an ai that helps you wind down and actually sleep
Yes. Tell folk your bedtime and it texts you when it is time to start winding down, asks how the day went, sets up tomorrow in two lines, and then tells you to put the phone down. It is a bedtime routine that comes to you, in iMessage or Telegram.
The last hour of the day is where good intentions go to die: one more video, one more scroll, and suddenly it is 1am. Folk is the friend who texts at 10:30 and says "start winding down." It asks one or two questions about your day, notes anything you want to remember for tomorrow, reminds you of the early alarm, and then signs off so you can too. If you want the phone down by 11, folk holds you to it and asks about it in the morning.
how folk does it
pick the time and what you want
Text folk "wind-down at 10:30, phone down by 11" and tell it what helps: a quick reflection, a reminder of tomorrow's first thing, or just a firm goodnight.
a short check-in, not a lecture
Folk asks how the day went and what is on your mind for tomorrow. Two replies and it is captured in your memory. Then it tells you what time it will wake you and says goodnight.
it notices when you are still up
If you text folk at 12:40, it will say so. Kindly, but it will say so. In the morning it can ask how the phone-down went and keep a streak of the nights you actually made it.
what it looks like
10:30. Wind-down time. How was today, one line?
long. exam went ok though
Ok is a win after that week. Anything you want me to hold for tomorrow?
email the TA about the extension
Saved, I'll remind you at 9. Phone down by 11, I'm calling you at 7:15. Goodnight.
frequently asked
Can folk stop me from using my phone?
No. Folk cannot lock your phone or block apps. What it does is text you at the time you set, check in, and hold you to the goal the next morning, which for most people is the part a screen-time setting never did.
Can it pair with a wake-up call?
Yes. Set a wind-down at night and a wake-up call in the morning and folk runs both on the same schedule. It will mention the wake-up time in the goodnight text so bedtime feels real.
Is the wind-down routine a paid feature?
The nightly text is a recurring routine, which is part of Pro ($9.99 a month). Installing the wind-down folkway on the free plan unlocks 7 days of it so you can see whether it sticks first.
folk can also
an ai that wakes you up and gets you out of bed
A real call to your phone at the time you set, then a text to make sure you are actually up.
an ai journaling companion in your texts
Text folk a line about your day. It keeps your journal, reflects patterns back, and nudges you to keep the habit - no app to open.
an ai that helps you cut your screen time without a blocker app
You set the limit. Folk checks in, asks for the number, and keeps a streak of the days you stayed under.
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.