Gotcha
Summary
Voice-controlled phone automation sounds great until your assistant needs to reach across three apps, read what's on screen, and act on it — and the tool you picked can only handle the first step. Gotcha is Samosa AI's on-device Android copilot built specifically for that full chain.
Gotcha translates natural language into real device actions across 100+ tools, running entirely on the Android device rather than routing your commands through a cloud backend. The vendor describes dual Monitor and Operator modes, letting you watch the agent decide or hand it full control, plus a floating Assistive Ball that sits over any app so you can invoke it mid-browse. Multi-step workflows — open an app, find content, play it, adjust a setting — are the stated core use case. Where it hits friction: the tool roster is deep but the ecosystem is young, community support is thin compared to established automation platforms, and anything outside the Android surface requires API reach rather than native handling.
Bottom line: Gotcha earns its place for Android-first, privacy-sensitive automation where keeping execution local is non-negotiable — but teams needing cross-platform or iOS coverage will have to look elsewhere from day one.
Pricing Plans
Subscription- Price
- $20/month
- Free Tier
- 500 credits per day
Free
500 credits/day, limited models
- Free with Gotcha app
- Samosa AIR access
Samosa Pro
40,000 credits/month, all models
- All 9 models
- Bundles included
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Pros
Sign in to edit- On-device execution keeps screen content and command history off external servers, so privacy-sensitive workflows — HR tasks, health data, personal communications — do not require a cloud trust decision.
- 100+ built-in tools cover calls, messages, settings, media, and app control in a single agent, so you avoid stitching together separate automation apps that each need their own permissions.
- Monitor/Operator mode split means you can approve actions before they fire on sensitive tasks and run hands-free on routine ones, without reconfiguring the tool between use cases.
- Assistive Ball overlay sits over any active app, so you do not have to exit what you are doing to invoke the copilot — the trigger follows you across the device surface.
- API availability lets developers extend or integrate Gotcha's action layer into broader workflows, so teams with custom tooling are not locked to the out-of-box tool set.
Cons
Sign in to edit- Gotcha is Android-only with no iOS support described anywhere in the vendor documentation — teams with mixed Android/iOS user bases cannot unify on this tool and will need a separate solution for iPhone users, at which point maintaining two automation stacks is the reality.
- The ecosystem is built and maintained by a small team, which means when an Android OS update breaks a tool integration or a third-party app changes its layout, the fix timeline depends entirely on Samosa AI's release cadence — there is no large community pushing patches in parallel.
- Multi-step workflows that span web apps or less common third-party tools hit coverage gaps in the 100+ tool roster; when they do, teams fall back to the API extension path and are effectively writing custom automation code, which erases the no-code benefit that brought them here.
About
- Platforms
- Android 11+
- API Available
- Yes
- Self-Hosted
- Yes
- Last Updated
- 2026-08-17T02:48:15.801Z
Best For
Who it's for
- Android users seeking hands-free device control
- Privacy-conscious users preferring on-device execution
- Developers or power users wanting customizable AI automation
- Daily productivity tasks involving calls, messages, and apps
What it does well
- Automate phone tasks like texting contacts or managing storage via voice commands
- Inspect screen content and perform actions like searching similar products while browsing
- Control device settings, apps, and media without manual navigation
- Execute multi-step workflows such as opening apps and playing specific content
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Sign Up to ContributeFrequently Asked Questions
- Is Gotcha free?
- Gotcha has a permanent free tier alongside paid upgrades (paid plans from $20/month). You can keep using a baseline version indefinitely without paying.
- Is Gotcha open source?
- No — Gotcha is a closed-source tool. Source code is not publicly available.
- Does Gotcha have an API?
- Yes. Gotcha exposes a developer API. See the official documentation at https://samosa-ai.com for details.
- Can I self-host Gotcha?
- Yes. Gotcha supports self-hosting on your own infrastructure.
- When was Gotcha released?
- Gotcha was first released in 2026.
- What platforms does Gotcha support?
- Gotcha is available on: Android 11+.
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The multi-app gap
Voice-controlled phone automation sounds great until your assistant needs to reach across three apps, read what’s on screen, and act on it — and the tool you picked can only handle the first step. Gotcha translates natural language into real device actions across 100+ tools, running entirely on the Android device rather than routing your commands through a cloud backend. The vendor describes dual Monitor and Operator modes, letting you watch the agent decide or hand it full control, plus a floating Assistive Ball that sits over any app so you can invoke it mid-browse. Multi-step workflows — open an app, find content, play it, adjust a setting — are the stated core use case.
Where it stands out
On-device execution keeps screen content and command history off external servers, so privacy-sensitive workflows do not require a cloud trust decision. 100+ built-in tools cover calls, messages, settings, media, and app control in a single agent. Monitor/Operator mode split means you can approve actions before they fire on sensitive tasks and run hands-free on routine ones. It runs on Android 11+ and works with OpenAI-compatible LLMs, Samosa AIR, or local models via llama.cpp, Ollama, and LM Studio. Pricing starts at $20/month on subscription with a free tier of 500 credits per day.
Where it hits friction
Gotcha is Android-only. The ecosystem is built and maintained by a small team, so fixes for OS updates or app layout changes depend on Samosa AI’s release cadence. Multi-step workflows that span web apps remain limited by the young ecosystem.
Who it is for / who should skip it
Best for Android users seeking hands-free device control, privacy-conscious users preferring on-device execution, and developers wanting customizable AI automation. Skip it if you need iOS support or a large community-backed toolset.