Show HN: Coach Bud, AI Motivational Coach via SMS

[aicoachbud]

Hey everyone, Bud is an AI motivational coach you interact with over SMS texting.

Bud will ask you about your goals, and through text will provide positive inspiration and motivation, actionable advice, and daily reminders to help you keep on track. Think of it as a helpful accountability buddy and coach that prompts you to succeed in your goals.

For example, reminders and tips on budgeting can help you make better daily spending decisions. Similarly, checking in on of one's dietary goals can help lead to better decisions right before eating out. Bud is very knowledgeable and can provide nutrition info and recommendations as well. Personally I like using Bud to ask me what I worked on the last few hours to help remind me to stay productive.

Feedback is appreciated! Bud is completely free and you can opt-out at any time.

Easy start: text "Hi Bud" to [phone]

(Text "Stop" to opt-out of messaging. Restart anytime by texting "Start".)

[savy91]

How do you plan to keep this running for free?

[aicoachbud]

We have some monetization ideas down the line, there's a lot of valuable goal-oriented information from the users.

In the meantime the cost per user per day is about a penny. We can slow down growth if it becomes too much.

[emflu]

Can you make this work for WhatsApp?

[aicoachbud]

Definitely feasible and on the road map if it makes sense for enough people :)

[mmsnberbar66]

would it work for EU phone numbers?

[aicoachbud]

Yes, it should have support for over 180 different countries.