AirPosture
Real-time posture coaching from the AirPods already in your ears
- Version
- 0.3
- Released
- Size
- License
- MIT · Open source
About AirPosture
AirPosture turns the motion sensors inside your AirPods into a real-time posture coach. AirPods with dynamic head tracking know exactly how your head is tilted, all day long, and AirPosture listens for the slow forward creep that means your neck is taking the strain. When your posture slips, you get a gentle nudge to sit back up. There is no extra gadget to buy and nothing new to charge: just the earbuds you were going to wear anyway.
A live session shows a posture score ring, a timer, and a graph of how your alignment drifts over time, which makes it feel like a fitness tracker for your spine rather than a scolding. It supports AirPods Pro of every generation, AirPods from the third generation onward, AirPods Max, and compatible Beats earphones with dynamic head tracking, and the same tracking works during workouts to keep an eye on your form. Privacy-conscious readers will like the plumbing: analysis runs on-device using Apple's own ML frameworks, so your slouching statistics stay on your phone.
Getting it running takes some effort, and knowing why matters. AirPosture passed 100,000 sessions during its beta, but after a wave of copycat apps with aggressive paywalls (some of them outright malicious impersonations), the developer open-sourced the entire codebase under the MIT license. There is no App Store listing: you build the iOS app from source with Xcode, and because of the impersonator story, the official GitHub repository is the only source to trust. The project is currently on hold while the developer works full-time in AI safety, with a macOS version and auto-activity switching left on the roadmap. Read our full discovery: AirPosture: Your AirPods Can Remind You to Sit Up Straight.
Key Features
Real-time head tracking
Uses the motion sensors in AirPods with dynamic head tracking to watch your head tilt all day
Gentle posture nudges
Alerts you the moment the slow forward creep that strains your neck sets in
Posture score ring
A live score, session timer, and drift graph turn sitting straight into a trackable habit
Workout mode
The same head tracking keeps an eye on your form while you move
Pros & Cons
Pros
- No extra gadget to buy or charge; uses the AirPods you already wear
- Analysis runs on-device, so posture statistics stay on your phone
- Fitness-tracker feel: score ring, timer, and drift graph instead of scolding
- Covers desk hours and workouts with the same tracking
- MIT open source after a rare, principled response to copycat apps
Cons
- iOS only, and requires AirPods or Beats with dynamic head tracking
- No App Store listing: you build the app from source with Xcode
- Project currently on hold, so do not expect rapid updates
- Impersonator apps exist; only the official GitHub repo is trustworthy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is AirPosture on the App Store?
No. After copycat and malicious impersonator apps repeatedly got the original rejected in review, the developer open-sourced the code. You build the iOS app from source with Xcode, and the official GitHub repository is the only trustworthy source.
Which AirPods work with it?
AirPods Pro of every generation, AirPods from the third generation onward, AirPods Max, and compatible Beats earphones with dynamic head tracking.
Does it send my data anywhere?
No. Analysis runs on-device using Apple ML frameworks, so your posture statistics stay on your phone.