Notis vs Relay.app: Your chat-based assistant vs your AI agent builder
Quick Take
Notis
Notis is a chat-first AI assistant that lives in WhatsApp/Telegram and writes directly into Notion (plus email), excelling at voice-to-Notion capture, tasks, reminders, and content drafting.
Relay.app
Relay.app is a no-code workflow/AI agent builder for automations across 100+ apps, with deep triggers/actions, human-in-the-loop approvals, and team collaboration.
Product Overviews
What is Notis? A mobile-first AI assistant that you message on WhatsApp/Telegram or via email. It transcribes voice notes, files them in Notion, manages tasks and reminders, drafts content, summarizes meetings, and can run light automations and deep research. It’s built around Notion and designed to work when your laptop is closed.
What is Relay.app? A visual automation platform to build AI agents and workflows. Drag-and-drop steps, plug in GPT/Claude/Gemini, add conditions/branches, pause for approvals, and connect 100+ SaaS apps. It’s like a modern Zapier alternative with AI steps and multiplayer collaboration.
Head-to-Head
Category | Notis | Relay.app |
|---|---|---|
Voice capture (WhatsApp/Telegram) | First-class: record/send voice notes via WhatsApp/Telegram; 56+ languages; auto-file to Notion; reminders back in chat | Not chat-first; can integrate messaging apps (Slack, email, WhatsApp via connectors) but no native “voice-to-assistant” UX focus |
Notion integration | Deep, bidirectional; optimized for complex templates, databases, properties; “Second Brain” template included | Robust Notion connector with triggers/actions; great for automating around Notion inside larger workflows |
Tasks & reminders | Create tasks by voice/text; remind via WhatsApp/Telegram/email; query tasks by project/place | Tasking via app actions (e.g., Slack reminders, task apps); approvals/human-in-the-loop in workflows |
Web search & RAG | Built-in web/deep research that saves structured results into Notion | AI steps (summarize/extract/generate) within flows; not positioned as a research assistant per se |
Automations/follow-up | Webhooks + recurring automations, email follow-ups; lighter-weight, natural language-driven | Core strength: rich triggers/actions, branches, subflows, approvals, deep app coverage |
Pricing | Pro 16/mo; Pro+ 48/mo; Ultra $160/mo (monthly), 7-day trial; annual discount | Free (1 user/200 steps); Pro 19/mo; Team 69/mo (10 users/2,000 steps); Enterprise custom |
Security & compliance | GDPR posture; encryption in transit/at rest; Google API Limited Use; no public SOC 2 | SOC 2 Type II; GDPR/CCPA data rights; SSO (Google/Microsoft); enterprise options |
Key Differences Explained
Interface and capture modality
Depth of automation vs. assistantship
Enterprise readiness and controls
Which One Should You Choose?
Executives and founders:
Consultants and creators:
Engineers and ops:
Teams:
Why Notis if your priority is voice-to-Notion? It removes the friction of capture and follow-up, turns WhatsApp/Telegram into a command line for your second brain, and keeps work flowing even when you’re away from your desk.
Wrap-Up
Both tools push AI into real work. If you need a chat-native assistant that understands Notion deeply, start with Notis. If you need complex cross-app flows with AI and approvals, start with Relay.app.
Sources
Relay.app: pricing, integrations, features, security from relay.app (including /pricing, /apps, /security), docs.relay.app, and public press (a16z seed PR).
Notis: notis.ai homepage, changelog (Google integrations, memory, automations), privacy policy (GDPR & Google API Limited Use), help docs; reviews on G2 and Trustpilot.
Flo is the founder of Mind the Flo, an Agentic Studio specialized into messaging and voice agents.
