# a friend that gets you to bed and back up again

> folk is the friend in your texts for night owls. a wind-down check-in at night, a real phone call in the morning, and a streak of nights you got to bed on time.

You are not lazy, you are nocturnal, and every alarm app was designed by someone who wakes up at 6 anyway. Folk works with how you actually are: it texts you when it is time to start winding down, notices when you are still messaging it at 1am, and in the morning it does not beep, it calls. A real voice that keeps talking until you are up. Over a few weeks the bedtime creeps earlier and the streak of nights you made it gets longer, without a single new app.

## What folk handles for you

### the wind-down text

Set a time and folk checks in: how was today, what is tomorrow's first thing, phone down by when. Two replies and it says goodnight. Text it at 12:40 and it will gently point that out.

### the wake-up call

In the morning folk rings your phone. It greets you, tells you what is on the calendar, and keeps talking until you are up. Decline and it calls back. A follow-up text asks if you are up for real.

### the streak that moves the bedtime

Folk keeps a streak of the nights you hit the phone-down time and can nudge the target 15 minutes earlier each week you make it, so the schedule shifts without a dramatic reset.

## Example conversation

**folk:** 11:15. Wind-down. Phone down by midnight tonight?

**You:** yeah. tmrw i have work at 9

**folk:** Calling you at 7:45 then. Goodnight, streak's at 4.

**You:** ok one more episode

**folk:** That's how streak 3 died 😌 Save it for tomorrow. Night.

## FAQ

### Does folk really call my phone in the morning?

Yes. Folk places a real call to your own verified number with a real voice, and it can call back if you decline. Calls are part of Pro (60 minutes a month) and Max (150 minutes).

### Can it block my phone at night?

No. Folk cannot lock apps. It checks in, notices when you are still up, and keeps the streak, which for most night owls is what a screen-time setting never managed to do.

### What does it cost?

Texting folk is free with 20 messages a day. Nightly wind-downs and morning calls are recurring routines, included in Pro at $9.99 a month. The wind-down and wake-up-call folkways each unlock 7 free days.

## Related

- [the personal AI for students](https://www.folk.com/for/students)
- [the gym accountability partner in your texts](https://www.folk.com/for/gym-goers)
- [the personal AI for ADHD brains](https://www.folk.com/for/adhd)

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