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Bloks vs Instinct

Instinct is an invite-only assistant you text or call, which runs errands with a phone number and computer of its own. Bloks is a desktop app for a team of agents on your own computer, with approvals, undo and memory you can read.

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The short answer

Which one is for you

Choose Bloks ifOur pick

  • You want to start today: Instinct is by invitation only.
  • You want agents that ask before acting, and changes you can undo.
  • You want memory as files you can read and edit.
  • You want to choose the AI, and keep conversations on your computer.
  • You want to know what it costs before you start.

Choose Instinct if

  • You want nothing to install: you text or phone it.
  • You want errands done in the world: groceries, trains, flowers, and calls to places with no online booking.
  • You want an agent that sorts things out in group chats with friends, who need no account.
  • You want it working while all your devices are off.

At a glance

Topic by topic

Bloks ahead · 7Even · 4Instinct ahead · 3

Topic
What it isA desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux. Each agent is a contact; a team is a room.A personal assistant you text or call, which runs errands with a phone number and computer of its own.
AccessA download for Mac, Windows and Linux.BetterBy invitation only.
Getting startedInstall the app; it installs and signs in the engines with one button each.Nothing to install: text or call it, and use a web workspace for settings and connections.Better
How you reach itThe desktop app, an iPhone and Apple Watch app, any browser with Bloks Cloud, and Telegram, Signal, Slack, Discord, WhatsApp groups and email.Text messages and phone calls. TechCrunch reported no mobile app as of late September 2026.
ModelsClaude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Devin and more, any OpenAI-compatible host, and Ollama.BetterUnnamed outside model providers. Your own keys or local models: not published.
When your computer is offAgents pause, unless they run on a server of yours or on managed hosting.It runs on Instinct's side, so it keeps working. Hosting details are not published.Better
Errands in the worldAn agent's own browser you can watch and take over, a computer of its own, and your connected apps.Works a phone and a computer the way a person would, and a concierge phones places that cannot be booked online.Better
ApprovalsAgents ask before acting unless you choose otherwise; rules in a sentence.BetterIts terms make confirmations optional for the company and leave safeguards to you.
UndoUndo any change an agent made, rewind a conversation, or branch it from any answer.BetterNot published. Its terms warn that actions may not be reversible.
MemoryMarkdown files you can read and edit: MEMORY.md and a folder of notes.BetterIndexes data from your connected accounts, which you can delete. Readable or editable memory is not published.
Teams and groupsRooms of agents with a lead, and people in your workspaces by invite.One agent per person. Group chats let friends' agents work things out, and friends need no account.
Privacy and trainingConversations and memory stay on your computer; Bloks has no backend that holds your data.BetterTrains on your data by default. Opting out applies only from then on, and Google Workspace data is left out.
PriceFree with your own AI. Paid plans add reach from anywhere, people and an included AI.Not published. Its terms say some features are paid, non-refundable and open to price changes.
LicenceSource available (FSL): free for any use except selling Bloks; each release becomes MIT after two years.BetterClosed source, with no licence published.

Text it, or run it

Bloks

Bloks is an app on your computer. You hire agents, give each a job, and talk to them in the window, on the iPhone and Apple Watch app, in any browser with Bloks Cloud, or from Telegram, Signal, Slack, Discord, a WhatsApp group or email. Agents, conversations and memory are plain files in a folder you can open.

Bloks on a Mac: agents in the sidebar and a conversation open

Instinct

Instinct is something you text or phone. It has a phone number and a computer of its own on Instinct's side, so there is nothing to install and it keeps working while your devices are off. A web workspace holds your settings and the accounts you connect. How it is hosted, and which models it uses, are not published.

Approvals, and what the terms say

BloksBetter

An agent in Bloks asks before it acts, unless you tell it not to, and you can write a rule in a sentence. In its browser, a password, a card number or a file upload always asks you. Its changes to your files can be undone, and consequential actions land in a signed log you can check.

A changes card in Bloks: the files an agent changed, each one with Undo

Instinct

Instinct's terms treat the service as your agent, so what it agrees to binds you. They say the company may skip confirmations, that actions may not be reversible, and that safeguards are your responsibility. Sandboxing, how secrets are handled and any undo are not published.

Your data

BloksBetter

Bloks has no backend that holds your data. Conversations, memory and files stay on your computer, the app sends no analytics, and the few requests it makes on its own are listed in its README. The engine you choose has its own terms for what it sees.

Instinct

Instinct's privacy policy covers messages, email, documents, payment data, logins to other services, health data and location. Your data is used for training by default; opting out in settings applies only from then on, and data flagged for safety can still be used. Google Workspace data is not used for training. Disconnecting an account does not delete what was already indexed, though you can delete it in the web workspace. How long data is kept is not published.

Where Instinct is ahead

Bloks

Bloks has to be installed on a computer, and its agents pause when that computer is off, unless they run on a server of yours or on managed hosting. Its errands go through the agent's browser, its computer and the apps you connect.

InstinctBetter

Instinct needs nothing installed: you text or call. It reaches the physical world, with phone calls to book places that have no online booking, and it can coordinate with friends' agents in a group chat, friends without an account included. If that is the help you want, it is a real reason to ask for an invitation.

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Questions

Bloks and Instinct: questions

Is Bloks an Instinct alternative?

Yes, if you want agents you can start today on your own computer. Instinct is an invite-only assistant you text or call; Bloks is a desktop app for a team of agents, with approvals, undo and memory you can read.

How do I get Instinct?

By invitation. You sign in with a code sent to your phone, and you must be 18 or older. Bloks is a download for Mac, Windows and Linux.

How much does Instinct cost?

Instinct does not publish prices. Its terms say some features are paid, non-refundable and subject to change. Bloks is free with your own AI. Paid plans add reach from anywhere, people and an included AI.

Does Instinct train on my data?

Its privacy policy says yes, by default. Opting out applies from then on, data flagged for safety can still be used, and Google Workspace data is left out. Bloks keeps conversations and memory on your computer.

Does Instinct ask before it acts?

Its terms say confirmations are optional for the company and actions may not be reversible. Bloks agents ask first unless you choose otherwise, and their changes to your files can be undone.

Which works when my phone and computer are off?

Instinct runs on its own side, so it does. Bloks agents do when they run on a server of yours or on managed hosting.

Sources

Every claim about Instinct on this page was checked against its own pages on 6 November 2026. Products change: if something here is out of date, tell us at bloks.dev/support and we will fix it.

  1. instinct.com
  2. Instinct privacy policy
  3. Instinct terms
  4. TechCrunch on Instinct's funding and launch
  5. TechCrunch on Instinct in group chats

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