Notes from the team.
Orchid on iMessage: What the AI Assistant Does and How to Set It Up
Orchid lives in your texts. No app, no new inbox. What it actually does with your email and calendar, why we put it in Messages instead of an app, and how to set it up in two minutes.
Is Orchid AI Free? Pricing, Who Gets It Free, and What You Pay For
Short answer: no. Orchid is paid, from $29.99/mo, flat, with no free tier and no meter on your messages. Why we built it that way, and who does get it free.
Orchid AI Reviews, Reddit, and "Is It Safe?": Honest Answers
People search these before they text us. So here's what Orchid can see, what it can do without you, what happens to your data, and where the real reviews are.
Introducing Keiki
Build a capable customer-facing AI agent once, then make it available across iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, and email.
How I Used AI to Get a 4.0
Every August I built the perfect semester system, and every year it was dead by week three. Last spring I texted my syllabi to an AI instead. I never missed a deadline, and I ended the semester with a 4.0. The setup, in time for this fall.
Some answers don't fit in a bubble
Carousels are live on Orchid. When an answer has real parts, a trip itinerary, a headphone comparison, your workout split, Orchid sends a stack of photo cards you swipe through instead of a wall of text.
I Lost 15 Pounds by Texting an AI
I've quit more meal-tracking apps than I can count. The one thing that stuck wasn't an app at all. It was a text thread that remembered my goal, logged my meals from a photo, and checked in on me when I needed it.
The People You Mean to Call
Orchid remembers the people who matter to you. Their birthdays, what they care about, when you last spoke. So you can stay in touch without keeping it all in your head.
The Next App Is No App
For thirty years the deal was simple: capability in exchange for your attention, one screen at a time. The next app isn't a smarter app or a better grid. It's a message, in the thread you never close.
The World Cup, In Your Messages
Our World Cup experience is live. Text Orchid and get live scores, goals, red cards, and final whistles for every match. And if you're going to a game, it doubles as the best local guide in town.
Orchid + Granola
Our Granola integration is live. Meeting notes, action items, and decisions now flow straight into Orchid, so the most valuable context in your company doesn't disappear the moment a meeting ends.
Knowledge Work Is Becoming Coordination Work
Models keep getting smarter, but people still feel overwhelmed. The bottleneck in modern work is no longer intelligence. It is coordination, the constant work of moving context between people, systems, and decisions.
The Operator
Every piece of software ever built assumed you'd be the one doing the work. The operator era was a tax on getting what you want. It's over.
Introducing Voice Notes: You don't think in sentences
Voice notes are live on Orchid SMS. Hold the mic, talk, and the work gets done while you're already doing something else.
The True Cost of Hiring an Executive Assistant in 2026
The salary is the easy number. Benefits, ramp, turnover, and the hours you spend managing them are the rest. Here is what an EA actually costs in 2026, and how to think about the math.
How to Run Your Week Like You Have a World-Class EA (Without Hiring One)
Your time is a company asset. The real question isn't 'how do I get more done?' It's 'how do I stop spending my most expensive hours on work an EA should own?' A playbook.
This Is Not What You Were Hired For
The productivity industry made management lighter. It never made it gone. There's a different model, one where you stop managing and start deciding.
Orchid Beta: Your Proactive Agent for Work
Orchid connects to your inbox, calendar, and other tools. It reads what's coming in, prepares the next action, and waits for you to approve.
The End of Inbox Zero and What Replaces It
Inbox Zero made you the processor. The future is an agent that treats email as context, not a destination.
Rethinking AI In Applications
Most apps copy the chat-box model. The future is invisible, effortless AI.