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26,100+actually studying

you better study.

the friend in your texts that builds the study plan, runs the timer, and won't let you flop the exam.

make me study

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the math

you'll spend 4+ hours today scrolling.

let's give some of that to your gpa.

folk lives in the same place your scroll does: your texts. it turns a slice of that time into study blocks: one chapter, one timer, one day at a time.

what folk does

what if your texts actually made you study?

no new app to remember to open. folk works inside iMessage, telegram, and whatsapp, where you already are.

your plan, every morning

built from your real deadlines, not a generic study-tips listicle. it lands in your texts before the feed gets you.

morning 📚 today: ch 5 notes + 10 practice questions, 25 min at a time. ready at 4?
ugh ok yes

it runs the timer

focus sprints with a friend watching the clock. phone face down, 25 minutes, then folk tells you when to stop.

phone face down. 25 minutes starts now. i'll text you when to stop.
done. that went fast??

it knows your deadlines

folk remembers the midterm, the essay, and exactly which chapter you've been avoiding, then it brings it up first.

bio midterm in 3 days and you haven't touched ch 7. tonight we fix that. 8pm?
fine 💀
the system

studying consistently feels impossible. until now.

tell folk what's due: the midterm, the essay, the gpa you're rescuing. it breaks it into daily blocks, runs the timers, remembers exactly where you stopped, and picks you back up when you miss a day. no streak shame.

  • one block at a time, built from your actual deadlines
  • it holds your progress, even after a rough week
  • check-ins that follow up, as gentle or relentless as you want
bio midterm plan · day 4 of 5
on track
i have done basically nothing and it's in 5 days
bad but not fatal. today: finish ch 4 notes, skim ch 5, 10 practice questions. timer's ready.
ok starting
that's 4 study days in a row btw. same energy tomorrow 📚

people are actually passing.

26,100+actually studying4.9

went from cooked to a B+

“5 days out, zero notes. folk broke it into blocks small enough that i couldn't say no. i genuinely didn't flop.”

zoe l. · studying with folk

i was skeptical, i'll be honest

“a study buddy in my texts sounded gimmicky. three weeks in, it's the most consistent i've studied all semester.”

omar f. · studying with folk

the 25-minute timers rewired me

“i can't start things. “just 25 minutes, phone face down” apparently was the cheat code the whole time.”

hana s. · studying with folk

replaced my 1am scroll

“it texts me to shut it down and sleep because i said i wanted to be up at 8 for the library. i'm on my phone less, not more.”

leo g. · studying with folk

no lectures, just follow-through

“i told it i lost a whole week and it didn't guilt-trip me. it rebuilt the plan smaller and had me working the same night.”

ivy c. · studying with folk

it would not let up (good)

“told folk to bug me until i finished my problem set. it literally kept texting until i sent a photo of the last page.”

nate r. · studying with folk
how it works

three texts from now, the first block is done.

you text folk

say hey. tell it what's due and how behind you are. no judgment. there's nothing to install.

make it yours

pick your study times, your block length, and how hard folk pushes. change it any time by just… texting.

folk texts you first

the plan arrives in the morning, the timer starts when you said it would. it gets done because folk shows up, not because you remembered to.

your data stays yours

folk remembers things for you, not about you. it's private, encrypted, and you can wipe all of it whenever you want.

yours alone

never sold, never used to train ai. ever.

who else can see my memory?

nobody. just you. that's the whole list.

private + encrypted

your stuff lives in its own cloud computer, isolated from everyone else and encrypted where we store it.

where does my stuff live?

your own computer, locked and encrypted.

gone in seconds

delete your account anytime and your memory, messages, and cloud computer are destroyed. for good.

wipe everything

done. memory, messages, computer - gone.

read the privacy policy→

pick your plan

free

$0/ mo

free forever - text folk on iMessage, Telegram, or WhatsApp. no card, no clock.

  • 20 messages a day, free forever - earn up to 50
  • connect all your apps - Gmail, Calendar, Notion & more
  • link your bank - ask anything about your spending
  • browses the web and takes real action
  • remembers everything, forever
  • build your own app + 10 one-shot reminders a month

📞 want folk to actually call you? upgrade to pro to unlock voice calls

start free

$0/ yr. no credit card. free forever. upgrade anytime.

pro

$12.50/ mo$20

you save $90/yr

everything in free, plus the smartest models and folk working 24/7 in the background - while you sleep.

  • the smartest AI models for every reply
  • real phone calls with folk - 60 minutes a month, call or be called
  • watches your inbox - texts you when something urgent lands
  • watches your money - instant texts on charges, budgets & subscriptions
  • monitors prices, websites, and listings 24/7
  • morning check-ins, briefings & recurring automations
  • location-aware nudges + deep research reports
  • unlimited image generation + build up to 25 apps
start saving 3 hours a week

$150/ yr. 7 days free for new members, then billed annually. folk texts you before the trial ends. cancel anytime.

max

recommended

$66.67/ mo$100

you save $400/yr

everything in pro, plus the best AI models, priority support, and early access to new features.

  • everything in pro
  • the best AI models - or pick your own
  • phone calls with folk - 150 minutes a month
  • a human answers your support texts same-day
  • the biggest usage allowance of any plan
  • new capabilities land on max first - betas
subscribe to max

$800/ yr. 7 days free for new members, then billed annually. folk texts you before the trial ends. cancel anytime.

or get paid instead - invite friends and earn $25 cash for every one who subscribes.

get your invite link

your friend starts with a free week of pro, and folk gets sharper as the people you know come on too. real cash, paid out to you.

builders earn more: make a folkway and get $10 per customer it brings, plus $1/mo per subscriber running it.

common questions

the things people ask before texting folk.

short answers about how folk works, what it can take off your plate, and how hard it will actually push you.

  • folk is a personal ai that lives in your imessage, telegram, or whatsapp. you text it like a friend. for studying, it builds your plan from real deadlines, runs your focus timers, and follows up until it's done.
  • any of them. folk plans the work for every class, and when you're stuck it can explain concepts, quiz you, and walk through practice problems with you.
  • no, the whole point is that YOU do it. folk breaks the work into blocks, runs the timer, and holds you to it. it's accountability, not a homework machine.
  • your call. a gentle nudge at 4pm, or relentless texts until you send a photo of the finished page. you pick the energy, and you can change it by just texting.
  • you will, and that's fine. folk doesn't do streak shame. it rebuilds the plan smaller, catches you up, and gets you working again the same day.
  • yes, free to start, no card needed. upgrade to pro ($20/mo) whenever you want folk working in the background with zero limits.

the exam doesn't care about your feed.
start with one 25-minute block tonight.

the friend in your texts that builds the study plan, runs the timer, and won't let you flop the exam.

make me study

free forever. no card needed.

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