# an ai habit tracker that texts you instead of waiting for you

> folk is an ai habit tracker in your texts. name the habit, pick the time, and it checks in, counts your streak, and notices when you go quiet. no app to open.

Habit apps have one flaw: you have to open them. The streak dies the week you forget the app exists. Folk is the friend in your texts, so the habit check-in shows up where you already are. You say "ask me every night if i read 10 pages," and folk asks every night. Reply yes, reply with a photo, or reply "skipped" and it logs it, keeps the count honest, and adjusts the tone when you are on a roll or falling off. Two check-ins a day, two streaks, zero new apps.

## How folk does it

### name the habit and the time

Text folk what you are building and when to ask: "water before coffee, ask me at 8am," "stretch after work, ping me at 6." Folk sets it up on the spot and confirms the schedule in one line.

### answer the text, folk keeps the streak

Each check-in is a real text you can answer with a word or a photo. Folk logs it, tracks the streak, and can send a quick weekly recap of how many days you hit. It remembers the misses too, so it can spot the pattern (Sundays, late nights) and say so.

### it follows up when you go quiet

Ignore a check-in and folk does not just fire the next one. It asks again later, and if you have gone dark for a couple of days it checks in like a friend would, then helps you restart with a smaller version of the habit instead of a guilt trip.

## Example conversation

**You:** help me actually read every day. 10 pages

**folk:** Easy. I'll ask you at 9:30pm every night, "10 pages?" You reply done or not yet. Starting tonight, streak starts at 0.

**folk:** 9:30. 10 pages tonight? 📖

**You:** done, 14 actually

**folk:** Day 1, and you overshot. I'm counting 14. Same time tomorrow.

## FAQ

### How is folk different from a habit tracker app?

A habit app waits for you to open it. Folk texts you at the time you chose, in iMessage or Telegram, and logs your reply. The check-in comes to you, which is the part habit apps cannot do.

### Can I track more than one habit?

Yes. Give folk as many habits as you want, each with its own time. Folk keeps a separate streak for each and can roll them into one nightly check-in if you prefer fewer texts.

### Is habit tracking free?

Starting a habit is free, and installing the habit-streaks folkway unlocks 7 days of daily check-ins on the free plan. Ongoing recurring check-ins are part of Pro, which is $9.99 a month.

## Related use cases

- [an ai accountability partner that keeps you on track](https://www.folk.com/use-cases/ai-accountability-partner)
- [an ai that nags you until it's actually done](https://www.folk.com/use-cases/ai-that-nags-you)
- [an ai that wakes you up and gets you out of bed](https://www.folk.com/use-cases/ai-wake-up-call)

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folk is the friend in your texts that keeps you on track (iMessage, Telegram, WhatsApp). Free forever, Pro $9.99/mo, Max $100/mo. Made by Nozomio Labs. Sign up: https://www.folk.com/