Lound
Lound is a voice-first AI journal for capturing spoken thoughts and revisiting them over time.
What Lound is
Lound is a voice-first AI journal for capturing spoken thoughts and revisiting them over time. On iPhone, it transcribes recordings, keeps the original wording, and adds a title, recap, and reflection. Its insights connect related entries and point to patterns involving themes, moods, people, and decisions. You can use chat with saved journal entries; Premium adds meaning-based search and context from the full journal. Guided prompts, mood tracking, AI summaries, and personalized insights support regular reflection. The free plan costs nothing and allows up to 10 entries, 30 recording minutes, five-minute recordings, and 50 chat messages per day. Premium Quarterly costs $49.99, paid once, while Premium Yearly costs $99.99 a year. Both allow recordings up to 60 minutes, remove daily entry and recording-minute caps, and add unlimited chat, live English transcription, meaning-based search, full-journal context, and personalized reminders. Lound requires iOS 15.1 or later. Cloud transcription, analysis, and chat require internet access.
Good
- Voice entries retain original words
- Insights connect themes, moods, people, decisions
- Free plan available
- JSON export and account deletion controls
- Guided prompts and mood tracking
Watch out
- iPhone only, requiring iOS 15.1
- Cloud features need internet access
- Free plan has daily usage caps
- Premium plans are paid
Who it suits
Lound suits adults seeking voice-based self-reflection and decision support on an iPhone. It is not intended as therapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Verdict
Lound combines spoken journaling with summaries, reflections, pattern finding, and chat. Its free tier supports limited daily use, while Premium expands recording, search, context, and chat capabilities.
Plans and prices
From Lound's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Up to 10 entries and 30 recording minutes a day · recordings up to 5 minutes each · 50 chat messages a day |
| Premium Quarterly | $49.99, paid once | Recordings up to 60 minutes · no daily entry or recording-minute caps · unlimited chat · live transcription in English · search by meaning · full-journal context · personalized reminders · Lound Quarterly $49.99 |
| Premium Yearly | $99.99 a year | Recordings up to 60 minutes · no daily entry or recording-minute caps · unlimited chat · live transcription in English · search by meaning · full-journal context · personalized reminders · Lound Yearly $99.99 |
The facts
Each one read from Lound's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Age and operator
- The privacy policy describes Lound as operated by Nemantic LLC and intended for adults aged 18 and over.checked 7 Oct 2026
- AI data use
- Lound says it does not use journal content to train its own AI models, while provider retention is separate from model training and is not promised to be zero.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Audio retention
- Audio is sent for transcription and replayable audio is not kept on Lound servers by default; optional retained recordings are saved on the user’s device.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Chat and search
- Chat can use saved journal entries, while Premium adds meaning-based search and full-journal context.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Data controls
- Users can export entries and conversations as JSON or request account deletion through the app.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Insights
- Insights connect related entries and identify patterns across themes, moods, people, and decisions.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The privacy policy names AssemblyAI for transcription, OpenAI for AI analysis, Google and Apple for sign-in, RevenueCat for subscription management, and Apple App Store for payments.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- Lound is for self-reflection and decision support and is not therapy, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Offline limitation
- Transcription, AI analysis, and chat require internet because they run in the cloud; uploads may queue when connectivity is poor.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Lound is a voice-first AI journal that transcribes spoken thoughts, organizes them, and surfaces recurring themes over time.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Reflection
- Entries retain the user’s original words alongside a title, recap, and reflection.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- Lound says data is encrypted in transit using TLS/SSL, passwords are securely hashed, and access to personal data is restricted to what is needed to operate the service.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can contact support through a web form or by email, and the site says it will respond as soon as possible.checked 7 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- The App Store listing identifies Lound as an iPhone app requiring iOS 15.1 or later.checked 7 Oct 2026
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