Vaathi ride-uhh! Get early access

Reels · Shorts · Android

Scroll podhum, Nanba.

You said "just five more" forty reels ago. Vaathi keeps count, walks onto your screen and tells you to stop, in Tamil, the way a friend would.

  • Everything stays on your phone
  • Watches only Reels and Shorts
  • No account, no ads

Everything, up front

Vaathi enna pannuvaar?

What he does, what he doesn't, and why you'll thank him at 1 a.m.

Only Reels. Only Shorts.

Your feed, your DMs and your search are not his department. He counts one thing: swipes from one short video to the next.

Your limit, your rule

Twenty reels or ten minutes, you decide. Slide it, step it, or type the exact number.

Zero mode

Exam tomorrow? Pick zero. The very first swipe brings him in, and there is no bargaining.

"Inu 5 reels sir"

Not ready to stop? Ask for five more. He'll allow it, and be back the moment they're gone.

A count that follows you

A small bubble shows today's count while you swipe. When it turns red, Vaathi is on his way.

Your history, your dates

Today, this week, this year, or any dates you pick from a calendar. See where the hours went.

He calls you Nanba

Or Nanbi, or whatever your friends call you. His lines are in Tamil, typed the way you'd type it in a chat.

Stays on your phone

The app has no internet permission. It couldn't send your data anywhere even if it wanted to.

How it works

Three steps. Then he takes over.

  1. The rules screen: a limit of five swipes, set with a number field and a seek bar.
    1

    Set your rule

    A number of reels, a length of time, or none at all. One switch in Accessibility settings puts Vaathi on duty.

  2. A bubble at the top of Reels reading 233 reels today. The bubble turned red, reading Vaathi coming, 2 left.
    2

    Scroll like you always do

    He keeps count quietly at the top of the screen, and warns you when the limit is three swipes away.

  3. Vaathi walking in and waving over a dimmed screen. Vaathi holding up a stop sign under a bubble that says Podhum, Nanba. Phone-a keezha vai. Vaathi sweeping his hand out to the side as the app closes.
    3

    Vaathi walks in

    He covers the reel, holds up a hand and says his piece. Close the app, or ask for five more.

Privacy

Unga data, unga phone-la.

Your data, on your phone. That's the whole policy. No worries.

It can't go online

The app doesn't ask Android for internet access. With no way out, nothing it counts can leave your phone.

Two apps, nothing else

Android itself only tells Vaathi about Instagram and YouTube. Your other apps are invisible to him.

He can't read your screen

He hears that something scrolled, not what it was. No messages, no usernames, no passwords.

No account, no ads, no trackers

Nothing to sign up for inside the app, and nothing watching you use it. Delete your history with one tap.

The only thing we ever ask for is the email on this page, and only to send your invite. Read the short privacy note.

A look inside

Small app. Big attitude.

The Home tab, greeting you with Vanakkam and today's counts.
Today at a glance
The nudge with its two buttons, Close the app and Inu 5 reels sir.
The moment of truth
The History tab with totals by app and a bar for each day.
Where the time went

Be first to meet Vaathi.

Early access opens to a small group on Android. Leave your email and he'll come find you.