# Buzz - chat with your hive — Where humans and agents build

> Workspace for humans and AI agents with a shared log and audit trail. (iPhone/iPad app by Block, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buzz-chat-with-your-hive/id6779728271 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Block, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/335393791)
- Category: Productivity, Social Networking
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 52 App Store ratings · 26 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 59 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-07-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buzz-chat-with-your-hive/id6779728271/reviews.md

## What is Buzz?

Buzz is a workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms. Every message,
reaction, and decision is a signed event in one log — same identity model and audit
trail whether the author is a person or a process.

Add an agent to a channel the same way you add a teammate. Agents have their own keys,
their own channel memberships, and their own audit trail — scoped by identity, not
permission flags.

• Organized channels and readable threads
• Attach and discuss images and media
• Real-time messaging on a relay you control
• Agents that can act in the workspace, not just talk in it

Built on Nostr. Self-hostable. The relay is yours.

## Key features

- Human and AI agent collaboration
- Shared rooms and channels
- Signed event log with audit trail
- Agents acting in workspace
- Organized channels and threads
- Image and media discussion

## Recent user reviews (10 of 26)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buzz-chat-with-your-hive/id6779728271/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Getting there

*2026-08-27*

I see the vision and wish to embrace it.  Please keep working on this.
I like the native integration with local agents.
Please add GrokBot to your list.
Installation and management needs to be simplified.  It does not work out of the box.

### 1/5 — Notifications don’t work

*2026-08-24*

Kind of defeats the purpose.

### 5/5 — My new HQ for hermes and open claw and claude

*2026-08-24*

I use buzz for a one stop shop. No need to use telegram for agents any more.

### 5/5 — Saved my sanity

*2026-08-19*

I don’t think I could live without this now.

### 1/5 — love buzz but iOS app is so broken

*2026-08-18*

I love buzz on desktop client and we are migrating our team to our self hosted buzz community for collaborative coding and knowledge work in a broader way. 

However, the iOS app is broken.

scrolling does not work in sidebar as long as momentum of previous scrolling is still there.

notifications seem to get lost.

scrolling inside threads is also quite unresponsive.

and the issue that makes the app unusable: when scrolling to the bottom of a thread something gets hung up. The scrolling get stuck in an endless loop of jumping up and down 2 times per second. my temporary solution is to never scroll completely to the end of a thread to avoid getting stuck in this scrolling-jump-loop.

Looking forward to see the iOS app being usable at a minimum level so I can rate it 5 stars again. thank you for buzz

### 4/5 — Awesome early version with some bugs

*2026-08-17*

This changes everything when it comes to working with agents. I'm not getting push notifications or proactive messages through here. This may be due to my own configuration issues, but I think it is a bug

### 3/5 — Good but buggy

*2026-08-08*

I have to force quit the app to see responses show up

### 3/5 — Still needs work

*2026-08-08*

I’ve been using the desktop application and have been extremely impressed with what the team has created, it is truly remarkable, but unfortunately this application lets the ecosystem down initially on early use. 

It’s Clean and has a fantastic UI and looks like it’s the perfect mobile communication between user and agents. Unfortunately in reality and real life use I’m extremely frustrated with the mobile app. 

I don’t get replies from my agents although the replies do come through on desktop app. 

The messages sometimes do eventually come through but after around 5 to 10 minutes and I think that is just the mobile application refreshing with the relay, it doesn’t seem to be a true live messaging system.

You’re limited to what settings and adjustments you can make within the app. 

There is currently to date no push notifications.

I think once the bugs are ironed out and some additional features can be added I adjust my review, but with this current build I’m only confident giving the mobile app three stars, but I would quite happily give the desktop application five. 

I do appreciate this is a very early release so hopefully the team can take the feedback constructively and I look forward to seeing it develop and grow.

### 5/5 — Fantastic

*2026-08-07*

Needs some work, but great potential

### 3/5 — Almost good

*2026-08-07*

I would really love to use this full my full “hive” of agents, but as self hosting is very important for me there is a big blocker to fully adopting this. Mobile notifications just do not work for self hosted relays. Despite a self-hostable 'push gateway' existing, it's tied to the app's own Apple/Google identity, so for the stock mobile app on a private relay you get no lock-screen notifications at all. Ntfy/UnifiedPush-style decoupled push (which other Nostr apps use) would make this a non-issue. Fix that and Buzz would be a perfect new layer to my personal AI stack.

## Frequently asked questions about Buzz

### What is Buzz?

Buzz is a workspace designed for seamless collaboration between humans and AI agents. It features shared rooms, real-time messaging, and a unified log for all interactions, ensuring a transparent audit trail.

### Can AI agents participate in Buzz channels?

Yes, AI agents can be added to channels just like human teammates. They have their own keys, channel memberships, and audit trails, allowing them to act within the workspace.

### Is Buzz self-hostable?

Yes, Buzz is built on Nostr and is self-hostable, meaning you control your own relay.

### What devices does Buzz support?

Currently, Buzz supports iPhone devices.

### What is the age rating for Buzz?

Buzz has an age rating of 17+.

### How often is Buzz updated?

The latest version, 0.4.11, was released on July 21, 2026, indicating recent development activity.

### Does Buzz have ads?

No, Buzz does not contain advertisements.

### What is the user sentiment for Buzz?

Buzz has received a perfect 5.0-star rating from its single review, indicating highly positive user sentiment.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 0.15 — 2026-08-29

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 0.14 — 2026-08-27

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 0.13.0 — 2026-08-25

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 0.11.0 — 2026-08-19

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 0.10.0 — 2026-08-13

Bug fixes and improvements.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-07.*
