Questions people actually ask.

What is TIDE, in plain terms?

A fleet of real iPhones that creates, warms and posts to Instagram traffic accounts on its own. OFM agencies use it instead of a team of VAs running accounts by hand.

Are these real iPhones or emulators?

Real, physical iPhones. Each one has its own hardware identity and behaves like the device it is. Emulators and browser tools get flagged because Instagram can tell the difference. That is the whole reason TIDE runs on hardware.

What does it do?

On Instagram it creates and verifies accounts, sets the picture and bio, warms them up with real browsing, posts reels and stories with link stickers, adds highlights, and replaces banned accounts automatically. All on a schedule, all from one dashboard.

What happens when an account gets banned?

The fleet detects it and builds a fresh account in its place, so the phone keeps posting. Every ban and replacement shows on the Health page, with the account and phone it happened on.

How many accounts can one iPhone hold?

Most agencies run three per phone. You can push higher, but the risk of bans rises with it.

What is the difference between the two setups?

If we build it for you, we own and host the phones and you run everything from the dashboard. If you own it in-house, the system runs on phones in your own office, and we set it up and support it. The software is the same either way.

How much does it cost?

It depends on the size of the fleet and which setup you choose. Message us and we will quote your agency individually, once we understand your roster and how you get traffic today.

Who has access to my logins?

Logins are encrypted with a key that belongs only to your agency. They are decrypted only when a job needs them or when you ask to see them, and every view is written to a log you can read.

Can my managers have limited access?

Yes. Assign specific phones to a manager and they see only those phones and the accounts on them. No billing, no other creators, no settings.

Is this legal?

TIDE is infrastructure for running phones. What you post and where you post it is your responsibility, so read the terms of the platforms you use. We do not provide content or advice on getting around platform rules.

More detailed answers on scaling, warming, bans, hardware and proxies.