Ari vs CalendarBridge AI Scheduling Assistant
Ari
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CalendarBridge AI Scheduling Assistant
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| Figure | Ari | CalendarBridge AI Scheduling Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $24/mo | $4/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 9 |
| Spec score · AI Scheduling Assistants | 8.4 (#5) | 8.5 (#3) |
| Security | The maker says data in transit uses TLS/HTTPS, OAuth tokens are encrypted at rest, and passwords are stored in hashed form. | CalendarBridge says it uses OAuth2, requests minimum calendar permissions, does not access email or files, and does not store, analyze, or sell calendar data. |
| Support | The maker lists [email protected] as its contact address. | CalendarBridge provides a Help Center with setup and organization administration guides. |
Plans
CalendarBridge AI Scheduling Assistant
- Basic$5 a month
- Premium$10 a month
- Pro$40 a month
- Basic (yearly billing)$4 a month
- Basic (monthly billing)$5 a month
- Premium (yearly billing)$8 a month
- Premium (monthly billing)$10 a month
- Pro (yearly billing)$32 a month
- Pro (monthly billing)$40 a month
In their own words
Ari
Ari is an AI scheduling assistant that users CC on an email thread to find times that work for participants and arrange meetings. With permission, it reads Google Calendar and Microsoft 365 calendars and can create, update, or cancel events. It processes email content in threads where it is copied to identify scheduling requests. Listed services include Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Ari's Mac and iPhone apps can record and transcribe meetings, summarize them, and help book follow-ups; recording starts only when the user presses record. The macOS app keeps recordings and transcripts on the device unless cloud features are used. The Free plan allows 10 meetings total and one Google and one Microsoft calendar. Basic costs $24/mo, and Premium costs $39/mo. The maker says email content is sent to Anthropic’s Claude API for scheduling-intent processing and is not retained beyond what is needed to complete the request. Ari may misunderstand intent or suggest incorrect times, so users must review and confirm meetings.
CalendarBridge AI Scheduling Assistant
CalendarBridge AI Scheduling Assistant coordinates meetings through email and connected calendars. Copy the assistant on an email thread and it can check availability, follow up, handle changes and send a meeting invitation. It works with Gmail, Outlook and connected email accounts, and supports calendars including Google Calendar, Microsoft 365, Exchange, iCloud and ICS. Users can choose which email addresses it monitors, set working hours and availability rules, and sync calendars one-way or in multiple directions. Sync controls include sharing busy status, titles or full event details and filtering events by attributes. The assistant can create calendar events from dates, times and agendas in forwarded confirmations, screenshots or photos of appointment cards and flyers. The Unified Calendar is available on the web and mobile. On mobile, the AI Assistant can add events, change calendars, find availability and manage schedules with Premium and Pro plans. Basic with yearly billing costs $4 a month; its free trial is advertised as seven days. CalendarBridge was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.