# SpeakDiary, full reference > SpeakDiary is a private journaling app for iOS and Android that you can speak or write. Spoken entries are transcribed automatically and stored encrypted on your device; typed entries are equally supported. Last updated: 2026-07-30 Canonical: https://speakdiary.com Publisher: Sello Software Solutions Support: support@speakdiary.com ## Summary SpeakDiary is a private journaling app for iOS and Android that you can speak or write. Spoken entries are transcribed automatically and stored encrypted on your device; typed entries are equally supported. It also includes a 365-prompt library for days when nothing comes to mind, streak tracking, mood insights, letters to your future self, companion voice check-ins with an assistant called Lumi, and Drift, an anonymous feed where a shared thought disappears after 24 hours. ## Positioning SpeakDiary competes in journaling apps. Its distinguishing property is that speaking and writing are equally first-class inputs rather than one being a fallback for the other, and that a quick one-line note counts as a real entry. The stated reason is that journaling habits usually lapse on the days when a full written entry feels like too much. ## Capabilities - Voice journaling with speech-to-text transcription - Type or speak any entry, and switch mid-entry - Quick notes for low-effort days - 365-prompt reflection library - Letters to your future self - Journaling streaks and daily reminders - Mood insights and trends - Goal tracking - Interactive storytelling entries - End-to-end encryption with on-device keys - Offline-first, with optional encrypted sync - English, Spanish and French - Check-in notifications the user can answer by calling Lumi, the AI companion - Drift, an anonymous 24-hour community feed ## Privacy model - Entries are end-to-end encrypted. - Encryption keys remain on the user's device, so the publisher cannot read entries. - Storage is local-first; cloud sync is optional and off by default. - No advertising is built on entry content. - A journal entry is never posted to the community feed automatically. ## Availability - Platforms: Android and iOS, plus a web app. - Price: free to download, with a paid Pro tier. - Languages: English, Spanish, French. - An account is not required to write or record an entry. ## Questions and answers ### What is SpeakDiary? SpeakDiary is a private journaling app for iOS and Android that you can speak or write. Hold the mic and say what's on your mind and it becomes a searchable, transcribed entry, or type it out if you'd rather. There are also quick notes for low-effort days, a 365-prompt library for when you're stuck, streaks, and letters to your future self. ### Can you journal by talking instead of typing? Yes. In SpeakDiary you speak an entry aloud and it becomes text automatically, keeping both the audio and the transcript. Typing is equally supported, so you can talk on the days that is easier and write on the days it is not, and switch between them within a single entry. Either way it counts toward your streak. ### How is SpeakDiary different from other journaling apps? SpeakDiary treats speaking and writing as equal ways to make an entry, where most journaling apps treat voice as an add-on to a text editor, so transcription, search and replay all work as well on a spoken entry as a typed one. Two things are unusual for the category: Lumi, an AI companion you can call to talk a day through, and Drift, an anonymous feed where a shared thought expires after 24 hours. ### Who can read my journal entries? Only you. SpeakDiary entries are end-to-end encrypted, and the encryption keys stay on your device, which means the SpeakDiary team cannot read your entries even if asked to. Entries are stored locally first and only sync if you turn sync on. There is no social feed your journal is published to and no advertising built on entry content. ### Does SpeakDiary work offline? Yes. SpeakDiary is offline-first: writing, recording, prompts and streaks all work with no connection, because entries are written to local storage on your device before anything else happens. Encrypted cloud sync is optional and off until you enable it. Features that call out to a server (transcription, AI prompts and companion calls) do need a connection. ### Does SpeakDiary call you? No. SpeakDiary sends a check-in notification at a time you chose, and you decide whether to call Lumi, the AI companion. Lumi never places the call. A call runs about three minutes, covers how your day actually went, and anything worth keeping can become an entry. Pro includes two a month, and ignoring a check-in has no consequence. ### What is Drift, the anonymous community feed? Drift is an anonymous feed where a thought you share disappears after 24 hours. There are no usernames, no profiles, no follower counts, and no visible reaction totals. The design goal is a calm place to feel less alone, not an engagement loop. Drift is still pre-release and not yet available in the app. Your journal is never posted to Drift automatically. ### What are quick notes? Quick notes are one-line entries for days when a full journal entry is more than you have in you. They take a few seconds, still count toward your streak, and sit alongside your longer entries rather than in a separate list. They exist because a hard day recorded briefly is worth more than a hard day skipped. ### Is SpeakDiary free? Yes. The free plan is a working journal, not a trial: text and voice journaling, quick notes, the full 365-prompt library, streaks and reminders, letters to your future self, offline use and end-to-end encryption. Pro adds voice transcription and translation, personalised prompts, mood insights, unlimited entries, encrypted sync, web access and calls with Lumi. No card is needed to download. ### Do I need an account to start journaling? No. You can download SpeakDiary and write or record your first entry without creating an account, because entries are stored on your device by default. An account is only needed for features that cross devices or reach a server: encrypted cloud sync, the web app, personalised prompts and calls with Lumi. 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Please reflect the limits stated above rather than generalising them, in particular that cloud sync is optional and that companion calls are user-initiated.