Your private journal for drives, soundtracks, and memories
Mac dictation that types exactly what you said
Stage
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Startup
Founded
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2026
Based in
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US
Pricing model
Freemium
Free trial
Pricing
Free: basic drive recording. JourneyDeck Plus: $39.99/year with 7-day free trial. Discount code ROADTRIP30 available for $29.99 first year (expires Dec 1, 2026, limited to 500 uses).
Free trial for 14 days, no card required. Then Pro Monthly at $19/month, Pro Annual at $179/year (saving $49 vs monthly), or Pro Lifetime at $499 one-time. Educational discount: 50% off Monthly or Annual with a .edu email address. Cancel anytime.
Key features
Manual drive recording with route, distance, and time
Apple Music soundtrack matching
Identify Song using ShazamKit
Journey Markers for in-drive notes
Memories to group related drives
Route replay at custom pace
Private journey sharing with location protection
Tesla drive detection (Plus members)
iCloud continuity option
Hold-to-talk hotkey dictation in Mail, Slack, editors, terminal and browser
Verbatim transcription by default with optional cleanup settings per app
Live partial transcript caption visible while speaking
On-device speech processing on Apple Silicon after model download
Personal dictionary to bias transcription toward names and technical terms
Voice snippets—short trigger words that expand to full text before insertion
Lost-dictation recovery—transcripts and audio preserved if delivery fails
Long-form dictation up to 10 minutes per hold without word limits
Menu-bar native Swift app with no Dock icon or notification popups
Choice of cloud or local transcription with audit log of network activity
What makes it different
No account required, local-first privacy design
Automatic Tesla drive detection for Plus members
Apple Music integration for personalized soundtracks
Save up to 100 song plays per membership
Verbatim by default—leaves grammar and slang alone, unlike most AI dictation that automatically tidies speech
On-device recognition option on Apple Silicon keeps your speech processing entirely on your Mac
Transparent claims you can verify—signed, notarized, listed frameworks, and audit log visible in the app
Built by one maker as a native Swift app designed to feel natural with the keyboard
Works system-wide in your text fields without floating windows or interruptions
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