Agents / Rene

Rene

Rene is an AI assistant you message in Apple Messages, WhatsApp or Telegram that connects to email, calendar and other apps and can use its own browser to complete tasks. It can join group chats and coordinate plans with other users' Rene agents.

Maker

Second Enlightenment Limited (operated by Marumaru, LLC)

Category

Assistant app

Website

rene.co/

Cheapest paid plan

Not stated

Free tier

Yes: free to start, no credit card required (included usage not stated)

Platforms

iMessageWhatsAppTelegramiOSWeb

Can act on

EmailCalendarBrowserShoppingMessagesCodeWork apps (Slack, Notion, Linear, GitHub)

Approval model

Its FAQ says it can draft the next step and asks before anything sensitive is sent or changed; the founder's launch post says it always asks before it pays.

Launched

Sep 16, 2026

Last update

Sep 17, 2026: iOS app version 1.1 Source

Changelog

Official changelog

What shipped

• Sep 17, 2026iOS app version 1.1
  Improved website sign-in, clearer action confirmations and fixes for missing messages after reconnecting. Source
• Sep 16, 2026Public launch
  The founder announced Rene as a multiplayer iMessage agent that needs no app or signup to start. Source
• Aug 24, 2026iOS app version 1.0
  First version of the Rene iOS app listed in the App Store version history. Source

Sources

• Official homepage checked Oct 15, 2026
• Official FAQ checked Oct 15, 2026
• App Store listing and version history checked Oct 15, 2026
• Founder launch post on X checked Oct 15, 2026
• TechCrunch roundup of text-message agents checked Oct 15, 2026

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