Aphthos started as a simple bet: if you can run a great conversation in ten minutes, you shouldn't need a week to set it up.
Aphthos runs live, timed interview rounds that move recruiters and candidates through real conversations back to back — no dead air, no double-booked calendars, no week of email tag to land one call.
We built it because the best hiring decisions come from more short conversations, not one long one. A recruiter who meets four candidates in an hour learns more than one who spends that same hour with a single person.
When the rotation is automatic, nobody sits around. Recruiters move straight from one candidate to the next, and candidates only ever wait for their own turn.
Where a live product meets the guardrails a serious hiring team actually needs.
Live sessions move on the timer automatically — no one has to click "next" or manage the clock mid-conversation.
Candidates only get a slot after clearing your screening questions, so every round is worth the time.
Notes and ratings are attached to every round the moment it ends — nothing to reconstruct from memory later.