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Open-source app that lets LLMs control any iPhone app (no Mac required)

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#52 of 132 on Oct 19

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points · since listing → Oct 20, 14:53 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 26, 19:55 UTC).

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21h

listed Oct 19, 19:55 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Oct 20ListedOct 20, 14:53 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 19h after listing
1 reading (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
2points
Comments
Rank in OSRC this week
#10of 28 HN
Rank overall this week
#301of 970 HN
Sector hit rate
4.5%1/22 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 20, 14:53 UTC
Last reading
2Oct 20, 14:53 UTC
Readings
1over 19h

Launch-day race · #52 of 132 Show HN launches on 2026-10-19

  1. #50Flyingcar.pet2 points
  2. #51Built a starship bay of retro TV dioramas featuring music, 1950–20192 points
  3. #52Open-source app that lets LLMs control any iPhone app (no Mac required)2 points
  4. #53Robotics startup with $10–12 meals delivered in SF2 points
  5. #54I made a tiny 2 MB screenshot tool for Windows (open source)2 points
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