HexTube : calm audio + photos

HexTube is a new kind of recording — audio-first, image-enhanced, and impossibly small. Completely free. No signup. No account. No data collection. Everything stays on your device. Instead of recording full video, HexTube captures continuous high-quality audio and takes a photo every few seconds. The result? A rich, re-playable moment that's roughly 100x smaller than video. You choose what to share, with whom — just like sharing any photo or video from your camera roll. CAPTURE VOICES YOU'LL NEVER GET BACK Your toddler's voice right now? You'll never hear it again. HexTube makes it effortless to record those fleeting moments — first words, bedtime stories, silly conversations — and share them instantly with grandparents. Unlike photo journals or baby milestone apps like Tinybeans, HexTube captures the audio that photos can't. HOW IT WORKS • Tap once to start recording • HexTube captures audio continuously while snapping photos at regular intervals • When you stop, HexTube assembles everything into a compact .mp4 file • Play it back, edit it, or share it instantly TINY FILES, FULL MOMENTS A 30-second HexTube is about 50KB — compared to ~50MB for video. A 3MB hex goes through iMessage or WhatsApp without compression or failure. Store thousands on your phone. Your storage will thank you. BETTER THAN AUDIOGRAMS Podcasters and creators: tired of 80MB audiogram files from tools like Headliner or Wavve? A HexTube of the same clip is under 1MB. The distinctive hexagonal thumbnail stops the scroll in any social feed. Add your headshot, episode art, or guest photos — no video editing needed. KEYBOARD EXTENSION Share hexes directly from any app's keyboard. Open a chat, tap the HexTube keyboard, and paste your latest recording — no app switching needed. BUILT-IN EDITOR • Rearrange or delete frames • Add frame subtitles • Replace photos from your camera roll • Choose a poster frame • Re-encode and re-share as many times as you want FLEXIBLE QUALITY • High Quality: 1080p capture, snapshots every 6 seconds • Compact: 720p capture, snapshots every 15 seconds • Custom snapshot intervals from 1 to 60 seconds • Choose the perfect balance of detail and file size DESIGNED FOR SHARING • Download to your photo library • Copy to clipboard for instant pasting • Share via any app using the system share sheet • Plays as a standard .mp4 in any video player or chat app • No accounts, no uploads — everything stays on your device Perfect for baby voice recordings, family audio memories, podcast social clips, voice notes that need visuals, travel logs, cooking walkthroughs, meeting recaps, or any moment where audio tells the story and a few photos set the scene. 100% FREE & TOTALLY PRIVATE Free forever — no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no paywalls. No accounts, no signup, no analytics, no tracking, no cloud uploads. Your recordings never leave your device unless YOU choose to share them, the same way you'd share any photo. HexTube never sees, stores, or transmits your private data. Your family moments are yours and yours alone.