01 · Record
Say it before you edit it.
Tap the microphone and talk. No title, prompt or mood check gets between you and the thought.
For the thoughts you need to get out — not prompts you need to answer
Say it. It remembers.
Open it. Rant. Leave. Smart Rant keeps the original moment, then can show you what keeps coming up and what changed — with the recordings behind it.
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See it in action- Saved on your iPhone first
- Answers show their sources
- Normal · Private · Burn
The product
Talk now. Understand later.
Smart Rant gets out of the way while the thought is happening, then gives you useful ways to return to your own words.
01
Record
Say it before you edit it.
Tap the microphone and talk. No title, prompt or mood check gets between you and the thought.
02
Remember
Keep the original moment, not a summary of it.
Your recording stays beside searchable words, so you can hear the tone and context later instead of trusting a generated recap.
03
Ask
Ask your own past and open the receipts.
Ask a question across your history. Every answer can point back to the source moments it used.
04
Relive
Hear how something changed in your own voice.
When your history supports a real arc, Relive puts the original moments back in order rather than inventing a story for you.
Not another prompt
You do not have to “journal.” You can just say the thing.
Most AI journals start by asking you to reflect. Smart Rant starts with the unfiltered moment: rant, vent, think out loud, or save a memory. The reflection can happen later, when there is actually history to learn from.
Ask
Ask your own past. Check every answer.
- Only your recordings. Answers come from your own moments, not the internet.
- Sources you can open. Every answer lists the moments it used, down to the words, and plays the original.
- It says when it can't. If your history can't support an answer, it tells you instead of guessing.
ExampleFrom your recordings
What did I say about pricing the app?
Answer
You said Leo wants to charge from day one and that you still hadn't decided what you think about pricing. Nothing later says it was settled.
Based on 1 of 11 moments about the recipe app.
The moments behind it Open a source to check it
1Source 1 · Aug 1 · 9:50 PM“Leo wants to charge from day one”
Your words, as recorded
…talked to him again tonight. Leo wants to charge from day one, and I get why.
Plays the original moment · 0:48
2Source 2 · Aug 1 · 9:50 PM“i still haven't decided what i think about pricing.”
Your words, as recorded
…which is fine for him, but i still haven't decided what i think about pricing.
Plays the original moment · 0:48
Was I happier before the move?
You haven't said enough about this yet for an honest answer.
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What happens after you keep talking
The rant is the input. The pattern is the payoff.
Smart Rant does not need you to analyze yourself in the moment. Once there is enough evidence, it can point out changes across time and show you the recordings that earned the conclusion.
Open an insight to see the moments behind it.
See what Pro unlocks →ExampleAcross your own history
4 moments · August → September · sources available
Your choice every time
Not every thought belongs in memory.
Choose what happens before you start recording. The privacy decision is part of capture, not buried in settings.
See the full privacy model →NormalPart of your history.
Keep the recording, make it searchable, and optionally let it support Ask, connections and Relive.
Membership
Free keeps the habit. Pro finds more across the history you built.
Local recording, playback, search and your archive stay Free. Pro gives you much larger cloud allowances plus deeper patterns across time — what keeps coming up, what changed, what went quiet and how expectations compared with outcomes.
Free
$0Record, replay, search, and keep a private archive.
- Local capture has no recording-count limit; cloud transcription is separate
- 60 min of cloud transcription each month
- 5 Ask questions each month
Pro
$29.99 / year$3.99 monthly · about $2.50/month annually7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers.
- 600 min of cloud transcription each month
- 100 Ask questions each month, with source receipts
- Changed views, recurring subjects, what went quiet and expectation → outcome patterns
- Multi-moment Relive stories from your actual recordings
Blog & guides
Better ways to get thoughts out without turning journaling into homework.
5 min readWhy ranting can feel relieving and when it stops helping
What research on expressive disclosure and putting feelings into words can actually support.
Practical guideHow to start a voice journal when writing never sticksA low-friction approach: talk first, organize later, and keep the original moment.
ComparisonVoice journaling vs writing: which is better for you?Compare speed, nuance, searchability, privacy and how each habit feels in real life.
Something happened? Say it.
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