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Thing 1.0

Version 1.0

Thing 1.0

The system. The app. The AI. Everything in version one — explained.

Thing 1.0 is the first release of the iOS app + AI backend that make up the live product today. The wearable companion is in active hardware bringup and is not part of what ships today — it's coming, and waitlist members get it first when it does.

The shipped system has two layers right now. First, the iOS companion app — built in SwiftUI, your voice + screen interface for the AI, plus a control center for preferences, health data, conversation history, automations, and account management. Second, the AI backend — a real-time voice engine powered by Google's Gemini Live API, running on Railway, with a Python browser agent for web tasks.

The app connects natively to Apple HealthKit, EventKit, Contacts, Reminders, HomeKit, and Shazam. It syncs with Google Calendar, Gmail, and Spotify through OAuth. Most things you can do on the app you can do by voice; the screens are there for setup, deep configuration, and reviewing your data.

The AI is a multi-tool agent with 55+ function-calling integrations. When you say "book a restaurant," it launches a real headless browser, navigates the site, fills forms, and confirms — all server-side via the browser-use Python service. When you say "call Mom," it places a real cellular call through Twilio. When you say "log my lunch," it writes directly to HealthKit. Today's release covers AI phone calls, web browsing and bookings, HealthKit read/write, smart home (Matter + HomeKit), music control and recognition, document and QR scanning via the iPhone camera, email and calendar management, navigation, timers, reminders, weather, and persistent memory.

Pricing is pay-as-you-go — $5/month base, plus metered usage. No tiers, no locked features. Every subscriber gets every tool. The wearable, when it ships, will go to subscribers and waitlist members first.

“The app is real. The wearable is in development. We won't pretend otherwise.”

Key capabilities

iOS + cloud today

SwiftUI app + Node/Railway backend + Python browser agent. The wearable is a separate, in-development project.

55+ tool integrations

HealthKit, Gmail, Calendar, Spotify, HomeKit, Matter, Twilio, browser agent, and more.

Gemini Live engine

Real-time conversational AI with function calling, memory, and context awareness.

SwiftUI companion app

Health dashboard, conversation history, automations, and account settings.

Pay-as-you-go

$5/month base + metered usage. No tiers. Every tool available to every subscriber.

Automatic updates

New integrations and AI improvements delivered over the air to the iOS app.

Experience it yourself.

A tiny clip. A quiet voice. Everything changes.

How It Works

2,000+ on the waitlist · From $5/month · First 30 days free

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