Scowld - AI Voice Companion
AI Voice Chat With Memory
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Talk hands-free, by voice, or by text with an animated AI companion. Version 2.0 adds bring-your-own-key providers and removes the paywall.
Scowld is an AI voice companion built for natural, expressive conversations with an animated character. Talk by voice or text, get spoken replies, save conversations, and personalize the companion experience from a polished iOS interface.
WHAT YOU GET
- Animated AI companion with voice and text conversation
- Optional hands-free wake mode using Bella or your custom companion name
- Bring-your-own-key AI provider settings
- Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, Ollama, Groq, OpenRouter, xAI, Together AI, Hugging Face, Venice AI, and Moonshot AI support
- Native iOS speech recognition plus optional cloud STT providers
- Deepgram, OpenAI Whisper, Groq Whisper, AssemblyAI, and Google Cloud STT options
- ElevenLabs text-to-speech with your own API key
- Celine, Claire, bundled voice presets, and custom ElevenLabs voice ID support
- Saved past chats that can be reused as conversation context
- Custom character name and system prompt controls
- Optional AI response captions
- Camera vision support when you choose to send visual context
- Multilingual speech settings with iPhone language inheritance
- App Store update checks, rating, sharing, contact, and social links in About
PRIVACY AND SECURITY
- No user account is required
- Provider API keys are entered by you and stored in iOS Keychain
- Provider API keys are not bundled in the app and are not stored in plain app preferences
- No subscriptions, paywall, Billing tab, StoreKit purchases, voice credits, or extra credit packs
- Hands-free wake detection is processed on device while enabled and is not sent to external providers before command recording starts
- Microphone audio is transcribed only when voice input is used
- Camera frames are used only when you enable camera and send visual context
- Scowld does not use Apple's TrueDepth API or ARKit face tracking
- Scowld does not collect, use, store, disclose, share, or retain face geometry, depth maps, facial blend shapes, facial expressions, biometric identifiers, or other face data
HOW IT WORKS
1. Open Settings and add your provider API keys
2. Choose AI, speech-to-text, and ElevenLabs text-to-speech options
3. Talk with the animated companion hands-free, by voice, or by typing a message
4. Scowld transcribes speech, sends the message to your selected AI provider, and speaks the response with ElevenLabs
5. Save and switch between past chats when you want separate conversation contexts
Built with SwiftUI, iOS Keychain, Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, Ollama, OpenAI-compatible providers, cloud STT providers, ElevenLabs, and a Vercel website.
Website: https://scowld.xyz
Blog: https://scowld.xyz/blog
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scowld_/
Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/scowld
Privacy Policy: https://scowld.xyz/privacy
Terms of Service: https://scowld.xyz/terms
Contact: ad13dtu@gmail.com
Not affiliated with Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, Apple, Vercel, or other supported providers.
Ratings & Reviews
- Streamlined onboarding with direct Privacy Policy and Terms links
- Simplified the About screen
- Character settings now show an editable default name and system prompt with a Clear option
- Minor fixes and refinements
The developer, Apoorv Darshan, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Apoorv Darshan
- Size
- 113.6 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 21 more
- English, Arabic, Dutch, Filipino, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
Mature or Suggestive Themes
- Copyright
- © 2026 Apoorv Darshan