Meet Noscroll, an AI bot that does your doomscrolling for you
TLDR
- Noscroll is an SMS/Telegram bot that monitors X, Reddit, HN, Substack, and news sites, then texts curated digests for $9.99/month.
Key Takeaways
- Built by Nadav Hollander (former OpenSea CTO) and crypto open-source dev @z0age; no funding announced despite inbound investor interest.
- Users text (415) 718-4828, authenticate their X account, and configure topics via natural language; the bot learns preferences over time.
- Aggregates from X, Reddit, Hacker News, Substack, blogs, research papers, and local news; delivers at user-set frequency or on breaking news.
- Priced at $9.99/month with a seven-day free trial; Telegram supported at launch, additional chat apps planned.
- Users can ask follow-up questions inline and add the bot to group chats.
Why It Matters
- SMS delivery sidesteps app lock-in and algorithmic feeds entirely, making the distribution channel itself a product differentiator.
- Hollander’s framing targets professionals with a “beat” (journalists, operators, investors) who need ambient coverage without active scrolling time.
- No competitor is named in the article, leaving the positioning as an uncrowded niche despite obvious overlap with AI newsletter and digest tools.
TechCrunch · 2026-04-23 · Read the original