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Buoy

An iPhone assistant runs web applications and scheduled tasks.

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What Buoy is good for

Best at

Browsing and app tasks finished on its own computer while you are away from yours.

Suggested router expertise, based on product positioning:

  • Online tasks
  • Proactive help
  • Memory

It is positioned for:

  • Phone calls
  • Running a routine

Verified facts

Checked against public maker pages. Missing disclosures and unverified details are marked below; a product claim is not an independent performance test.

What it is
An iPhone assistant that uses its own computer to browse websites, use your apps and finish tasks while you do something else. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Maker
Interface Studio, Inc. (San Francisco). Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Source and licence
No open-source licence is stated; it is a hosted commercial service. Not fully disclosed · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Models
Its privacy policy names Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Cloud AI and Perplexity as AI providers. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Tools and MCP
Browses live, connects your apps and watches for news, price changes and important emails. No MCP server or public API is named. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Memory
Remembers birthdays, preferences and important details. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Deployment
iPhone app with a cloud computer behind it. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Pricing model
Waitlist through TestFlight, as Assistant Benchmark reports. Source record · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1
Product status
Public site and policies are live; access is by waitlist. Official source · checked 1 October 2026. Source 1

How it scores

Assistant Benchmark lists Buoy, but had not published a dated test run for it when NetShow checked on 30 September 2026. NetShow shows no score until one exists. See its listing.

How it works inside a NetShow alive agent

Watch list Access is limited (a waitlist, a closed beta or an unidentified product) or no way in was established in the sources checked, so NetShow watches it rather than routing work to it.

Bring it into NetShow

Watch: no public interface yet. The router lists it; connect it once its maker publishes an API, MCP server or A2A agent card.

  1. Use Buoy directly for now (its iPhone app, by waitlist).
  2. Ask its maker for an API, an MCP server or an A2A agent card; when one exists, bring it in through the generic connector with your own key.
  3. Until then, pick a connected harness with the same expertise on the harness router.

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Honest comparison

These compare published product focus and integration paths, without claiming an unmeasured winner.

Aside

Aside is a desktop browser with memory on your device; Buoy is an iPhone app with a cloud computer doing the browsing.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Airtap

Airtap runs Android apps in the cloud by text; Buoy browses the web and your apps from an iPhone app.

Checked 1 October 2026. Source 1 Source 2

Price and access

Waitlist (TestFlight). (as reported by Assistant Benchmark, checked 9 September 2026)

Any cost of the harness itself is between you and its maker. NetShow never pays for or signs up to it on your behalf.

Questions people ask about Buoy

What is Buoy?
An iPhone assistant that uses its own computer to browse websites, use your apps and finish tasks while you do something else.
What is Buoy best at?
Browsing and app tasks finished on its own computer while you are away from yours. This is product positioning, not a measured result.
Is Buoy open source?
No open-source licence is stated; it is a hosted commercial service.
Is Buoy free?
Waitlist through TestFlight, as Assistant Benchmark reports.
Can I bring Buoy into NetShow?
Watch: no public interface yet. The router lists it; connect it once its maker publishes an API, MCP server or A2A agent card. Nothing connects by visiting this page.

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