Question 1

What is RPLY?

Accepted Answer

RPLY is an AI-native messaging assistant for macOS. It unifies your conversations across iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, and more into one inbox, understands context, and helps you reply faster—without ever sounding like a robot.

Question 2

How is this different from ChatGPT?

Accepted Answer

ChatGPT is a general assistant. RPLY is purpose-built for messaging across all your platforms. It knows who you talk to, what you've promised, and what needs follow-up. It's not a chatbot—it's a copilot for your unified inbox.

Question 3

How do I get started?

Accepted Answer

Download RPLY, grant Messages access, and open the app. It indexes your conversations locally and starts surfacing what needs attention. No account required to try it.

Question 4

Does RPLY send messages automatically?

Accepted Answer

Never. RPLY drafts—you decide. Every suggestion is a starting point you can edit, approve, or ignore. You stay in control of what gets sent.

Question 5

How does it know my voice?

Accepted Answer

RPLY learns from your actual messages—your word choices, your punctuation habits, your tone with different people. The more you use it, the more it sounds like you.

Question 6

Can it handle group chats?

Accepted Answer

Yes. RPLY understands group dynamics, tracks who said what, and helps you respond to the right person at the right time.

Question 7

Where is my data processed?

Accepted Answer

Messages are indexed and stored locally on your Mac. AI drafting uses cloud models by default for the best quality, but you can switch to 100% on-device AI in settings — no internet required. Either way, your messages are never stored on our servers.

Question 8

Do you train on my messages?

Accepted Answer

No. Your data stays yours. We don't collect, store, or train on your conversations. The AI improves through general model updates, not your private messages.

Question 9

What permissions does RPLY need?

Accepted Answer

Full Disk Access to read the Messages database, and Accessibility for keyboard shortcuts. Cloud AI requires internet for drafting; on-device mode works fully offline.

Question 10

What Macs are supported?

Accepted Answer

Any Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) running macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Intel Macs are not currently supported.

Question 11

Does it work with iPhone messages?

Accepted Answer

If your iPhone syncs to iCloud Messages, those conversations appear on your Mac and RPLY can help with them. RPLY itself runs on macOS only.

Question 12

Is there a free tier?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Free includes 10 AI-drafted replies, unlimited search, and full access to the unified inbox across all platforms. Pro ($30/mo) removes the reply limit.

Question 13

Can I try before I pay?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Download and use the free tier as long as you want. Upgrade when you hit the limits or want more.

Every conversation. One place. Zero effort.

Drafts that sound like you

Instant semantic search

Intelligent triage

Private by design

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RPLY — One Inbox for iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack, Email & More on macOS