AI Companion & Assistant Tracker

Perplexity launched "Personal Computer" for Mac (official blog + product page).

Key details: rolling out Apr 16, 2026 to Perplexity Max subscribers and waitlist users; Max subscription cited at $200/month; Personal Computer integrates local files, native Mac apps (Messages, Mail, Notes, Finder), the Comet browser, and can run 24/7 on a Mac mini; voice activation, a system-wide shortcut, sandboxed actions, auditable/reversible steps, and iPhone remote task initiation are highlighted. Platform requirement: macOS 14 Sonoma or later. This is a consumer/prosumer assistant expansion rather than an enterprise tool.

Google released a native Gemini macOS app.

Key points: available globally for macOS 15+ starting the announcement date; invoked with a system shortcut (Option + Space) to get help without switching apps; supports sharing screen content and local files with Gemini for in-context assistance; supports image and video generation (Nano Banana and Veo models). This is a consumer-facing assistant app that expands Gemini’s platform footprint to macOS and enables quick, system-level access.

Adobe announced Firefly AI Assistant (public beta coming in the coming weeks).

Key points: an assistant that works across Creative Cloud apps (Firefly, Photoshop, Premiere, Lightroom, Express, Illustrator) to orchestrate multi-step creative tasks and suggest actions; includes "skills" (multi-step workflows) such as social media asset adaptation; Firefly video editor gains new noise/reverb reduction and color tools and integrations with Adobe Stock and additional third-party models. Pricing/tiers were not specified in the announcement; positioning is consumer/prosumer within Creative Cloud.

Gizmo (AI-powered learning app) announced growth and a Series A: reported ~13 million users and a $22 million Series A round. Key details: CEO Petros Christodoulou named in coverage; funding led by Shine Capital with participation from Ada Ventures, Seek Investments, GSV and NFX; funds will be used to expand engineering/AI teams and U.S. college presence. Although primarily an edtech product, this is a consumer AI app funding event and viral-growth signal relevant to monitoring consumer AI apps.

OpenAI updated the ChatGPT release notes (release-notes page modified).

The page shows a recent update referencing improvements to ChatGPT Voice (better instruction-following) and improved behavior when using tools such as web search; the release-notes page timestamp changed in the diff. This is a material product update to a monitored consumer/prosumer assistant (ChatGPT) and is relevant as a feature update.

HumanInbox — Product Hunt launch of an AI email assistant by founder Tom Benattar.

Product lives on Telegram and WhatsApp (no separate app required). Key features: reads inbox, drafts replies in your tone, sends automatic follow-ups, calendar sync, and voice-note drafting. Pricing listed on Product Hunt: $99/month. Target users: solopreneurs and busy executives. No download statistics or funding amounts shown on the Product Hunt listing.

The Librarian — press release announcing a companion app (Android available; iOS launching soon).

Company co-founders named include Tiago Alves (Co‑Founder & CEO) and Neil Kumar (Co‑Founder & CTO). Product: a WhatsApp-first AI Executive Assistant expanded with a companion app to provide richer visual views (pipelines, property shortlists), proactive notifications, timezone-aware scheduling, and a home-screen widget. Investors listed in the release: Golden Gate Ventures, 25 Ventures and several angel investors; no funding amounts disclosed in the press release. Target use-cases emphasized: real estate agents and professionals. Pricing details not provided in the press release.

GhostDesk 2.0 (Product Hunt) — Solo maker: Mit Parikh.

Product: stealth desktop AI co-pilot for interviews & meetings that captures voice, reads screen via OCR, and supplies real-time AI answers while attempting to remain invisible to screen-capture/recording/proctoring software. New in v2 per listing: Nova-3 voice transcription, DeepSeek V3.2 + R1 routing, improved OCR, and a fully rewritten stealth engine. Platform: desktop (Product Hunt listing describes as desktop/stealth engine; no explicit OS listed on page). Pricing/funding/download stats: not listed on Product Hunt page. Classification: consumer/prosumer AI assistant (real-time transcription, OCR-driven context, in-call assist).

ClarifierAI (Product Hunt) — Launched on Product Hunt as an iOS custom keyboard that improves, translates and changes tone for text in any app. Founder/maker: Daniil Park. Platform: iOS (keyboard extension; App Store link on listing). Pricing: Monthly $4.99, Yearly $29.99; Product Hunt launch offer lifetime $49.99 (discount). Early traction reported on the Product Hunt page: ~250+ beta testers, production: 486 users and ~$474 revenue so far (install->paid 3.09%). Key features: improve/clarify text, tone modes (Polite, etc.), translation across 113 languages, AI voice dictation, analytics showing time saved. Privacy: maker states app does not retain data and the AI provider does not retain/use data for training (per the listing). Classification: consumer AI assistant (writing/translation keyboard).

OpenResource (Product Hunt) — Product Hunt page updated to show increased traction and maker comments since the last run. Maker: Gaurav Sharma. Platform: web (openresource.site). Pricing: Free / Alpha (Product Hunt listing). Key details added/updated: follower count increased to ~64, Day Rank and upvote points shown (~123 points), and multiple recent comments from users and the maker clarifying that AI features require login and that there is currently no Claude integration (may be considered for future). No funding or download stats disclosed on the page. Classification: prosumer/developer-facing discovery tool with built-in AI chat assistant for finding open-source tools and repositories.

SoulLink — Product Hunt launch of a consumer/prosumer AI companion app offering a persistent 3D AI character for co-presence and "vibe coding" breaks. Founder listed as Michael Shang (maker). Platform/tags: Android (Product Hunt tags), website getsoullink.com. Pricing: Free (Product Hunt listing shows Free). Key features: 3D visuals, long-term memory, proactivity, emotional continuity, lore-driven characters; positioned as a next-gen companion app for co-presence. Funding/download stats: not disclosed on the Product Hunt page. Classification: consumer/prosumer AI companion app (Product Hunt listing).

OpenResource — Product Hunt launch of a curated directory with a built-in AI chat assistant (powered by Mistral AI) for discovering open-source tools and repos. Maker listed as Gaurav Sharma. Platforms: web (site openresource.site) and links to projects (Android/Windows/GitHub entries). Pricing: Free / Alpha (Product Hunt listing shows Free, Alpha). Key features: natural-language search for open-source apps and repos, AI chat interface to recommend projects and tools. Funding/download stats: not disclosed on Product Hunt listing. Classification: prosumer/developer-facing consumer tool (AI chat discovery).

OpenAI / ChatGPT release notes update (April 9, 2026) — New Pro plan options announced: a $100/month Pro tier (designed for longer, high-intensity Codex sessions with up to ~10x Codex usage promotion for a limited time) and continued availability of a higher-usage $200/month option; Plus remains at $20/month with adjustments to usage balance. Release notes also reference ongoing Voice and model updates (improvements to Voice instruction-following and model updates). This is a product-level change affecting consumer/prosumer ChatGPT subscription tiers and paid usage allowances. Specifics: how to upgrade via Settings > My Plan; additional details in the release notes. Download stats: N/A. Funding: N/A (company update).

Poke — a consumer-facing AI agent accessible by iMessage, SMS and Telegram (limited WhatsApp support).

TechCrunch (Apr 8, 2026) describes Poke as a text-based personal assistant that runs “recipes” (prebuilt automations) to handle planning, calendar, health tracking, smart-home controls, photo edits and more. Founders/co-founders named in coverage include Marvin von Hagen and Felix Schlegel; the company is The Interaction Company of California. Funding: backed by Spark Capital, General Catalyst and angels; TechCrunch reports an additional $10M on top of a prior $15M seed (total disclosed rounds referenced) and a reported $300M post-money valuation. Pricing/platforms: no app to download — runs over messaging; free to start with personalized/pricing for heavy real-time usage (beta negotiations indicated $10–$30/mo guidance); some operations are free while real-time inference automations may be paid. Other details: integrates with Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, Strava, Withings, Oura, Fitbit, Philips Hue, Sonos and developer tools; offers creator incentives to promote recipes. Download stats not disclosed in article.

TechCrunch reports Adobe launched "Acrobat Student Spaces," an Acrobat-based, free AI-powered study tool for students.

The article (April 7, 2026) describes Student Spaces as a consumer/prosumer-facing product built into Acrobat that uses AI to help create study material from documents; pricing is reported as free (no founders/funding relevant — Adobe product).

Google AI Edge Eloquent — Google quietly released an offline-first AI dictation app on iOS that uses Gemma-based ASR for on-device transcription. Key features: live transcription UI, automatic removal of filler words on pause, text transforms (Key points / Formal / Short / Long), ability to download on-device models for local-only processing, optional cloud mode that uses larger Gemini models for text cleanup, Gmail import of names/jargon and custom word lists, searchable transcript history, session stats (WPM, total words). App is free to download; model files must be downloaded on-device. No founder/funding info (Google product), Android version referenced in App Store description but currently iOS-only. Download counts and pricing tiers beyond free were not provided in the article.