-driven haggling for pricing - customers report wildly varying rates from 0.10 to 1000. This unsustainable approach (subsidized by VC funding) creates an unreliable business model. No free trials either - you must convince their "bouncer" AI to let you in. Some could wonder if you’re the customer or the product…

Security Posture (What’s Published Today)

• Notis documents encryption in transit/at rest, EU hosting for core infra, DPAs, and “no LLM training” on your data. Its key providers (e.g., Notion, Supabase, OpenAI, Twilio) carry SOC2/ISO certifications.

• Poke markets SOC 2 Type II and CASA Tier 2 compliance; third-party audit details aren’t published yet. Given how new it is, expect more disclosures as it scales.

Which One Should You Choose?

• Executives/Founders (mobile, voice-heavy):

• Consultants/PMs (Notion as the client/project hub): Notis – turns meetings into notes, tasks, and briefs; RAG over your workspace; smooth handoff to content ops.

• Engineers/ICs (minimal overhead): Poke – simple nudges, fewer tabs, quick approvals; Notis still fits if you query and file into Notion constantly (bug reports, specifications ,etc.)

• Content & Ops teams: Notis – strong for repeatable content ops (blog/social via NotionSocial), templates, and write-back automations.

• iOS-only individuals who live in iMessage: Poke – lightweight, instant, and personal.

Bottom line: If your work “lives in Notion,” Notis is the more natural fit. If your work “lives in your inbox and calendar,” Poke’s proactive prompts are compelling.

Positioning note

Poke is undeniably Gen Z. Most users rave about the gamified “bouncer” chat experience, but fewer mention tangible productivity gains. Notis, by contrast, feels like a prosumer tool—built to give you time back with real workflow wins.

• Poke delivers vibes. Notis delivers velocity.

• Poke is playfully gatekept by a bouncer. Notis quietly gets your time back.

• Poke optimizes for engagement. Notis optimizes for outcomes.

Wrap-Up

Both tools are reducing friction but in different places: Notis compresses the path from your voice to structured, searchable work in Notion; Poke compresses the path from signal to action inside your chat threads.

Notis feels more like a productivity tool than Poke, which appeals to a younger Gen Z audience with its condescending tone, merchandise, and strange advertisements.