About MyPerchi
A small team in India making desk devices that stay on your side
MyPerchi is a small hardware company in Bengaluru, India, founded by Nawneet. We make Perchi, a silent phone stand with an OLED face that starts a focus block when your phone rests on it, and Perchi Matrix, a connected LED desk display with 60+ integrations and 70+ apps. One app library, one dashboard, no subscription, works offline.
Why we started
The phone on the desk, and three gadgets that each got a third of it right
Perchi exists because three kinds of desk gadget each hold a third of the answer, and none has the whole thing. We wanted the missing device: one that treats putting your phone down as the point, reacts to things that really happened, and keeps working whether or not we do.
Desk pets are cute, then repetitive
Robots with faces are charming and filmable, but they perform a canned loop. Reviewers report getting tired of the patterns within days, and the ones that add voice or AI trade calm for theatre. Lesson: expressions have to come from real events, and the device has to be silent.
Ambient displays are useful, then orphaned
Pixel displays show the numbers that matter, and nobody feels anything. Worse, many render in a cloud the owner does not control. Lesson: keep the core loop on the device and on your LAN, and put a face next to the number.
Focus tools live inside the phone
Focus apps, timers and blockers are the fastest-moving of the three categories, and nearly every one of them runs on the device you are trying to put down. Lesson: make the mechanic physical. The phone's resting place should be the timer.
Two lessons we keep on the wall
Tidbyt, a well-liked pixel display, paused manufacturing when its team joined another company in November 2024; its owners still depend on a cloud they do not run (tidbyt.com, checked 2026-09-18). Vector, a desk robot, outlived its first maker's bankruptcy in 2019, and today its voice features sit behind a monthly membership (anki.bot, checked 2026-09-18). Neither company set out to strand anyone. We designed for the day it happens anyway: the face, Phone Nap, clock, timers and cached apps run on the device, the local API and MQTT keep working on your LAN, and firmware updates are signed.
What we built instead
For students, early-career knowledge workers and creators who fight their phone for attention and want their desk to feel alive, Perchi is a desk companion and phone stand that turns putting your phone down into something that visibly rewards you and celebrates your real wins. Perchi Matrix is the same idea for people who want every number that matters in one box on the desk, with no subscription. Both are priced for India first: see pricing and how they compare.
Who we are
A small team, one platform, two devices
MyPerchi is a small team in Bengaluru, India. We built the platform first (the dashboard, the app library, pairing, signed updates), finished and tested it, and then gave it a face. The firmware, the server, the dashboard and the apps are written by the same people who answer your email.
A note from the founder
MyPerchi started as a 24x8 LED matrix built from three 8x8 panels and an ESP32-S3 on a desk in Bengaluru. The platform grew around it: apps, pairing, signed updates, a dashboard. Somewhere along the way the pattern got hard to ignore. Every desk gadget I looked at was a third of the answer. Desk pets are charming for a few days and then loop. Displays show the numbers, but nobody feels anything, and some of them stop working when their company does. Focus apps help, but they live inside the phone you are trying to put down.
Perchi is the device I could not buy: a phone stand with a face, so that putting the phone down is what makes it come alive, and the wins it celebrates are real ones from the accounts you already use. We chose no speaker, no battery and no AI on purpose. It should be calm enough to sit next to for 8 hours and honest enough that nothing it shows is made up. If we get that right, the rest is details.
Nawneet, FounderBengaluru, India
What we believe
Six principles we use to say no
Each of these has already cost us a feature. They are the reason Perchi has no speaker, why a block that ends early ends as partial rather than as a failure, and why the face reacts to a sale but not to a timer we made up.
Attention is the job
Every feature either protects your focus or marks a real win. If it does neither, it does not ship, however cute it would look in a clip.
Real over random
Expressions come from real events: a phone put down, a payment, a green build, a new star, a friend's tap. Idle animation is garnish, never the meal. This is our answer to desk pets that get tiresome after a few days.
Never punitive
Perchi pauses, sighs and waits. It never shows a red screen and never takes away what you finished. Lift the phone for a minute and it carries on; longer than that and the block ends as partial, not as a loss.
Silent, plugged in, no chores
No speaker, no battery, no feeding, no death, no voice. Perchi is USB-C powered; Perchi Matrix runs from a 5 V supply. Calm enough to sit next to for 8 hours.
Ours to keep
The face, Phone Nap, clock, timers and cached apps work without our servers. An authenticated local API and MQTT keep working on your LAN. Every firmware update is signed. Shell print files are to be published under an open licence.
One platform
Perchi and Perchi Matrix share one app library (60+ integrations, 70+ apps), one dashboard, one pairing flow and one update pipeline. A fix for one is a fix for both.
How it is built
How Perchi and Perchi Matrix are built
Both devices are an ESP32-S3 running Perchi OS, one firmware family where the display geometry is data, not a build. They pair from a browser, receive signed updates that roll out in stages and roll back on their own, and expose an authenticated local API and MQTT on your LAN. The numbers below come from the build reports, dated.
Hardware
- Perchi
- ESP32-S3 with a 0.96 inch 128x64 monochrome OLED, capacitive touch designed to work through the shell, USB-C 5 V, no battery. Serial prefix MXP.
- Perchi Matrix
- ESP32-S3 driving 24x8 WS2812B RGB pixels (192 LEDs) at launch; 32x8, 64x16 and 64x32 are built on the same firmware and open later on the waitlist. 5 V supply, 3 A or more recommended for 24x8. Serial prefix MXW.
- Not printed yet
- Weight, dimensions and power draw are not on this site until they are measured on production units after the hardware bench pass.
Firmware
- Perchi OS
- One image per device type; the factory writes the geometry and the serial into a per-unit partition, so one build serves every size.
- Updates
- Signed with a key that never touches our servers; staged rollouts at 1%, 10%, 50% and 100% that halt themselves; a trial boot that rolls back if the new image cannot connect.
- Resilience
- Safe mode after 3 crash boots (clock only, still updatable). The local API is off by default and authenticated when on; MQTT with Home Assistant discovery.
Platform
- Dashboard
- A web app, nothing to install. Pairing over Bluetooth with a 6-digit code, or Wi-Fi plus an 8-character code from an iPhone.
- For builders
- REST API with an OpenAPI 3.1 description, inbound webhooks with provider presets, an MCP server with 12 tools, an SDK and the mtx CLI, and a no-code app builder.
- Rendering
- One deterministic renderer in TypeScript and one in C, checked against each other on 107 golden scenes and 759 frames, so the preview in the browser is the frame on the device.
Security and testing
- Identity
- Passkeys first, no password by default. Each device generates its own P-256 key and never transmits it; the pairing code and your Wi-Fi password never reach our servers.
- Secrets
- Connected-account secrets are encrypted per record and never come back to the browser. An internal threat model of 49 named threats maps each one to an automated test that CI requires.
- Tests
- 4,271 automated tests across contracts, renderer, SDK, server and dashboard passed on 2026-09-14; 1,000 simulated devices ran for 10 minutes with 0 errors; 24 firmware host suites and 8 fuzz targets.
The full trust story, including what we do not claim yet, is on the security page. The API, webhooks, MCP tools and local API are documented for customers on the developer page. The three planned shells (Classic at launch; Cat ears and Robot later) are on the shells page.
Where we are
Where we are today
The software is built and the hardware is at the bench. The platform and the Perchi software are finished and tested (17 September 2026), and the owner bench pass on real OLED glass and electrodes is waiting for parts. Batch 2 reservations are open; nothing is charged today.
- STEP 1
Software: built
Contracts, renderer, firmware, server and dashboard for both devices are finished and tested. Every dated milestone, with real counts, is on the changelog.
- STEP 2
Hardware: bench pass pending
Every Perchi firmware item passes its host tests; none has run on a real panel yet. Until the bench pass, we print estimates and never a ship date.
- STEP 3
Batch 2: reservations open
No payment today. We email a checkout link when your unit is bench-tested; current estimated wait 2 to 3 weeks from the day you reserve. Cancel any time before then.
Prices on this site
How we check the prices on this site
Every competitor price and availability claim on our comparison and alternatives pages carries the date we checked it and a link to the source. The last full check was 2026-09-18; we re-check at least every quarter and whenever a reader tells us a figure has moved.
When two sources disagree on the same day, we drop the claim rather than pick the flattering one. Our own prices are set in one place and rendered everywhere, so the price on a comparison page is the price on the reservation form. Spotted an error? Write to hello@myperchi.com and we will correct it and date the correction.
Where to find us
Where to find MyPerchi
We publish here first: the changelog for dated changes, the blog for longer notes and the press kit for the fact sheet. Email hello@myperchi.com for anything else, or use the contact page. Social handles are listed here as each account goes live.
Questions about the company
Who makes Perchi and Perchi Matrix?
MyPerchi, a small hardware team in Bengaluru, India, founded by Nawneet. We design the devices, write the firmware (Perchi OS), run the dashboard and the app library, and answer support ourselves. Both devices are designed and assembled in Bengaluru, India, and every unit is bench-tested before it leaves.
Where is MyPerchi based?
In Bengaluru, India. Units are designed and assembled in Bengaluru, shipped across India with Shiprocket, and supported from India by email. International shipping opens with the global batch.
Why does MyPerchi make both a desk companion and an LED display?
Because they are one product family on one platform. Perchi Matrix came first: a 24x8 LED display for the numbers that matter, with 60+ integrations. Perchi reuses the same app library, pairing, signed updates and dashboard, and adds a face, touch and the Phone Nap focus loop. A fix or a new app for one is a fix or a new app for both, which is how a small team keeps two devices honest.
Why is it called Perchi?
Because you perch your phone on it. The tap on Perchi's head is a boop. The company is MyPerchi, the LED display is Perchi Matrix, and the linked pair is Perchi for two.
How can I follow what MyPerchi is building?
The changelog lists every dated firmware, dashboard, app, hardware and website change, newest first, with real test counts. The blog carries longer notes, and the press kit has the fact sheet. If you reserve a device, batch changes reach you by email before a date moves.
Product questions are answered on the FAQ; how a focus block works is on How Phone Nap works.
Batch 2 - estimated 2 to 3 weeks, no payment today
Put a Perchi on your desk
Perchi is ₹2,999 incl. GST (MRP ₹3,499). No subscription needed.
No payment today. We email a checkout link when your unit is bench-tested; current estimated wait 2 to 3 weeks from the day you reserve. Cancel any time before then.