Auricle is a voice-first journal for people who want to capture thoughts without typing. It transcribes spoken entries and asks AI follow-up questions that can draw on past entries, people and themes in the journal. Its Apple Watch app records entries and syncs them to the phone, and the service supports voice journaling through CarPlay. It also works with Siri and watch face complications. Auricle identifies OpenAI and ElevenLabs as providers of AI features, and users can disable AI processing in Settings. The App Store listing says OpenAI does not train on API data used for that processing. The privacy policy says entries are stored encrypted, data is encrypted in transit and database records are isolated with Row-Level Security. Auricle does not offer end-to-end encryption because AI features process entries on its servers. Users can export or delete data in Settings. The Free plan includes unlimited entries and an AI follow-up question. Premium adds a full multi-turn interview, spoken questions, playback, and PDF export or audio sharing, for 2.99 USD per month or 24.99 USD per year.
Who it is for
Auricle suits people who want to record and reflect on thoughts by voice rather than typing. It is available on iOS, macOS and the web.
What is good
- Free plan includes unlimited entries.
- AI questions can draw on earlier journal themes.
- Apple Watch entries sync to the phone.
- Users can export or delete data in Settings.
What to know first
- Does not offer end-to-end encryption.
- AI features process entries on its servers.
- Full multi-turn interview is a Premium feature.
Verdict
Auricle pairs voice transcription with AI follow-up questions and supports recording through Apple Watch and CarPlay. Readers who require end-to-end encryption should note that the app does not provide it.
Auricle plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI journal apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Mobile apps
- ios
- Voice journaling
- Yes
- Guided prompts
- Yes
- Mood tracking
- Yes
- AI summaries
- Yes
- Personalized insights
- Yes
- Data export
- full
