Is Zapia on WhatsApp?

Zapia says it lives in its own app and on the web, not as a WhatsApp contact, and it lists WhatsApp among the apps it connects to. Ordaily works the other way round: you talk to it inside WhatsApp, by text or voice note.

Which one works with Outlook?

Zapia lists Outlook among its connected apps. On Ordaily, Outlook and Microsoft Calendar are coming soon; today it works with Gmail and Google Calendar.

Is there a free plan?

Zapia has a free plan that lets you connect your apps, hand off work every day and schedule up to 20 tasks, with paid plans above it. Ordaily has one plan open today, Standard, at R999 a month, billed monthly in rand.

Will either one send something without asking me?

Ordaily never does: each email and invite is shown on a confirm card and waits for your yes, and you can undo for 30 seconds after. Zapia’s home page does not say whether it asks before it sends (checked 19 October 2026).

Ordaily vs Zapia

Last updated 19 October 2026

By Josh Mac Donald, founder of Ordaily

Ordaily is an AI PA (personal assistant) that lives inside WhatsApp and runs one owner’s Gmail, Google Calendar and reminders for R999 a month in rand, while Zapia is a personal AI assistant you use in its own app and on the web, which connects to your apps, WhatsApp among them, and has a free plan as well as paid plans. They come at WhatsApp from opposite sides. Zapia connects WhatsApp as one of its apps; Ordaily is something you talk to inside WhatsApp. Here they are row by row.

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Side by side

Checked 19 October 2026. Ordaily publishes this guide. Zapia facts come from Zapia’s own home page, listed below.
Compared on	Ordaily	Zapia
What it is	An AI PA for your own work admin: email, calendar, reminders, to do lists and a morning briefing, in one WhatsApp chat	A personal AI assistant for daily life and work: it drafts and flags email, coordinates your calendar, summarises messages and helps with job applications and documents
Who it is for	Business owners, founders and solo professionals running their own admin	A broad mix: people looking for work, business owners, executives and students
Where it lives	Inside WhatsApp, by text or voice note	Its own app on iPhone and Android, and on the web; in its words, not as a WhatsApp contact
Connected apps	Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, ClickUp and Fireflies	WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Outlook and Slack
Outlook and Microsoft	Coming soon: Outlook, Microsoft Calendar and Teams	Outlook is among its connected apps
Asks before sending	Yes, on every email and invite: a confirm card waits for your yes, with 30 seconds to undo after	Not stated on its home page
Morning briefing	Every morning as text, a voice note or a PDF, plus a Sunday week ahead	Not stated on its home page
Price	R999 a month, billed in rand. Standard is open now in early access, monthly, cancel any time	A free plan that lets you connect your apps, hand off work every day and schedule up to 20 tasks; paid plans, with amounts not shown on its home page
Getting started	Sign up online and connect your Google account	Download the app, or sign in on the web with your Google account
Your data	Hosted in Johannesburg and built for POPIA; your content is never used to train AI	No training on your data by default, in Zapia’s words
Where it is based	Cape Town, South Africa	Not stated on its home page

Which should you choose?

Zapia is the better fit if…

you want one AI assistant app for work and daily life, including help with job applications and documents, that connects WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Outlook and Slack. Its free plan lets you start without paying.

Ordaily suits you if…

you would rather never leave WhatsApp: you send a voice note or a text, and it drafts the email, books the meeting or sets the reminder, then sends nothing without your yes. It is built for business owners on Gmail and Google Calendar, priced in rand and hosted in Johannesburg.

Questions

What is the difference between Ordaily and Zapia?: Ordaily is an AI PA (personal assistant) that lives inside WhatsApp and runs one owner’s Gmail, Google Calendar and reminders for R999 a month in rand, while Zapia is a personal AI assistant you use in its own app and on the web, which connects to your apps, WhatsApp among them, and has a free plan as well as paid plans.
Is Zapia on WhatsApp?: Zapia says it lives in its own app and on the web, not as a WhatsApp contact, and it lists WhatsApp among the apps it connects to. Ordaily works the other way round: you talk to it inside WhatsApp, by text or voice note.
Which one works with Outlook?: Zapia lists Outlook among its connected apps. On Ordaily, Outlook and Microsoft Calendar are coming soon; today it works with Gmail and Google Calendar.
Is there a free plan?: Zapia has a free plan that lets you connect your apps, hand off work every day and schedule up to 20 tasks, with paid plans above it. Ordaily has one plan open today, Standard, at R999 a month, billed monthly in rand.
Will either one send something without asking me?: Ordaily never does: each email and invite is shown on a confirm card and waits for your yes, and you can undo for 30 seconds after. Zapia’s home page does not say whether it asks before it sends (checked 19 October 2026).

Sources (checked 19 October 2026)

Zapia home page: Zapia lives in its own app and on the web, not as a WhatsApp contact: on iPhone and Android with the app, and on the web by signing in with your Google account; it connects WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Outlook and Slack; it drafts and flags email, coordinates your calendar, summarises messages and helps with job applications and documents; a free plan lets you connect your apps, hand off work every day and schedule up to 20 tasks, and there are paid plans; no training on your data by default.

Zapia is a product of its own company. Plans as shown on its home page; Zapia may change them.

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