Del
A personal helper you text for calendars, email, refunds, cancellations and everyday admin.
Group: Personal agents you message
Del is a personal assistant you reach by ordinary text message - no app, no login. It handles calendar briefings, email work, refunds and subscription cancellations, spending tracking, invoice follow-ups, marketplace listings, flight and hotel monitoring, insurance questions and rental listing watches. It remembers what you tell it.
The decision in plain English
Del's pitch is breadth: everyday admin by text with memory. It advertises a free two-week start, but no paid price is published on the pages we read, so long-term cost is unknown. Its privacy section states your data is never used to train AI and never sold, with encrypted passwords and deletion on account closure - vendor statements, not audited.
Best fit
Busy people who want to offload everyday admin - refunds, cancellations, briefings, monitoring - to a text thread with memory.
Poor fit
Anyone needing a published price before committing, or enterprise controls.
Documented capabilities
Vendor statements, not verified task outcomes.
- Morning calendar briefings by text Source · checked 2026-10-22
- Refund claims handled end to end (user testimonial describes a completed refund) Source · checked 2026-10-22
- Subscription cancellation on request Source · checked 2026-10-22
- Spending tracking and budgeting help Source · checked 2026-10-22
- Monitoring: flights, hotels, rental listings Source · checked 2026-10-22
- Memory of what you tell it (vendor claim) Source · checked 2026-10-22
Permissions and human control
- Works over ordinary text message - no app, no login: morning calendar briefings, email work, refunds, subscription cancellations.
- Can create, update or delete calendar events when you ask ('move my 3pm to tomorrow').
- Handles refunds and cancels unused subscriptions on your instruction.
Documented controls do not prove that an agent always follows them.
Limits and open questions
- Free to start for two weeks, but no paid price published on the pages read 22 October 2026. Unknown pricing is not free.
- Broad task claims (refunds, cancellations, insurance checks) were not tested.
- Terms note integration with third-party services including Google Calendar and SMS providers; exact scopes were not established.
Privacy and security
Del's privacy policy (last updated 30 September 2026) states data from connected integrations is not used to train or improve generalised AI/ML models, and that its AI providers are contractually barred from training general-purpose models on it; Google user data, SMS content, tasks and notes are not used to create, train or improve any AI/ML model beyond personalised features. Google user data is not transferred or sold to third parties including advertisers; Gmail content reaches AI providers only as needed context for a request. Security: encryption in transit and at rest for databases and backups; disconnecting an integration deletes the stored OAuth tokens. Limited human review of requests is permitted and Del discloses in the conversation when a human was involved; the policy says identifiable user content is not reviewed for routine analytics, product development or model training. Its terms include a suicide and self-harm safety protocol (supportive responses, brief safety questions, US 988 crisis-line referrals); Del does not contact emergency services and does not guarantee detection. Checked 24 October 2026.
Feature-by-feature: what is documented and what is not
Official sources checked 24 October 2026. A documented feature is a vendor statement, not proof of success.
| Feature | Evidence status | Detail and limit |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free or paid, amounts unconfirmed | Terms note the service may be offered free or as a paid plan, with fees presented before you commit; no public price list was found on withdel.com as of 23 October 2026. Source |
| Training use | Not used for general models | Policy: data from connected integrations is not used to train or improve generalised AI/ML models, and providers are contractually barred from training general-purpose models on it. Google user data, SMS content, tasks and notes are not used to train any model beyond personalised features. Source |
| Google data | Limited Use | Google user data is not transferred or sold to third parties (including advertising); Gmail content is shared with AI providers only when needed as context for a request. Source |
| Security | Encrypted | Encryption in transit and at rest for databases and backups; disconnecting an integration deletes the stored OAuth tokens (Calendar and Gmail). Source |
How to start with Del narrowly
- Text Del - no app or login required to start.
- Connect Calendar and Gmail for briefings and email work; disconnecting deletes the stored OAuth tokens.
- Terms say free or paid plan - confirm any fee prompt in the conversation before committing.
Official product/setup source. These are documentation-based steps, not a hands-on setup test.
Common questions about Del
What is Del for?
Busy people who want to offload everyday admin - refunds, cancellations, briefings, monitoring - to a text thread with memory. The vendor describes it as: Del is a personal assistant you reach by ordinary text message - no app, no login. It handles calendar briefings, email work, refunds and subscription cancellations, spending tracking, invoice follow-ups, marketplace listings, flight and hotel monitoring, insurance questions and rental listing watches. It remembers what you tell it.
Who should look elsewhere?
Anyone needing a published price before committing, or enterprise controls.
How much does Del cost?
withdel.com (checked 23 October 2026): terms state the service may be free or a paid plan, with fees presented before commitment; no public price list found.
What can it access and what needs my approval?
Works over ordinary text message - no app, no login: morning calendar briefings, email work, refunds, subscription cancellations. Can create, update or delete calendar events when you ask ('move my 3pm to tomorrow'). Handles refunds and cancels unused subscriptions on your instruction.
What happens to my data?
Del's privacy policy (last updated 30 September 2026) states data from connected integrations is not used to train or improve generalised AI/ML models, and that its AI providers are contractually barred from training general-purpose models on it; Google user data, SMS content, tasks and notes are not used to create, train or improve any AI/ML model beyond personalised features. Google user data is not transferred or sold to third parties including advertisers; Gmail content reaches AI providers only as needed context for a request. Security: encryption in transit and at rest for databases and backups; disconnecting an integration deletes the stored OAuth tokens. Limited human review of requests is permitted and Del discloses in the conversation when a human was involved; the policy says identifiable user content is not reviewed for routine analytics, product development or model training. Its terms include a suicide and self-harm safety protocol (supportive responses, brief safety questions, US 988 crisis-line referrals); Del does not contact emergency services and does not guarantee detection. Checked 24 October 2026.
Has AgentComparison tested it?
No. This record is built from the vendor's own documentation, checked 2026-10-24. Vendor claims are attributed, not confirmed.
How to evaluate Del yourself
- Pick one low-risk task that matches its documented capabilities: morning calendar briefings by text.
- Write the expected output and what counts as failure before you start.
- Connect the minimum access needed, and check approval settings first.
- Run it twice and compare, then review every action it took.
- Check cost after any free allowance. Unknown price is not free.
Related
Documented use cases: Personal email, calendar and reminders.
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Sources and history
- https://withdel.com/ · official · read 24 October 2026
- https://www.withdel.com/terms · official · read 24 October 2026
- https://www.withdel.com/privacy · official · read 24 October 2026
- https://www.withdel.com/use-cases · official · read 24 October 2026
Change history
- 2026-10-22: Initial documentation research. No hands-on testing.
- 2026-10-24: Re-verified against current homepage, terms and privacy policy. Added the terms' suicide and self-harm safety protocol and the privacy policy's limited human-review disclosure. Free two-week start confirmed; paid price still unpublished.
Documentation overview expanded with current pricing/access sources. No hands-on results claimed.
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