An AI that controls your iPhone using a $7 ESP32 board as its eyes and hands
Personal AI agent for schedules, reminders, lists and everyday tasks
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Pricing model
Open source
Freemium
Pricing
Free to use; the ESP32-S3 board costs about $7, a USB-C cable is required, and optional AI services like OpenRouter are user's choice to pay for.
Free: 500 Energy for 30 days, no credit card required, first 1,000 accounts. Spark: $19.99/month with 1,300 Energy monthly. Pulse: $39.99/month with 3,000 Energy monthly. Surge: $79.99/month with 6,500 Energy monthly. Overdrive: $149.99/month with 13,000 Energy monthly. Self-hosted: €0 forever under
Key features
Screen mirroring via AirPlay to see iPhone display in real-time
Tap, swipe, drag, and type control through USB without jailbreak
iPhone app for task automation with visual feedback
Handsy CLI to connect computer-based AI agents over Bluetooth
Support for OpenAI-compatible vision models
Notifications before risky actions like sending messages or deleting data
Demo mode without hardware for testing
Optional free Handsy line with limited requests
Voice and text commands with natural language understanding
Calendar scheduling with recurring appointments and exceptions
Spoken reminders at scheduled times
Multi-task execution in single sentence
English and Spanish language support
Cross-device sync between phone and computer
Approval required for financial transactions
What makes it different
Only $7 hardware cost with no device hacking or jailbreak required
Open source MIT license for transparency and customization
Works with any existing iPhone through native OS features like Screen Mirroring
Two modes: use the app or connect your own AI agent for full automation
Asks for confirmation before performing risky actions like payments or deletions
Conversational AI that works like talking to a person, not a search interface
Fully isolated private cloud machine for each user with Zaelar Cloud
Free self-hosting option with full software access
Handsy AI
Zaelar