Jan 25, 2026

The Best Alternative to Trevor AI: Carly

Carly is an AI-powered scheduling assistant that works over email and SMS. Unlike traditional booking links or calendar tools, Carly reads messy email threads she is cc'd on, understands context, and sends real invites that keep the conversation natural. You can forward Carly an email, send her a text, or send screenshots and images for her to process and add to your calendar. It's built for busy professionals who want a human-like assistant that just works, handling coordination and calendaring so you don't have to. ChatGPT could never be this useful.

Feature Comparison

Feature	Carly	Trevor AI
AI-Powered Scheduling	✅	✅
Human-like Conversational Assistant	✅	❌
Booking Links	✅	❌
Click-to-Book (One-Click Scheduling)	✅	❌
SMS Integration	✅	❌
Natural Language via Email	✅	❌
Handles Incoming Invitations	✅	❌
Task Time-Blocking	❌	✅
Smart Task Prioritization	❌	✅
Todoist Integration	❌	✅
Habit Tracking	❌	✅
AI Coaching/Insights	❌	✅
Daily/Weekly Briefings	✅	❌
Smart Time Zone Detection	✅	✅
Multiple Calendar Support	✅ (Google, Outlook)	✅ (Pro only)
Chrome Extension	✅	❌
Pricing	$35/month	Free / $5/month Pro
Setup Time	2 mins	5-10 mins
Offline Mode	N/A	❌

Why Carly is the Better Choice

Trevor AI is an affordable task scheduling tool that helps you time-block your tasks into your calendar. At just $5/month for the Pro plan (with a generous free tier), it’s one of the most budget-friendly options in the productivity space. However, Trevor AI focuses on organizing your own tasks - it doesn’t communicate with other people or handle external scheduling requests.

External vs. Internal Scheduling: This is the fundamental difference. Carly handles scheduling with other people - responding to emails, negotiating meeting times, and coordinating via SMS. Trevor AI helps you schedule your own tasks - blocking time for focused work, prioritizing your to-do list, and building habits. They solve completely different problems.

Conversational Scheduling: When someone emails you asking “Are you free Thursday?”, Carly responds on your behalf, offers alternatives if needed, and confirms the meeting. Trevor AI cannot respond to emails or handle any external communication.

SMS Integration: Trevor AI has no SMS capabilities. If a client texts to reschedule a meeting, you handle it manually. Carly manages SMS scheduling conversations naturally.

Click-to-Book: Carly lets contacts book meetings with a single click. Trevor AI doesn’t offer any external-facing scheduling features - no booking links, no availability sharing beyond your own calendar view.

True Automation: Trevor AI still requires you to drag tasks around and approve scheduling suggestions. Carly is fully autonomous - once someone asks to meet, Carly handles everything without your intervention.

When to Choose Trevor AI Instead

Trevor AI is the better choice if you need an affordable personal task scheduler. At $5/month (or free with limitations), it’s hard to beat for basic time-blocking. If your primary need is organizing your own to-do list, building consistent habits, and getting AI coaching on your productivity patterns - Trevor AI delivers good value. It integrates with Todoist and popular calendars, making it easy to pull in tasks from your existing workflow.

Conclusion

Trevor AI and Carly solve different problems. Trevor AI is a personal task scheduler that helps you time-block your own work into your calendar. Carly is a scheduling assistant that handles meeting coordination with other people via email and SMS. If your biggest challenge is organizing your own tasks and building productive habits, Trevor AI offers excellent value at just $5/month. If your biggest challenge is the time-consuming back-and-forth of scheduling meetings with clients and colleagues, Carly automates that entirely. For comprehensive productivity, some users run both: Trevor AI for personal task management, Carly for external scheduling.