Productivity · Mobile app
Slate - Private Voice Journal
Private, on-device audio diary and reflection tool for iPhone.
Slate is a voice journaling app that transcribes and analyzes spoken thoughts entirely on your device without sending data to external servers. It uses on-device Apple Intelligence to extract key lines, organize topics, and compile weekly reflections. It requires no user account, has no tracking SDKs, and functions completely offline in airplane mode.
What it's for
- Record daily spoken thoughts without exposing private audio to cloud servers
- Review weekly audio journal themes and recurring topics automatically every Sunday
- Search past journal entries by spoken words, mentioned people, or places
Features
- 100% on-device speech transcription with filler word removal
- On-device Apple Intelligence reflections identifying key lines and context
- Sunday weekly summaries tracking shifts, topics, and patterns
- Complete offline operation with zero servers, analytics, or network calls
- Automatic tagging of mentioned people, themes, and places
- Optional Face ID app lock and optional end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups
Pricing
Freemium. 1-month free trial; subscriptions at $12.99/month, $59.99/year, or a $99.99 lifetime purchase
Details
- Type
- Mobile app
- Category
- Productivity
- Topic
- Journaling
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- iOS
- For
- Privacy-focused individuals looking for a quiet, offline voice diary without cloud tracking.
- Alternative to
- Apple Journal, Day One, Rosebud, AudioPen
- Tags
- journaling, voice, privacy, on device, ios, apple intelligence
Why it was saved
- @elirousso: A fully offline, no-account, no-SDK product and an example of shipping an Apple-only on-device AI stack, plus a distinctive calm product philosophy.
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