Iris
A private AI confidant in your Messages app
Open in MessagesWhat it does
Iris is a conversational confidant inside Apple Messages. It is designed for talking through thoughts, reflecting on patterns, and returning to prior context over time, making the experience feel more continuous than a disposable chat session.
The product explicitly is not a therapist, clinician, medical service, or crisis resource. Its privacy policy also deserves attention: it describes retention and uses of conversation data for product improvement, evaluation, and research, subject to the policy and available privacy rights.
Good for
Works through
What stands out
Keeps conversational continuity
Iris can remember context from earlier exchanges so a later reflection does not always start from zero.
Helps articulate a situation
Open questions and summaries can help a user slow down, name what they are feeling, and see recurring themes.
Lives in a familiar channel
The conversation happens in Apple Messages rather than a separate wellbeing or journaling app.
Ways to use it
Requests you can hand off
What to know before you start
Iris is not therapy, medical care, crisis care, or an emergency service. If you may harm yourself or someone else, contact local emergency or crisis support now.
Its privacy policy says conversation data is generally retained for up to 12 months and may support improvement, evaluation, or research. Read the current policy before sharing highly sensitive information.
Common questions
Iris FAQ
What can Iris do?
Iris documents these capabilities: “Keeps conversational continuity”, “Helps articulate a situation”, “Lives in a familiar channel”. Iris is a conversational confidant inside Apple Messages. It is designed for talking through thoughts, reflecting on patterns, and returning to prior context over time, making the experience feel more continuous than a disposable chat session.
How do I start using Iris?
Use the verified contact on this page to start a conversation through iMessage. No separate signup is listed before the first message.
Where does Iris work?
Iris is documented for iMessage. Check the official site for current regional availability.
What should I know before using Iris?
Iris is not therapy, medical care, crisis care, or an emergency service. If you may harm yourself or someone else, contact local emergency or crisis support now. Its privacy policy says conversation data is generally retained for up to 12 months and may support improvement, evaluation, or research. Read the current policy before sharing highly sensitive information.
How we checked it
The privacy policy says conversation data is generally retained for up to 12 months, subject to the current policy and privacy rights.
Method: Official product, learn-more, and privacy pages reviewed; Messages access, memory, non-clinical scope, retention, and described data uses confirmed.
Before you use this agent
Iris is not therapy, clinical care, crisis support, or an emergency service. Its privacy policy describes conversation retention and possible use for product improvement, evaluation, and research.