an ai accountability partner that keeps you on track
Yes - tell folk your goals and it checks in, holds you to them, and won't let you quietly quit. It lives in your texts, so there's nowhere to hide.
The problem was never knowing what to do - it's doing it on day 9 when no one's watching. Folk is a personal AI accountability partner that lives in your texts and is watching, in the good way. Tell it your goals and the habits you're building, and it checks in at the right times, tracks your streaks, calls out the excuses gently, and makes quitting something you have to do out loud instead of quietly.
how folk does it
set the goal and the terms
Tell folk what you're committing to and how you want to be held to it: "gym 4x a week, ask me each night," or "no doomscrolling before noon - call me out if I slip." You set the rules; folk enforces them.
real check-ins, real pushback
Folk checks in when it matters, not with a generic reminder. It tracks your streak, asks for the proof, and when you're about to bail it pushes back - the friction a friend would give you if they actually remembered.
celebrate wins, reset the misses
Folk tracks your progress over time, hypes the streaks, and when you fall off it helps you reset instead of spiraling - making the goal smaller so you start again tomorrow.
what it looks like
i want to write 500 words every day. keep me on it
Locked in - 500 words daily. I'll ask you at 8pm if it's done; you reply yes or send me the count. Miss a day and I'm asking why. Ready for tonight's check-in at 8?
8pm - 500 words today? 📝
ugh no, didn't start
Okay, no spiral - it's 8pm, not midnight. Can you give me 150 words in the next 20 min? Not 500, just enough to keep the streak alive. I'll check back at 8:25.
frequently asked
How is this different from a reminder app?
A reminder app fires once and gets ignored. Folk actually follows up, asks for proof, pushes back on excuses, tracks your streak, and adapts - it behaves like a friend who remembers and won't let it slide.
Can I set how hard it pushes me?
Yes. Tell folk to be gentle or to be relentless, and it matches your style. You control the tone, the timing, and the goals, and can change them anytime.
What can it hold me accountable for?
Anything you can describe: workouts, writing, studying, screen time, sleep, sobriety, a side project. Folk remembers your goals and history, so check-ins stay personal. $20/mo for Pro, with a free tier to start.
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learn the concepts
Personal AI
A personal AI is an artificial-intelligence assistant dedicated to one person - it learns your preferences, remembers your context, and takes actions on your behalf across everyday life.
AI Agent
An AI agent is an AI system that takes actions to accomplish a goal - using tools, browsing the web, and completing multi-step tasks autonomously, not just generating text.
Agentic AI
Agentic AI refers to AI systems that act with autonomy - setting sub-goals, using tools, and taking multi-step actions to complete tasks, rather than only responding to prompts.