Lauki Chat: AI Messenger

There's a third person in every Lauki chat, and his name is Lauki. On the surface it's a conventional messenger: direct messages, groups up to 500 strong, photos, files, voice notes, typing indicators and read receipts. The twist is an AI character who can be messaged directly or pulled into a group by tagging him.

He's framed as a personality rather than a bot: memory between conversations, opinions, and silence unless addressed. Claimed abilities include suggesting dinner, reading a contract, fixing code, and online tasks like researching, writing, booking and buying. Accounts hang off a phone number, and a computer is added by scanning a code.

A group is arguing about where to eat. Someone tags Lauki, he offers three options with reasons, and goes quiet again. Privately, you paste a clause from a lease and ask what it means; he remembers the flat you mentioned last week. The ordinary messaging works as expected, with edit, delete, reply and forward. The listing also claims he can book or buy on your behalf, which is where a cautious user slows down and reads the fine print. The interface is described as dark and deliberately sparse, so the assistant is the main event.

Curiosity about an AI that lives in group chats and behaves like a member rather than a command line is the main draw. People already using chatbots in a separate tab want one that remembers context and can be summoned where the conversation is happening. The claim that he runs errands online attracts the more adventurous, and worries the rest.

The description does something unusual by describing the design: a dark, deliberately spare interface. So the five screenshots should show black or near-black chat screens with Lauki's replies inline. Social-category messengers rarely commit to a single dark theme, which makes this a distinguishing choice. Minimal ornament and a focus on the conversation itself is the stated intent.

Version 1.0.9 is a first release with a handful of patches, and there are no ratings at all, so there is no track record to judge. UPSURGE LABS PTE. LTD. is the publisher, with the App Store link alone attached. Everything about the maintenance picture is unknown; what you'd be installing is a brand-new product.

Rated 12+ and free to download, with Lauki Pro as an optional monthly or yearly subscription at an unstated price. A phone number is mandatory for the account. The AI will need a connection, and anything involving booking or buying on your behalf deserves close reading of what permissions and payment details it wants.

With zero ratings, nothing about reliability, privacy handling or content moderation can be inferred from other users. Ads, storage and regional availability aren't mentioned.