Lound is a private AI voice journal for people who think out loud. You record spoken thoughts, Lound transcribes them, and the app helps surface patterns across entries, decisions, moods, people, and recurring themes.

No. Lound is a self-reflection and decision-support tool, not therapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Does Lound store voice recordings?

Audio is sent for transcription and is not kept as replayable audio on Lound servers by default. If you enable audio retention, replayable recordings are saved on your device for replay access and are not replicated to Lound servers.

AI voice journal for people who think out loud.

Get it out of your head.
Find what matters.

Talk through a thought. Lound helps you make sense of it and return to it when you’re ready.

Download for iOS

Free plan, no subscription required: up to 10 entries and 30 recording minutes a day.

Lound home screen with a saved thought to return to, an insight, and a follow-up prompt — A real app screen with example journal content.

What is Lound?

A private AI voice journal for spoken thoughts.

Record what is on your mind. Lound transcribes it, then helps you find patterns across entries, decisions, moods, people, and recurring themes.

Your original words stay alongside the reflection. You can return to an entry, add to it, or export and delete your journal.

Is Lound therapy?: No. Lound is a self-reflection and decision-support tool, not therapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Does Lound store voice recordings?: Audio is sent for transcription and is not kept as replayable audio on Lound servers by default. If you enable audio retention, replayable recordings are saved on your device for replay access.

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Inside the app

A thought can become something you come back to.

These screens follow one example journal entry, from speaking about a meeting to seeing a pattern and returning to the thought later.

01Capture

Start with your own words

Record what is on your mind, or type it instead. Lound turns a spoken thought into a journal entry you can read and keep.

Tap the image to see the screen at full size.

Lound recording screen with a spoken thought about an unfinished meeting

02Make sense of it

See the thought more clearly

Your entry keeps your original words alongside a title, a short recap, and a reflection. In this example, the useful next step is to ask Sam which version to finish.

Tap the image to see the screen at full size.

Journal entry showing original words, a short reflection, and actions to write, record, or chat more

03Connect the dots

Notice what keeps coming up

As your journal grows, Insights can connect related entries. Here, two work entries point to the same problem: a missing decision, not a lack of effort.

Tap the image to see the screen at full size.

Insights screen connecting two work entries around a recurring decision

04Return

Pick up where you left off

Home brings a thought back when it is useful. You can return to the entry, record a follow-up, write more, or start a chat about it.

Tap the image to see the screen at full size.

Lound home screen showing a journal entry to return to, an insight, and a follow-up prompt

Screens show example journal content, not a person’s private entries.

Keep exploring

Your journal has more than one way back in.

Find a moment, look across days, or protect the place where you keep it all.

Ask about what you said before

Chat can draw on saved entries. In this example, Lound points back to a walk and a written plan when asked what helped after work.

Lound chat answering a question using two earlier journal entries

Find an entry by meaning

Search for “switching off” and find a thought about a walk home, even when the entry uses different words. Meaning-based search is part of Premium; keyword search is free.

Search for switching off returning an entry titled A calmer walk home

See your days together

The calendar shows your entries and their inferred moods over time. Tap a day to revisit what you wrote or recorded.

Lound calendar with journal activity and mood marks across September

Keep the journal yours

Choose Face ID or a PIN to lock the app. Your entries remain yours to export or delete.

App protection screen offering Face ID and PIN for the journal

A little more you

Make Lound yours.

Pick one of 14 looks for the notebook character that follows you through the app. The outfit stays the same while Lound’s expression and little accessories fit what you are doing.

You can choose a look during onboarding or change it later in Settings. Your choice is saved on your device.

Try Lound on iOS

Lound’s look selector showing the Bookshop regular outfit and how it appears in Insights, Recording, and Writing — The look selector in the iOS app. Tap for full size.

Why Speaking Your Thoughts Works

When you speak out loud, you think differently than when thoughts stay in your head. Lound captures this natural process and surfaces meaningful insights.

The Power of Speaking Out Loud

Time Magazine (2023)

"When you speak out loud, your thoughts slow down. That act of vocalizing helps you process them more clearly than keeping them in your head."

Key insight: External self-talk can support clarity, focus, and problem-solving. Speaking aloud puts scattered thoughts into a sequence you can hear and evaluate.

The Surprising Benefits of Talking Out Loud to Yourself

Read at Time →

Neuroscience of "Affect Labeling"

UCLA Study (2007)

In measured fMRI conditions, affect labeling was associated with lower amygdala activity compared with simply observing emotional stimuli.

What researchers studied: UCLA psychologist Matthew Lieberman and colleagues used fMRI scans to measure what happened when people put feelings into words.

Lound applies the practical side of that idea: say the thought, name what is happening, and give yourself clearer material to work with.

Lieberman et al., UCLA Neuroscience Study

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Speaking Improves Performance

Frontiers in Psychology (2019)

"Verbal self-guidance helps sequence complex tasks and maintains focus during challenging activities."

Proven in practice: Basketball players perform better when they talk through their moves. People find lost objects faster when they say the name out loud. Speaking your thoughts provides real benefits you can't get from silent thinking alone.

Self-Talk as a Regulatory Mechanism

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The Numbers Speak for Themselves

200+

Studies

Explore self-talk and journaling

fMRI

Affect labeling

Studied by UCLA researchers

3.75x

Faster than typing

Capture thoughts naturally

2 min

To start

Enough to get the thought out

Why Pattern Memory Helps

Built on cognitive science principles, Lound helps you process thoughts by surfacing patterns and connections you'd miss on your own.

What You're Dealing With

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Your best ideas disappear into mental chaos

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You keep making the same mistakes without noticing

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Good intentions fade before you can act on them

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Decisions feel overwhelming with too many factors

What Changes for You

Your thoughts get captured and connected automatically

You start noticing patterns in how you think and decide

You start seeing connections between ideas

Decision-making becomes clearer and less overwhelming

Memory for Your Own Patterns

Lound remembers your conversations and connects dots you'd miss alone. See patterns in how you think, what tends to affect you, and what tends to work for you.