AI agent founder Alvaro Cintas has launched a new tool called Airtap. Unlike most AI assistants that only generate text, Airtap can directly operate apps you already have installed on your phone to get things done, and you only need to text your request to it.

Just text your request to Airtap, and it will handle every step of the operation after that. For example, you can ask it to:

- Order this item for me on Amazon

- Check if Orangetheory Fitness has an open spot at 6 a.m. tomorrow for me

- Post this photo to TikTok for me

The entire process requires no new app downloads, no long registration forms, and you can start using it right after sending your first message. If you want to track progress, you can also watch the cloud phone operate in real time via the web dashboard.


Airtap's core logic is actually pretty straightforward: it assigns you a real Android phone running in the cloud. You just log into your existing app accounts on this cloud phone, and then Airtap can handle all your repetitive tasks for you. You can even interact with it via Apple's built-in iMessage, no extra software required.

The platform already has a number of pre-built automation templates for common repetitive tasks most people deal with:

- Flight price tracking: Syncs prices from Skyscanner, Kayak, and Google Flights, and sends you an alert when prices drop

- Bulk LinkedIn job applications: Automatically submits one-click applications for matched roles every day, and pauses to ask for your input when it hits questions that can't be answered automatically

- Weekly coupon clipping: Automatically clips all available digital coupons from grocery, pharmacy, and big-box retailer apps for you on Sunday morning

- NYC rental search: Crawls StreetEasy and related rental boards every day, filters listings that match your requirements, and flags listings with bad reviews and potential risks

- American Express offer auto-claim: Scans your Amex offers daily and automatically claims high-value offers for merchants you use regularly

- Viral Weibo video collection: Scrolls through your Weibo recommendation feed daily and collects links to videos with over 1 million views

Once this workflow is set up, it's similar to traditional RPA, but costs far less, and regular users can configure it with plain natural language. Anyone who has worked with automation knows that the biggest pain point isn't writing scripts, it's adapting to constantly changing app UI layouts. Airtap's combination of visual control and large language models gets around this problem perfectly.

Many people in the industry already see promise in this direction: compared to AI that only generates text, AI that can directly operate existing software is the one that actually saves people time. One developer noted this technology isn't just useful as a personal assistant — for businesses, when customers message in, the AI can complete the requested service directly in the merchant's backend with no human intervention required, which opens up even larger commercial opportunities.

For privacy, Airtap implements complete isolation: you log into your own app accounts yourself, Airtap never stores your passwords, your cloud phone runs in an independent isolated container, and even the Airtap team cannot access your data. Right now, free registration doesn't require a credit card, you can [try it directly on the official website](https://airtap.ai/). Users based in China will need to send a text message to a designated US number to use the service.

What's the most repetitive task you do on your phone? Would you hand these tasks off to an AI to do for you?