Comparison

Confide vs Lound

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Confide

Record your day on video and engage in conversations with an AI that remembers your past entries. This app transcribes your thoughts, offers mood insights, and helps you build a consistent journaling habit with reminders and streaks. Keep your private thoughts secure with biometric locks and end-to-end encryption.

Highlights
  • Video journaling
  • AI bestie conversations
  • Transcription and organization
  • Mood and habit insights
  • Journaling reminders and streaks
  • Biometric journal lock
  • End-to-end encryption
Features
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Confide is a video journal that talks back. You record. We listen, organize, and turn your entries into real conversations with an AI bestie who knows your backstory. Why 200k+ Users Love Confide Your entries power real context. Talk to an AI that actually remembers what you’ve shared. Tap record. We do the writing. Confide transcribes and organizes your thoughts for you. Get helpful insights. See patterns in mood, habits, and places. Turn journaling into a habit. Gentle reminders and streaks keep you consistent. Keep it private. Lock with Face ID and store entries securely. What you can do Capture your day on video in seconds Chat with your AI bestie about anything on your mind Get bite‑size insights that help you grow Browse your entry calendar and watch your life story unfold Use prompts when you’re stuck on what to say Try fun extras on the Shelf like Soulmate Why it helps Journaling is linked to lower stress and better mood. Confide makes it easy and consistent, then adds smart feedback that’s personal to you. Made for real life 3 minutes a day is enough No perfect words needed Come as you are, we’ll do the rest Loved by 200k+ journalers “Blown away by the helpful layers. I want all my friends using this.” “It’s the journal I didn’t know I needed.” Privacy Your entries are fully encrypted end‑to‑end. Only you can access them. Lock your journal with Face ID or Touch ID for extra protection, export your data anytime, and stay in control of what you keep. Membership Unlock premium features like unlimited daily entries, enriched tags, secure backups, and early access to new tools. Take your journaling to the next level with Confide Membership! Read more about our terms here: https://confide.app/terms Read more about our privacy policy here: https://confide.app/privacy

About

Lound

This app allows you to record your thoughts and ideas, then provides AI-powered reflections, mood tracking, and thematic organization. It helps you revisit and follow your thoughts over time for self-reflection and decision support.

Highlights
  • AI voice journaling
  • Thought reflection and analysis
  • Mood tracking calendar
  • Thematic organization of entries
  • Follow thoughts over time
  • Keyword and meaning-based search
  • App Lock for privacy
Features
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Get it out of your head. Find what matters. Lound is a private AI voice journal for people who think out loud. Talk through a thought, see what stands out, and return to your own words when you're ready. A decision you keep circling. Something you haven't found the words for. An idea, a small win, or a day you want to remember. Press record and let your thoughts come as they are. You can speak freely, read the reflection afterward, and leave it there. SPEAK FIRST. MAKE SENSE OF IT AFTERWARD. Lound turns your recording into a readable entry with your words, a short reflection, mood, and themes. Start anywhere, or choose a prompt when you need a starting point. You can also type an entry. COME BACK WHEN YOU'RE READY Keep an entry on Home or choose when it comes back. Remove it from Home when you're finished; your entry and updates stay saved. FOLLOW A THOUGHT OVER TIME Tap Talk more to continue from an entry, or type an update. Your follow-up stays linked to the original, so you can see how your thoughts develop. Insights help you explore recurring themes, with links to the entries behind them. FIND A THOUGHT AGAIN Tap a theme on an entry to see other entries with that theme. Search your entries by keyword, or use Premium search by meaning when you can't remember the exact words. You can also ask Chat about your saved entries to revisit a decision or explore a recurring concern. REFLECT AT YOUR OWN PACE Browse the mood calendar to see the moods reflected in your entries. Choose check-in reminders, and protect access to your journal with App Lock. FREE VS PREMIUM Free includes recordings up to 5 minutes, typed entries, AI reflections, keyword search, mood calendar, and Chat. Daily recording and Chat limits apply. Premium includes recordings up to 60 minutes, unlimited Chat, live transcription in English, search by meaning, insights across more entries, and personalized smart check-ins. Subscription options are shown in the app. Lound is for self-reflection, journaling, and decision support. It is not a medical device and is not a substitute for professional mental health care, medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Terms of Use: https://lound.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://lound.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Confide4 screens
Lound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lound at 100% against Confide's 33%. Lound also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Confide's advantage is ratings volume (8.2K vs 12). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Confide sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days and Lound sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lound holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Confide has 8.2K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Confide's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lound's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Confide ships an update every 6 days, Lound weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Confide versus Lound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConfideLound
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8.2K ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8.2K — better12
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB42 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVon Ventures LLCNemanja Stojanovic

Customer experience

Confide

All ratings8,123 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews331 reviews
Positive32.9%
Neutral15.1%
Negative52.0%

Lound

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Confide

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Video recording stops every minute
  • Text goes fast and not aligned with audio
  • Can't watch full video
  • Forced to re-record multiple times
  • Recordings not saving
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  • App freezing at setup page
  • Voice feature not working

Requested features

6 requests
  • Option to keep full video without cutting silences
  • Ability to copy/share transcript
  • Shared journal with partner
  • Summaries of long entries
  • Ability to journal about previous days
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  • Free version with more features

Lound

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Confide

Subscriptions10
  • confide weekly $6.997 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • confide weekly $6.993 Days trial$6.997 Days
  • confide weekly $6.99$6.997 Days
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  • confide monthly $22.993 Days trial$22.991 Month
  • confide yearly $29.993 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • confide yearly $39.99$39.991 Year
  • confide yearly $39.993 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • confide yearly $49.993 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • confide yearly $89.993 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • confide yearly $129.993 Days trial$129.991 Year
2 purchases

Lound

Subscriptions2
  • Lound Quarterly$49.993 Months
  • Lound Yearly14 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Confide free?
Confide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lound free?
Lound is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Confide or Lound?
Lound is rated higher. Confide averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8.2K ratings, while Lound averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Confide or Lound have ads?
Neither Confide nor Lound shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Confide or Lound?
Confide ships an update every 6 days, and Lound weekly. Most recently, Confide was updated on November 7, 2026 and Lound on November 5, 2026.

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