Pick a purpose
Choose a routine you want to make easier.
Studio home ↗⌁ Your Tapling is ready!
Hello, Tapling!
You found your Tapling’s setup guide. Choose your phone below to connect it to a helpful action—then tap whenever you want that action to happen.
About 5 minutes • No coding needed
⌁ TapTrigger a helpful routine
Connect your phone
Follow the guide made for your device.
Tap and go
Hold your phone near the Tapling to run it.
Make it yours
One tiny tap.
So many possibilities.
A Tapling can run one simple action—or link several small steps into a complete routine. Start with the part that creates the most friction, then add actions as you get comfortable.
💊 Remember & log🧭 Get where you’re going💞 Stay connected💧 Build healthy habits🎯 Start with less friction🌿 Regulate & reset
Tapling routine library
Borrow an idea.
Make it your own.
Each recipe shows a possible chain of actions. Use the whole sequence, choose just one step, or mix actions from different cards to fit your life.
Medication
The victory lap
Make taking medication feel complete, celebrated, and easy to remember later.
1Text an accountability partner↓
2Add the date and time to a note↓
3Play a victory song
Make it yours
Open a medication tracker • Start a refill reminder • Show an encouraging message
Navigation
Ready, set, go
Turn getting out the door into one smooth sequence.
1Start directions to home, work, or school↓
2Play a favorite playlist or audiobook↓
3Text your estimated arrival time
Make it yours
Open your parking app • Set driving focus • Remind you what to bring
Connection
Thinking of you
Create a small, low-pressure bridge to someone you care about.
1Send a prewritten check-in text↓
2Play a recording of their voice↓
3Start a meaningful shared playlist
Make it yours
Open a shared photo album • Start a call • Schedule the next check-in
Hydration
Sip and celebrate
Make hydration visible without stopping to open and update several apps.
1Add water to your daily log↓
2Show your progress toward today’s goal↓
3Play a tiny celebration sound
Make it yours
Start a refill timer • Open your hydration app • Text a hydration buddy
Daily habit
Brush and done
Record the habit and let your brain know the task is officially finished.
1Log the date and time you brushed↓
2Start a two-minute timer↓
3Mark the habit complete
Make it yours
Play a two-minute song • Open a streak tracker • Schedule the next reminder
Focus
Focus launch
Reduce the number of decisions between wanting to begin and actually starting.
1Turn on a Focus or Do Not Disturb mode↓
2Start a 25-minute timer↓
3Open the document or app you need
Make it yours
Play brown noise • Lower screen brightness • Add the session to a focus log
Morning
Gentle morning start
Gather the information you need without getting pulled into your phone.
1Read today’s weather↓
2Show your first calendar event↓
3Open your morning checklist
Make it yours
Start an upbeat playlist • Text a good-morning message • Start a getting-ready timer
Regulation
Reset button
Create a familiar path back to calm when choosing what to do feels hard.
1Open a breathing or grounding exercise↓
2Play a calming recording or playlist↓
3Start a five-minute reset timer
Make it yours
Dim the screen • Text a support person • Open a saved coping-skills note
Caregiving
Care completed
Keep everyone in the loop about pet care, child routines, or shared responsibilities.
1Log food, medication, or a completed task↓
2Text the other caregiver↓
3Start the timer for the next step
Make it yours
Open a shared care note • Add supplies to a shopping list • Record a quick observation
Choose your phone
Let’s connect your Tapling.
Menu names can vary a little by phone model and software version.
iPhone
Apple Shortcuts
- 1
Open Shortcuts, tap Automation, then tap + or New Automation.
- 2
Choose NFC, tap Scan, and hold the top of your iPhone near your Tapling. Give it a name.
- 3
Choose what should happen: open an app, start a timer, append to a note, send a message, or combine several actions.
- 4
Choose Run Immediately (or turn off Ask Before Running on older versions), then save and test.
- 5
If your shortcut asks for permission the first time it runs, approve the actions you want it to complete, then tap again to test the finished routine.
Samsung Galaxy
Modes and Routines
- 1
Open Modes and Routines, choose Routines, and tap +.
- 2
Under If, choose NFC tag, then scan and name your Tapling.
- 3
Under Then, add the action—or several actions—you want it to run.
- 4
Tap Save, then test with NFC turned on and your phone unlocked.
- 5
If your routine asks for permission the first time it runs, approve the actions you chose, then tap again to test the finished routine.
Other Android phones
MacroDroid
- 1
Install MacroDroid and tap Add Macro.
- 2
Under Triggers, tap + → Device Events → NFC Tag → Write New Tag.
- 3
Name your Tapling, then hold it near your phone when MacroDroid asks you to write the tag.
- 4
Under Actions, tap + and choose what your phone should do. Approve only the permissions it needs.
- 5
Add optional constraints, save, and tap your Tapling to test.
Before you begin
Keep your Tapling close by.
Your phone will ask you to scan or write the Tapling while you create the automation. Wait for that prompt—there is no separate programming step to complete first.
Change your mind anytime
Ready for a new routine?
Edit or delete the old automation, then scan the same Tapling while creating a new one. Your Tapling can grow and change along with your routines.