Hay: Voice & Video Journal
Talk it out. Find it later.
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Some thoughts are easier to say than write. Record a private audio or video entry. Hay writes it down, organizes it and makes every word searchable.
Turn a minute of talking into a journal entry you can find again.
Some thoughts arrive before the words look neat. Open Hay, choose Audio or Video, and talk. Hay keeps the recording, writes it down, and adds a mood, a few useful tags and a short summary. No blank page. No account to create.
Talk instead of type
• Record audio or speak face-to-camera
• Keep the original moment beside its transcript
• Start recording in a tap
Find the thought, not the date
• Search every transcript
• Filter by date, mood or tags
• Jump back to the sentence you remember
See what keeps coming up
Build a journaling streak and look back across your days. Hay Unlimited adds full statistics, so you can see activity and mood patterns over time.
Your recordings never go to AI
On supported iPhones, Hay handles transcription, mood, tags and summaries on-device. If on-device enrichment is unavailable, you can choose a private transcript-only service for mood, tags and summaries. Audio, video, photos and location are never sent to it.
Optional iCloud Backup can keep an encrypted copy of your journal in your private iCloud account. You can turn it off at any time.
Free and Unlimited
The free version includes one journal entry each day, transcription, search, Face ID and export of your 30 most recent entries. Hay Unlimited adds unlimited entries, full statistics, photo attachments, custom tags and full-library export. Monthly and annual plans are available in the app.
Hay is a journal—not a medical service. It does not diagnose, treat or provide crisis support.
Privacy Policy: https://hayjournal.ai/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Hay Unlimited is now easier to understand—annual and monthly plans are shown clearly, along with trial and renewal details. Free users can finish their first journal without seeing the paywall. If you try to record a second entry on the same day, Hay explains the daily limit before recording starts. If you bought lifetime access in an earlier version, Hay will continue to recognize and restore it. We have also made purchases easier to restore and improved the paywall for VoiceOver.
The developer, Abdulkadir Ali Ali, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Abdulkadir Ali Ali
- Size
- 6.5 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Hay Unlimited Annual $24.99
- Hay Unlimited Monthly $4.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Abdulkadir Ali Ali