Carly vs Ollie: The Best Ollie Replacement in 2026
Ollie’s last day is November 6, 2026, so the question for Ollie families is what takes over the text thread. Carly does the same core job and goes further on email, calendars and reach.
The quick answer: Carly is the best Ollie replacement if your family runs on email and calendars. You text it like you texted Ollie. It connects to all of your Gmail and Outlook accounts and calendars, follows your rules the same way every time, and reaches thousands of apps. Setup takes minutes, and you can bring your Ollie export with you.
Carly vs Ollie at a glance
| Ollie | Carly | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Last day November 6, 2026 | Live and shipping |
| How you reach it | iMessage or SMS | SMS, web, its own email address, Slack |
| Connects a Google or Outlook account | All of your Gmail and Outlook accounts at once | |
| Email sorting | Surfaces what matters | Labels and sorts by your rules |
| Calendars | Google or Outlook | All of your Google and Outlook calendars |
| School emails | Texts you what matters, drafts replies | Texts you, adds the dates and replies on your rules |
| Daily briefing | Yes | Yes, at the time and in the format you set |
| Routines | Built-in family routines | Any rule you can describe |
| Meals | Plans meals, orders groceries | Plans around your calendar, texts you the list |
| Bringing in your partner | Family group text | CC it on the thread, and it emails them what changed |
| Other apps | Calendars, email, grocers | Thousands of apps |
| Inside your AI app | No | ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Bot, Meta Muse and Perplexity |
Where Carly beats Ollie
Reliability: your rules, the same way every time
Ollie decided what mattered and told you. With Carly, you set the rules. “When the school emails, text me a summary and add the dates to the family calendar” becomes a workflow that runs the same way every time, on its own, whether or not you’ve texted that day.
Email: labeling and sorting across every account
This is Carly’s best work. It labels and sorts all of your inboxes by your rules, so the school, the coach, the pediatrician and the landlord each land where you want them. When something needs an answer, it can reply from the right account, in the same email thread.
Calendar: the hard parts
Carly finds time across all of your calendars, work and home. It moves things when practice changes, and it works with other people. Send a booking page to another parent for a playdate, or let Carly handle the back and forth with the dentist’s office by email.
Phone and SMS
Text Carly from any phone. It can also text, WhatsApp and call people for you, which gets the job done when an email won’t.
Home and work in one place
Ollie was built for family life. Carly covers that and your job too, because it sees your work mailbox and calendar in the same place. That’s how it knows the 3pm school pickup clashes with your 3:15 client call.
It connects to everything
Carly connects to thousands of apps, including Google Tasks, Todoist, WhatsApp, Google Drive and Slack. If you already live in ChatGPT or Claude, Carly plugs into those too.
What changes when you move from Ollie to Carly
Three Ollie habits work differently in Carly:
- Groceries. Carly plans dinners around your week and texts you the list by aisle, ready to paste into Instacart or Walmart.
- Family group texts. CC Carly on the family email thread, and it emails your partner, sitter or co-parent with what changed.
- Errands. Carly works through official app connections rather than a shared browser, so tasks don’t stall on a login screen or a captcha.
How to switch from Ollie to Carly
- Sign up for Carly.
- Connect your email and calendars on the integrations page.
- Paste in your Ollie export and ask Carly to remember what matters.
- Text it your routines, like “every weekday at 7am, text me today’s calendar.”
The full walkthrough, with a routine-by-routine table, is in how to export your Ollie data. Pricing is free Zapier-style workflows; AI agents from $35/month.
FAQ
Is Carly a good replacement for Ollie? Yes. Carly keeps the text thread and adds reliable rules across all of your email accounts, calendars and thousands of apps.
Can I text Carly like I texted Ollie? Yes. Add your phone number in Settings and text Carly by SMS from any phone.
Can Carly watch my school emails? Yes. Tell it which senders matter, and it can text you a summary, add dates to the calendar and draft a reply as soon as the email lands.
Can Carly plan meals like Ollie? Yes. Ask it to text you dinners every Sunday that fit the week’s calendar, with a grocery list by aisle. It remembers allergies and picky eaters once you tell it.
Will Carly work with my Gmail and Outlook? Yes, all of them at once, along with your Google and Outlook calendars.
How do I move my Ollie data to Carly? Paste your export into Carly and ask it to remember your family details. Our export guide has the steps.
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