Flare: Social Voice & Friends
Voice Notes for Close Friends
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
The social network you talk to.
Your Orb knows your friendships.
Open Flare and your Orb is already talking. What your friends have been up to, what changed in your week, who to reach out to today.
Then it asks what you're up to. Your answer is your check-in. No posting, no staging, no camera roll. Show it a photo or a video mid-conversation and it becomes part of the story.
Can't talk out loud? Type instead. Same conversation, same Orb.
Every conversation ends pointing at a friend. And tomorrow your Orb knows more, talks less, and hits harder.
No likes. No followers. No feed of strangers. Just you, your friends, and an Orb that knows you both.
more The photos and videos your Orb shows you come up faster now, and the ones you capture appear right away. Plus a handful of small fixes.
2.0.1 Aug 5
Your Orb holds a real conversation now. It speaks first, you answer, and that answer becomes your check-in. Show it photos and videos while you talk, revisit past conversations whenever you want, and hear about your friends the moment it matters.
2.0.0 Jul 31
Your Orb listens better now. Tap it and hear what actually changed this week, in your life and with your friends.
The briefings are sharper, the voice flows more naturally, and your Orb knows when to nudge you to capture a moment or bring a friend in. Fewer false notes, more of what matters.
1.7.1 May 29
Your Orb got sharper and steadier.
• Voice notes survive flaky networks. If a briefing drops mid-flight, the Orb recovers it the next time you open the app.
• Capture is now tap-proof. Closing or double-tapping during upload won't lose your flare.
• Your Orb listens more carefully. New checks catch and quietly fix activity slips, so what it tells you about friends stays true to what actually happened.
• Cleaner notifications. App pings now show the Flare icon instead of a placeholder.
• Onboarding accepts more phone formats and feels faster.
• Profiles load cleaner across friends and strangers, with no flicker between states.
• Background hardening across the app for a faster, safer Flare.
1.6.5 May 25
Your Journal now mirrors the conversation you had. Your voice, your Orb's voice, saved as a real back-and-forth.
1.6.3 May 22
Made your Orb sound smoother. Briefings now stay in sync with the words you hear, every time.
1.6.0 May 18
Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where saving your username could silently fail or show a confusing error.
- Username rules are now clear up front: 3 to 20 characters, letters, numbers, dots and underscores only.
1.5.68 May 10
Your Orb now references the moments you lived. Faster avatars, smoother voice, tighter friendship signal.
1.5.59 May 3
Your Orb just got a lot smarter.
— Now it knows what time of day it is for you, so it stops guessing.
— Smoother handoff: when your Orb finishes talking, it wraps up and lets the moment land in your Journal automatically.
— Speaks your language. Tap to talk, the pills around your Orb, and the categories now match your phone's setting.
— Cleaner hello when you join: just one prompt for contacts, no double tap.
— A nudge for notifications, so your Orb can find you when there's something to share.
— Quieter under the hood: faster, fewer hiccups, fewer rough edges.
1.5.50 May 2
Your Orb can speak now. Tap it for a voice briefing about what's changing in your life, what's happening with friends, and what's forming between you.
Bond joined Spark and Mirror. It watches the connection between you and the people who matter. Plus sharper Orb visuals, Spanish (LATAM), smoother onboarding, voice notes, and a long list of fixes.
1.5.0 May 1
• More activities, 8 new categories including gaming, beauty, driving, and family, so your flares better reflect your life
• Faster capture, tap the camera tab and start recording instantly
• Orb nudge, a gentle reminder when your Aura Orb needs fresh energy
• In-app feedback, submit support requests directly from Settings
• Visual refresh, glass-style insight cards, redesigned agent headers, and a smoother notifications tab
• Bug fixes and stability improvements
1.3.0 Mar 19
- Create for a friend: Record a flare for someone you care about. They choose whether to keep it — a new way to share moments
together.
- Redesigned insight cards: Mirror and Lens insights now feel richer, with inline narratives, media pills, and subtle gradient
accents.
- New home profile card: Your identity at a glance — refreshed layout with your avatar, speech bubble, and vitality indicator.
- Smarter agents: A two-model pipeline makes Mirror, Lens, and Identity observations more accurate and natural.
- Cold start experience: New users now see helpful guidance instead of empty screens.
- Improved flare viewer: Tap any flare across profiles to watch it in a full-screen modal.
- Friends tab refresh: Cleaner layout and smoother interactions.
- New activity types: More ways to describe what you're up to.
- Revamped onboarding: A polished new carousel to welcome you in.
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.2.2 Mar 17
- 6 AI Agents: Meet Fantasma, Eco, Ritmo, Mirror, Lens, and Identity. Each observes different patterns in your life and your
friends' lives.
- Redesigned Friends tab: Cleaner layout, easier to find and invite friends.
- Improved feed: Agent insights now show which agent generated them, with a smoother loading experience.
- Create for friends: Record a flare on behalf of a friend, and they approve it before it goes live.
- Performance & stability: Streamlined components and fixes throughout.
1.2.1 Mar 12
- Push notifications for "create for" requests and approvals — never miss when a friend creates a flare for you
- Redesigned notification center with time grouping and unread highlights
- AI insight cards now track which ones you've seen — less noise, more relevance
- Compact profile bar that follows you as you scroll the feed
- Agent card visual refresh
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.2.0 Mar 9
Flare 1.1.0: The Agents Update
Your feed just got smarter. This is the biggest update since launch.
NEW: Agent Architecture
Three AI agents now work together to understand your life:
• Flare Agent analyzes every moment you capture
• Echo Agent finds deeper connections between you and your friends
• Mirror Agent tracks how your identity evolves over time
NEW: Unified Feed
A completely redesigned home feed. No more horizontal carousel — your feed is now a vertical stream of friend moments and agent insights woven together.
NEW: Agents Tab
See your active agents, what they're finding, and how they see your life.
REDESIGNED: Profile
New bento grid layout with a fresh visual identity.
REDESIGNED: Friends
Improved friend management with better search, contact sync, and friend request flow.
UNDER THE HOOD
• Expo SDK 55 upgrade
• Liquid Glass design system
• Performance improvements across the board
1.1.0 Feb 20
• Full Spanish localization: the app now adapts to your device language, including category labels, identity phrases, and capture
flow, and display names
• Improved Lifestyle Mosaic layout on your profile — categories now display with better proportions
• Redesigned Identity Unlock banner with a cleaner horizontal layout and progress counter
• Keyboard handling improvements during onboarding for a smoother setup experience
• Visual consistency updates across the app
1.0.6 Feb 13
• Improved Lifestyle Mosaic layout. Tiles now adapt proportionally to your activity distribution for a cleaner, more balanced profile view
• Spanish language improvements, "Identity" label now properly translates to "Identidad."
• Fixed university search. Search suggestions now display correctly without UI issues
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
1.0.5 Feb 9
What's New in This Version
• Automatic Translation: AI-generated sentences and location labels now translate to your device language
• Improved Notifications: Tap notifications to jump directly to moments. Badge counts update instantly when read
• Contact Sync: Easily find friends from your contacts with improved permission handling
• Real-time Feed Updates: Your feed now refreshes automatically when returning to the app
• Better Friend Search: See profile photos in search results with improved categorization
• Enhanced Stability: Added error tracking and various bug fixes for a smoother experience
• iPad Support: Improved onboarding experience for iPad users
1.0.4 Feb 8
What's New in Version 1.0.3
• Deep Link Notifications: Tap a notification to jump directly to that moment in your feed
• Improved Friends List: Now showing profile photos for all your friends and better organized search results
• Auto-Refresh Feed: Your feed automatically updates when you return to the app
• Translated Moments: AI-generated sentences and locations now appear in your language
• Privacy & Notification Settings: New controls to manage contact sync and notification permissions from Settings
• Bug Fixes: Fixed notification badge counts, improved feed reliability, and enhanced overall stability
1.0.3 Feb 6
• Friends tab now shows "On Flare" section, easily see which of your contacts are already using the app
• Notifications now display profile photos and show an unread badge
• Fixed duplicate notifications
• Smoother app startup with improved transitions
• Share links now localized for your region
1.0.2 Feb 5
What's new in version 1.0.1:
• Simplified onboarding flow with new share step
• Improved university search with better error handling
• Tap the Home icon to jump back to the latest moment
• Progressive profile saving during registration
• Increased contact limit in Friends tab
• Stability and performance improvements
1.0.1 Feb 5
The photos and videos your Orb shows you come up faster now, and the ones you capture appear right away. Plus a handful of small fixes.
more Version 2.0.1 Aug 5
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