lightfriend
Hey! I know many people are addicted to their smartphones including me, so I built a way to actually use a dumbphone in today's world. You just connect your stuff like whatsapp, email, calendar etc. and can then access them through SMS or voice calling with an AI assistant. There are a lot of apps on smartphones that allow you to reduce screen time but they all require you to fight the desire to not delete them. Even if you are disciplined, it takes away energy from your life that could be used elsewhere. Moving to a dumbphone frees you completely since there is no way to get lost to the…
lightfriend launched on March 31, 2025 with 11 votes, #2,427 of 7,215 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
What it does
With lightfriend’s AI-powered voice calls and SMS you can access calendar, email, messaging apps and internet AI search. Have all the benefits of focused lifestyle with a dumbphone while still keeping connected when needed.
Lightfriend brings important WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, and email messages to any phone by SMS or call.
Important people and messages from WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, and email reach any phone by text or call. Your friends keep using WhatsApp. You get the important update by SMS and can reply from your dumbphone. Photos and everyday chatter can wait for a digest. Alex: Change of plan — meet at the west entrance in 20 minutes! Photos from yesterday. A restaurant recommendation. Catch up in your next digest. An example conversation. Lightfriend uses AI to decide what can wait; you can add your own rules. Replies are queued before sending. Delivery depends on the connected service. Link WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, or email through your Lightfriend dashboard. Add rules for the people and updates…from lightfriend.ai
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey! I know many people are addicted to their smartphones including me, so I built a way to actually use a dumbphone in today's world. You just connect your stuff like whatsapp, email, calendar etc. and can then access them through SMS or voice calling with an AI assistant. There are a lot of apps on smartphones that…
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