Scowld - AI Voice Companion
In 2 lists, ranked #65 at best: below the top 40, which get a tier.
What is Scowld?
Scowld is an iOS voice companion app that pairs an animated character with voice and text conversation. Users enter their own provider API keys for AI, speech-to-text, and ElevenLabs text-to-speech, and can save past chats for reuse as context. No user account is required and that keys are stored in iOS Keychain.
Pricing. Scowld - AI Voice Companion is free to download on the App Store.
Good for
- Hands-free conversation with an animated AI companion
- Using your own AI, speech-to-text, or ElevenLabs keys in one app
- Saving and switching between separate chat contexts
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Description
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 - N
Alternatives
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Top rated in AI Friends
Where it is listed
- Best AI Friend Appslisted, beyond the tiered top, score 58
- Best AI Companion Appslisted, beyond the tiered top, score 70
Questions about Scowld
Do I need an account to use Scowld?
No. No user account is required. Provider API keys are entered by you and stored in iOS Keychain.
Which AI providers are supported?
Gemini, OpenAI, Claude, Ollama, Groq, OpenRouter, xAI, Together AI, Hugging Face, Venice AI, and Moonshot AI. Speech-to-text can use native iOS recognition or cloud providers such as Deepgram.
Does Scowld use face tracking or camera data?
The listing states Scowld does not use TrueDepth or ARKit face tracking and does not collect face data. Camera frames are used only when you enable camera and send visual context.
All the facts
- Lists
- AI Friends (#65, beyond the tiered top) · AI Companion (#90, beyond the tiered top)
- Price
- Free download
- App Store rating
- 5.0 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 1
- Current version
- (106 days ago)
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- App Store category
- Lifestyle
- Good for
- Hands-free conversation with an animated AI companion, Using your own AI, speech-to-text, or ElevenLabs keys in one app, Saving and switching between separate chat contexts
- Requires
- iOS 17.0 or later
- Size
- 114 MB
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- 21
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
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