About folk
Overview
folk is the AI friend that lives in your texts. It works as a regular contact inside iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp, so there is no new app to learn — you just text it like you text a friend. folk books tables, tracks flights, drafts texts, watches prices, and remembers everything you tell it, so the best message in your day is often one you never had to send.
folk bills itself as the alternative to Poke, OpenClaw, and ClawdBot. It is free to start — the free tier stays free forever with no card needed — and Pro unlocks unlimited messages with folk working 24/7 in the background for $20 a month.
Key Benefits
- Lives in iMessage, Telegram, and WhatsApp as a contact with no app to download
- Remembers months of context and shows you everything it knows on your dashboard
- Holds you accountable with wake-up calls and gym streaks checked against your real location
- Reads Canvas to track deadlines and runs timed lock-in study sprints with real check-ins
- Texts first about price drops, flight changes, and birthdays before you ask
- Runs in its own private space where messages are never sold or used to train AI
How It Works
Adding folk takes about a minute. Put folk's number into your contacts in iMessage, Telegram, or WhatsApp, or add the bot to a group chat, and start texting it like a friend. Tell folk what you care about — your goals, deadlines, trips, and prices — and it runs 24/7 on its own computer, takes real action like booking tables and tracking flights, and reaches out first when something changes.
Use Cases
- Students — use the study buddy to track Canvas deadlines and stay in timed lock-in sprints
- Goal-setters — get wake-up calls and location-checked gym streaks to stay accountable
- Busy professionals — let folk manage email and calendar and watch your inbox, money, and prices
- Travelers — get flight-moved alerts and price-drop texts before you ask
- Friend groups — add folk to an iMessage group or Telegram to plan the night and book the table
Why Choose This Product
A tiny team of college students and gen z builders made folk so AI feels like a friend rather than a tool, meeting you in the group chats you already use instead of forcing you to learn a new app. Under the hood, the nia memory and context engine keeps months of context, and privacy is built in by default — your data stays yours, and you can wipe your whole account in one tap.
folk Pricing
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