Sotto - Private Voice Journal

The Solitary Dev

About this app

Sotto - Your Life, In Your Own Words

Most journaling apps fail because writing is work. Sotto removes that friction entirely.

Press record. Speak naturally. Done.

Sotto captures your voice, transcribes it privately, and turns your words into structured journal entries - complete with reflections, mood tracking, and full-text search. No typing. No chatbot. No pressure.

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PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
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Your memories belong to you - not to advertisers, not to a feed, and not to a habit loop.

• All journal entries are encrypted on-device using SQLCipher
• Choose Accurate mode: transcribed via Groq's Zero Data Retention infrastructure - audio is never stored or used for training
• Choose Offline mode: transcription runs entirely on your device using Vosk - your voice never leaves your phone
• No ads. No behavioral tracking. No selling your data.
• Local usage stats stay on your phone unless you choose to share feedback.

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HOW IT WORKS
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1. Tap and hold the record button
2. Speak freely — a thought, a memory, a frustration, a win
3. Release. Sotto processes your words in the background
4. Your entry appears in Memories — cleaned up, tagged, and reflected upon

Switch apps immediately after recording or lock your phone. Sotto saves the recording first, then processes it safely in the background.

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FEATURES
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🎙 Voice-first journaling - no typing ever required
🔒 Encrypted local storage - SQLCipher AES-256
🤖 AI-powered reflections - insight, mood, and tags from your words
🔍 Full-text search - find any memory instantly
📊 Patterns - weekly mood trends and memory activity
📅 On This Day - rediscover what you wrote a year ago
🔥 Daily streak - build a journaling habit, one day at a time
🌐 Multilingual - English, Hindi, and Russian supported
📴 Offline mode - 100% on-device transcription via Vosk
🔄 Background processing - records process even when app is closed
🎯 Language selector - choose Auto-detect or a specific language

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YOUR PRIVACY PROMISE
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• No ads
• No behavioral tracking
• No automatic product analytics
• No selling personal data
• SQLCipher encrypted local database
• Groq Zero Data Retention (Accurate mode)
• Full offline option (Offline mode)
• You control your memories. Always.

Sotto is built for people who think out loud. For the moments worth remembering before they fade. For the life you're living right now.

Speak freely. Your memories stay yours.