Touchstone vs Aphid

Your phone buzzes. You reach for it before you've decided to. That's not a choice — that's reflex. Touchstone puts something physical between you and the apps that keep you scrolling. A tap creates space. Space is where the choice lives. HOW IT WORKS Build a list of the apps you want less of. Customize the rules for that list. Activate it. Tap your phone to the Touchstone. Go live your day. Put your Touchstone wherever your day actually happens: desk, nightstand, kitchen counter, fridge. One tap starts a blocking session. One tap ends it. The friction is small, but it's real, and real friction is what turns reflex into a decision. INSIGHTS WITHOUT THE LECTURE Intention needs information. Touchstone turns raw screen time into answers: How often am I picking up my phone? Which apps take the most of my attention? When am I most likely to get pulled off track? Am I actually improving? No shame, no wall of numbers. Just an honest picture of your habits and how they're changing week over week. SQUADS MAKE IT STICK A locked door only works while it's locked. Being noticed works all the time. Start a Squad with friends, family, roommates, or teammates: Set goals you're all working toward Run friendly competitions to cut screen time Challenge each other to stay off specific apps See each other's progress and celebrate the milestones Nobody's policing anybody. But knowing your Squad can see the week you had changes what you do at 11pm. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Families use Squads to make phone-free dinners something everyone opted into instead of a rule somebody enforces. Students form study Squads through exam season. Couples take on evening scrolling together. Teams run focus challenges during crunch weeks. Whatever you're rebuilding, you don't have to do it alone. THE IDEA BEHIND IT Technology has become effortless. Intentional living hasn't. You don't need a phone that decides for you. You need room to decide for yourself, a clear view of what you chose, and people who are in it with you. Space becomes a choice. Choices become habits. Habits become routines. Routines become the life you're building. It's not about spending less time on your phone. It's about using it when you want to. WHAT YOU NEED Focus sessions, insights, and Squads all work in the app on their own. Touchstone also pairs with a small physical device, sold separately, that blocks and unblocks your chosen apps with a tap. The device is what makes the space physical.

Aphid is a quantum network that allows humans to multiply themselves on the internet and get work done simultaneously. Aphid is based on the premise of quantum superposition, which states that quantum particles can exist in multiple states or configurations at the same time until they are observed or measured. Clone /klōn/ An Aphid-defined term for the digital version of yourself that works online 24/7, freeing you from repetitive, manual work. A Clone is your self-multiplier: an autonomous digital worker you create, control, and deploy to communicate, assist, and work on your behalf. Create digital versions of yourself that extend what you can do without giving up control of the work they perform. What you can do with Aphid • Create Clones that handle conversations and digital tasks on your behalf • Generate shareable Clone profile links so people can interact with your digital worker directly • Track Clone conversations, activity, and interactions • Use Prompt Mode to work directly with your Clones, attach knowledge, @mention collaborators, and approve actions when human input is needed • Organize knowledge and workflows with Dimensions for different brands, websites, projects, or workspaces • Connect with other people across the Aphid Network by initiating conversations with their Clones • Track your Colony Feed for updates, conversations, likes, and comments across the Aphid community • Get summoned through Microshifting when a Clone needs real human input, then step in and take over the conversation • Create an Aphid ID as the human identity behind the AI systems you control Built for humans across industries, including founders, creators, operators, real estate professionals, teams, and anyone who wants to multiply their time. Humans should benefit from the AI that works for them. With Aphid, AI doesn’t replace your value. It extends your ability to create it. Your Clones can work, communicate, and operate on your behalf while you remain the human behind them. Welcome to “A Free Society.” Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/