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TapAI
TapAI is an iOS productivity assistant you trigger with a double-tap on the back of your iPhone. It reads text on your current screen and runs ChatGPT tasks without forcing you to switch apps. You can pull calendar events into Apple Calendar, to-dos into Reminders, expenses into Google Sheets, or get chat replies while staying in WhatsApp, Telegram, or Line.
Unlike standalone AI chat apps, TapAI is built around on-screen context from whatever app you already have open. Back Tap activation means you never leave Safari, a messaging thread, or a receipt photo to paste text into a separate bot. Ultimate accounts add GPT-4o with visual recognition for multimodal screen understanding.
Busy iPhone users, students, and professionals who juggle messages, receipts, and schedules in multiple apps use TapAI to cut copy-paste steps. The site lists calendar extraction, receipt parsing, webpage summarization, and multilingual chat translation as core workflows.
Activate TapAI with a double-tap on the iPhone back using Back Tap
Starter Yearly plan includes 10,000 requests on GPT-4o-mini
Ultimate Yearly unlocks GPT-4o with visual screen comprehension
Push calendar events to Apple Calendar and tasks to Apple Reminders
Parse receipts and sync expense rows into Google Sheets automatically
Summarize Safari pages and translate on-screen chat text
Generate replies for WhatsApp, Telegram, Line, and social comment threads
Runs from any app via Back Tap without forcing an app switch.
Ties screen context to Apple Calendar, Reminders, Notes, and Google Sheets.
Ultimate tier unlocks GPT-4o visual understanding of on-screen content.
Supports multilingual on-screen translation for international chats.
Requires an iPhone with Back Tap setup; not available on Android.
Paid tiers are yearly plans with request caps, not unlimited monthly use.
Advanced and Ultimate yearly tiers cap at 1,000 requests versus 10,000 on Starter.
Depends on ChatGPT availability and your OpenAI processing limits per plan.
How do I activate TapAI on my iPhone?
TapAI runs when you double-tap the back of your iPhone using the Back Tap accessibility setting. TapAI then reads the active screen and processes the text with ChatGPT without leaving your current app.
What AI models does TapAI use?
TapAI routes normal users through GPT-4o-mini while Ultimate subscribers get GPT-4o, including visual recognition on Ultimate accounts. Advanced and Ultimate yearly plans list the high-quality GPT-4o model on the pricing table.
Is there a free trial for TapAI?
TapAI offers a free One Day plan with 5 requests and basic text extraction. Paid yearly tiers start at $9 for Starter with 10,000 requests on GPT-4o-mini.
How does TapAI connect to Google Sheets?
TapAI can parse receipt and billing text from your screen, extract the financial fields, and push rows into a linked Google Sheet. Setup steps are documented in the TapAI shortcut install guide on the site.
Can TapAI translate WhatsApp messages?
Yes. TapAI translates on-screen chat text and messages from apps like WhatsApp, which helps when you are chatting with international contacts without switching to a separate translator.
What does the Ultimate plan include?
TapAI Ultimate Yearly costs $29 and includes 1,000 requests with premium text extraction, GPT-4o visual capabilities, prioritized new-version upgrades, and 24/7 high-priority support.
Does TapAI store my screen data?
TapAI states that uploaded data is sent directly to ChatGPT and is not stored or shared by TapAI. That lets you process receipts and chats with less worry about the app keeping copies.