Built for real estate agents
AI Assistants for Realtors That Work by Text or iMessage (2026)
AI assistants for realtors that work by text split into two kinds. Some text your leads for you: Structurely, Ylopo AI Texting, Verse and Tuco. Others you text like a coworker, and they run your business: Sifta, Matilda and Arlo. Sifta is $199 a month and built only for real estate agents. Prices below are as of September 2026.
Two kinds of text AI for agents
The first question is whether you want an AI that texts your leads, or an AI you text that does the work across your whole business.
Lead-texting AI, often called an AI ISA, answers and qualifies new leads, then hands them to you. An assistant you text reads your inbox, texts and calendar, remembers your clients, and does the follow-up, booking and chasing, usually with you approving what goes out.
The options, side by side
Seven tools, with what they do and what they cost as of September 23, 2026.
Vendor-published prices come from each company's site. Third-party figures are labelled.
| Tool | Built for | How you use it | Main job | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sifta | Real estate agents | You text it; works in Messages | Runs the business: lead replies, clients, lenders, showings, comps. Connects to Follow Up Boss | $199 a month. Published. |
| Matilda | Real estate agents and teams | iMessage and web chat | Lead follow-up, Follow Up Boss updates, deal tracking | Not published; managed service with a demo first |
| Arlo | General, with a realtor page | iMessage, SMS, Slack, calls | Lead replies, showing booking, CRM updates | From $20 a month in usage credits. Published. |
| Tuco AI | General sales, with a real estate page | iMessage from real iPhones | Automated iMessage outreach and fast lead replies | $149 a month plus $335 setup per line. Published. |
| Structurely | Real estate and mortgage teams | SMS, email and AI voice | AI ISA that qualifies leads and sets appointments | Usage from $0.02 a text; plans reported $499 to $999 a month |
| Ylopo AI Texting | Ylopo customers | SMS, with AI Voice | Texts Ylopo leads 24/7 and tags them for you | Not published; add-on to Ylopo, about $100 or more |
| Verse | Real estate and mortgage | SMS, email, voice, plus human concierges | Converts and books leads with live transfers | Contact sales; Capterra lists from $5,000 a month |
If you want an AI to text your leads
Structurely, Ylopo AI Texting and Verse are built to answer and qualify leads at volume, and they fit teams buying many leads.
They are strongest on the first touch and the first week. They cost more, and most need a CRM behind them.
Tuco is the iMessage option for outreach, priced per phone line.
If you want an assistant you text
Sifta, Matilda and Arlo are assistants you text like a coworker, and the difference is how much of the business each one sees.
Arlo is a general assistant that has a page for realtors. Matilda is real estate specific and connects to Follow Up Boss, sold as a managed service.
Sifta is built only for real estate agents: it reads your inbox, texts and calendar, remembers every client and deal, drafts lead replies in your voice, books showings, chases lenders and pulls comps. It joins your client group texts too.
Sifta is not a CRM, does not make phone calls, does not run ad campaigns and does not do compliance paperwork. It does the follow-up, the chasing, the booking and the research, from the text thread you already have open.
Sifta Pro is $199 a month. If Sifta doesn't catch something worth more than the price in week one, you don't pay.
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Every product was checked on its own site on September 23, 2026, and third-party figures are labelled.
Newer tools change fast. Confirm features and price before you buy.
Three ways to start
You can text Sifta, get a free Leak Report on your own inbox, or read the pricing page.
Text Sifta and ask it for comps on any address. Or connect your Gmail or Outlook for the free Leak Report: it reads the last 90 days and shows you the leads, offers and lender messages that got no reply.
Or see pricing. Sifta Pro is $199 a month.
If Sifta doesn't catch something worth more than the price in week one, you don't pay.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best AI assistant for realtors that works by text?
For an assistant you text that runs the whole business, Sifta, built only for real estate agents at $199 a month. For an AI that texts your leads at volume, Structurely or Ylopo AI Texting.
Is there an AI assistant for realtors on iMessage?
Yes. Sifta works in the Messages app on your phone. Matilda, Arlo and Tuco also use iMessage.
Can an AI text my real estate leads for me?
Yes. Structurely, Ylopo AI Texting, Verse and Tuco text leads directly. Sifta drafts each reply in your voice and sends it to you to approve, until you tell it to send first replies itself.
Do these replace a CRM?
No. Each one works alongside a CRM. Sifta and Matilda both connect to Follow Up Boss.
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Three ways in
Text it like a coworker. It does the work.
Sifta Pro is $199 a month. Works with Gmail and Outlook. Setup takes two minutes. First week guaranteed.
See pricing Or book a 15-minute demo