New in 2.3: Aloud is now completely free — and entries can carry photos, pinned to your walking route
Aloud Voice Journal & Diary
Speak. Your journal writes itself. Talk for two minutes on the dog walk, the commute, or in the dark — Aloud turns your words into clean, titled, mood-tagged entries, with as many photos as you like. Everything runs on your iPhone; nothing ever leaves it. And every feature is free.
Why Aloud?
A journal matters most exactly when you're least likely to sit down and type one. Aloud removes the blank page, the typing, and the friction — you just talk.
Speak — It Writes Itself
Talk naturally and watch your words appear instantly, transcribed by Apple's on-device speech engine. AI writes a title and senses the mood of every entry — tap the mood to change it. Add as many photos as you like and drag them into order; on a walk, each picture pins to the exact spot on your route. Pocket your phone and recording carries on — one tap on the Lock Screen stops and saves without unlocking.
See Patterns in Your Week
Mood trends, streaks with a weekly grace day, and a weekly AI reflection that gathers your themes, wins, and patterns into one gentle summary. Ask your journal anything and get a private answer drawn only from your own entries, re-read any entry through a Kinder, Growth, Perspective or Reframe lens, and watch the Year in Aloud map colour in with your moods.
Private. Absolutely.
No servers, no accounts, no analytics on your words. Transcription and AI run entirely on your device, behind Face ID if you want it. Optional iCloud sync uses your own private, encrypted database — invisible to us, readable by no one but you.
Aloud in Pictures
Version 2.3 — every feature free: no subscription, no in-app purchases, nothing to cancel. Nothing you've written ever locks.
Two Spoken Minutes a Day
Start an entry from a widget, Siri, the Action Button — or a prompt built from a workout, a place, or a photo from your day — and let your journal write itself. Completely free.
