Welcome to Postface
What Postface is, who it is for, and how a text digest replaces the scroll.
Postface watches the accounts you connect and texts you the few things that actually matter. No feed, no app to open, no red badges. You read a short message, reply if you want to, and get on with your day.
How it works
- Sign up with your name and phone number. We text you a one-time code. Postface currently works with North American numbers.
- Connect the accounts you care about. Gmail and Google Calendar are included on every plan; see Integrations for the full list.
- Pick a rhythm. Free accounts get one daily digest at the time you choose. Pro accounts can get hourly updates, and Ultra accounts can get texts the moment something important arrives.
- Reply by text. Ask a question, say "less of this", or run a Blueprint. See Usage for every command.
Plans at a glance
| Plan | Digest cadence | Blueprints |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Once a day | 2 blueprints, scheduled or on demand |
| Pro | Hourly, 8 am to 9 pm | 10 blueprints, including hourly |
| Ultra | Instant when it matters | 25 blueprints |
| Creator | Everything in Pro | 10 blueprints, plus texting your followers |
Blueprints
A Blueprint is a standing instruction written in plain language. Postface runs it against the accounts you connected, on the schedule you choose, and texts you the result. If there is nothing worth saying, it stays quiet.
Examples
- Morning brief — Look at my calendar for today and any unread email from the last 12 hours. Tell me the first meeting, anything that needs a reply before noon, and one thing I can safely ignore.
- Waiting on replies — Find email threads where I sent the last message more than 3 days ago and nobody replied. List who I am waiting on and what about, oldest first.
- Repo pulse — Check my GitHub notifications and any pull requests waiting on my review. Tell me what needs me today and skip bots and CI noise.
- Slack catch-up — Summarise anything in Slack from the last 24 hours where I was mentioned or asked a direct question. Group by channel and keep it short.
- Meeting follow-ups — Read my Granola notes from today's meetings and pull out every action item assigned to me, with who asked for it.
- Training week — Sum up my Strava activities from the past 7 days: total distance, time, and the longest effort. Compare with the week before in one sentence.
Schedules
| Schedule | When it runs | Available on |
|---|---|---|
| Every day | Once a day at the time you pick | All plans |
| Weekdays | Monday to Friday | All plans |
| Weekly | Once a week on the day you pick | All plans |
| Hourly | Every hour, 8 am to 9 pm | Pro and above |
| On demand | Only when you tap Run or text its name | All plans |
Scheduled blueprints run in your local time zone. Any blueprint can also be run on demand from the app, or by texting its name.
Limits by plan
| Plan | Blueprints | Longest text per run |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 2 | 320 characters |
| Pro | 10 | 900 characters |
| Creator | 10 | 900 characters |
| Ultra | 25 | 1200 characters |
Sharing to the library
Blueprints are private by default. You can submit one to the Postface library so other people can copy it. Submitted blueprints show as In review until they are approved (In library) or sent back (Not approved). Only the instruction is shared, never your data or your connected accounts.
