Buddy — a wellness coach that lives in your text messages
Buddy
Meals, weight, water, gentle med nudges. No app.
Buddy

A wellness coach that lives in your text messages.

Meals, weight, water, and gentle med nudges — right in Messages. No app to download. Buddy remembers what matters and checks in kindly. A son or daughter can help set it up.

Text Buddy →
Opens Messages on your phone.
Free to try. Cancel anytime. $25/mo.
~98%
of texts get read
0
apps to download
SMS
just text — no portal
8:02
‹
Buddy
Today 8:02 AM
Good morning. Weight trend looks steady — and don't forget your afternoon water.
WEIGHT TREND 184.2 lb
Text Buddy → +1 (305) 450-7715 goal 183.5
weighed 183 today
Scale says 183, but your trend's 184.2. That's water, not fat — the real line's still heading down. 👍
Apps get abandoned. Texts get read. — Buddy works over plain Messages & SMS. Dignity, not surveillance.
JUST TEXT IT

Text it like talking to a friend.
It figures out the rest.

A photo of lunch. A number off the scale. "Took my pills." "Drank my water." Buddy logs it and replies in plain language — not another complicated app.

SNAP A MEAL
Chicken sandwich
lunch
Logged: ~620 kcal, 38g protein. That's lunch — 90g protein to go today.
WEIGH IN
weighed 183
Scale says 183, but your trend's 184.2, down ~0.6/wk. That's the real line. Water, not fat.
TREND 184.2 · −0.6/wk
REMINDERS
took my afternoon pills
Logged. Nice work. I'll check in again at bedtime about water.
Reminder set: evening meds at 8pm, quiet hours respected.

Meet Buddy.
Then pick a voice that fits you.

Buddy can be calm, warm, steady, or practical. Pick a personality — or describe your own. Always encouraging, never shaming.

BUILD-YOUR-OWN
"Talk like a patient neighbor who keeps me on track."
Same situation. Five calm voices. Tap one:
You: "forgot my afternoon walk again"
Buddy {{ personaName }}
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It remembers
what matters.

Your doctor's protein goal, that you dislike oatmeal, your evening pill time, that your daughter helped set this up. Buddy remembers — so every text builds on the last, not starts over.

3 weeks later · Tuesday 6:41 PM
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Smart enough to see your real trend. Kind enough to forgive a quiet week.

Most apps ask you to be perfect. Buddy watches your weight trend over days (not one morning on the scale), keeps protein and habits in view, and adjusts gently. You don't have to be perfect for it to keep helping. Wellness coaching — not a medical device.

WEIGHT TREND · 10 WEEKS 184.2 lb
goal 183.5
Raw weigh-ins (sand) vs. your real trend (navy) Text Buddy → +1 (305) 450-7715
Real trend

A morning reading is mostly water. Buddy smooths it into the line that's actually moving — so a spike never derails you.

Adaptive targets

It measures your actual metabolism from intake vs. trend, then re-tunes your calories every couple of weeks. No stale formula.

Forecast

It projects your trend to the finish line: when you'll hit your goal, and whether you're on pace — at a safe rate.

Like someone who checks in — not an app that pings you to death.

A morning hello. A gentle reminder for water or meds. A Friday wrap-up of your week. Always inside your quiet hours, about once a day at most, and never a guilt trip.

8:00 AM
Morning game plan
"Good morning. Aim for protein at breakfast, and I'll nudge you about water mid-afternoon."
2:30 PM
A gentle nudge
"Haven't heard from you today — no pressure. A short walk or a glass of water still counts."
FRI 5:00 PM
Weekend-prep digest
"Nice week: meals logged most days, weight trend steady, water reminders answered. Want a simple plan for the weekend?"
LATER
Bedtime check-in
"Evening meds done? Drink a little water, then rest well. I'll see you in the morning."
~once a day, max · quiet hours always respected · miss a day? no guilt.

What you can text Buddy about.

Weigh-ins
"weighed 183" → trend + rate
Meals
Photo or text, macros logged
Barcodes
Scan a label, get the numbers
Water & movement
Gentle nudges, walks count
Protein & habits
Simple daily targets
Streaks
Forgiving, never-miss-twice
Medication reminders
Gentle prompts you control
Bedtime check-ins
Quiet evening wrap-up
Voice memos
Talk instead of type
Custom reminders
One-off, daily or weekly
Daily macro check
Consumed and remaining
Custom coach
Design your own voice

Built to stick — not another app.

A 70-year-old uses Buddy every day — the founder's mom. No invented reviews. Just a habit that sticks because it lives where she already texts.

SIMPLE BY DESIGN

No app to learn. Text about food, weight, water, meds, and bedtime — in plain English. Buddy answers like a patient coach, not a portal.

FOR ADULT CHILDREN

Help a parent set up once. They keep the conversation. You get peace of mind that something kind is checking in — dignity, not surveillance.

CLINIC-FRIENDLY

Wellness support between visits. Patients text Buddy themselves. Clear that this is coaching — not a medical device or treatment claim.

Simple pricing for families. A coach that never clocks out.

A few free exchanges to prove it. Then one simple plan. Cancel anytime by texting "cancel."

Monthly
$25/mo
Start free
  • ✓  Unlimited texting & logging
  • ✓  Adaptive targets + forecasts
  • ✓  Proactive check-ins & digests
BEST VALUE
Annual
$20/mo
billed as $240/year · save 20%
Text Buddy to start
  • ✓  Everything in monthly
  • ✓  Custom coach personalities
  • ✓  Priority new features
FEEL-GOOD GUARANTEE Give it two honest weeks. If Buddy isn't in your corner, text "refund" and we'll send your money back — no forms, no hard feelings.

Your coach is one text away.
Say hi — or have your kids help.

Free to try. No app. $25/mo after. Cancel anytime by texting cancel.

Text Buddy →
+1 (305) 450-7715
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