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Howie review

#12 of 25 in AI Scheduling Assistants

Email and text scheduling paired with focus-time protection and calendar follow-ups.

8.1/10Editor score
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

Howie is an AI calendar assistant for individuals and teams managing complex schedules through email, iMessage, and SMS. It can read scheduling threads, check availability, propose times, handle replies, create calendar events, and follow up when invitees do not respond. Beyond arranging meetings, it helps protect focus time with calendar holds and buffers, watches for conflicts and overloaded days, manages reminders and todos, and provides daily briefings. That combination suits busy professionals who want scheduling and calendar upkeep handled alongside their existing productivity tools.

Pricing starts with Team at $25 per month, with $25 in free credits to get started, shared workspace credits, and unlimited teammates. The plan also includes the email-based scheduling secretary, instant-response iMessage agent, and proactive calendar audits, briefings, follow-ups, and reminders. The published price is for shared workspace credits rather than a per-user rate, so teams should consider how shared usage fits their needs. Enterprise is tailored, with a custom credit pool and rollout plan, invoicing and custom billing terms, security review support and a DPA, SLA and priority support, dedicated onboarding, and tailored limits. There is no free plan.

Howie's integration set includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Zoom, iMessage, Granola, Notion, Todoist, Linear, PostHog, and Stripe. This gives it links to email, calendars, meetings, notes, tasks, and other productivity workflows, while its focus remains on scheduling and calendar assistance rather than a general-purpose work suite. It is a fit for people who want email- and text-based coordination plus focus-time protection and follow-through. Teams needing a free entry plan or a platform beyond web should weigh those constraints before choosing it.

Howie pros and cons

  • Where it wins
    • Schedules across email and text, including group-thread time finding.
    • Adds focus blocks, buffers, commute time, and travel time to calendars.
    • Connects with Google Calendar, Zoom, Notion, Todoist, and other tools.
  • Where it doesn't
    • There is no free plan; Team starts at $25 per month.
    • Team pricing uses shared workspace credits, so usage draws on a shared pool.
    • The listed platform is web, and calendar support is centered on Google Calendar.

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