unbiased on-device listening

Own the room in your next tough conversation

Ascolio runs privately on your phone, listening to real-world interactions to coach you on how you sounded, who manipulated you, and exactly what promises were made.

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ios · android · web100% on-device4.9★ early reviews
Post-mortem2h ago
Archetype Detected
“the diplomat”

You conceded 4 times to keep peace.
Stop apologizing for taking up space.

Talk RatioGood
42%
“Just” & “Like”High
84x
Standout Moment

“If we can’t align on equity now, there’s no path forward.”

Confidence hit

How it works

hear what’s really happening.

Scroll to see how Ascolio analyzes live subtext during a high-stakes conversation.

01

You hear a casual delay.

Your co-founder casually mentions pushing back the product launch "just a few weeks to polish things up."

Listening to Co-founder
B
Yeah, I was thinking we just push the launch a few weeks to polish things up. No big deal right?
02

Ascolio hears subtext.

Pace shifts, hedging language, and contradiction with last week's commitment all get flagged in real time.

Live analysis
Hedging Detected
“a few weeks to polish things up”
Contradiction
Last Tue: “ship date is locked.”
Pace
−18% from baseline
03

You walk in prepared.

Tomorrow's 1:1 starts with the exact quote, the timestamp, and a script for the conversation that needs to happen.

tomorrow · 9:00amprep
Quote them back
“a few weeks to polish things up”
tue 3:42pm · co-founder call
Suggested opener
“you mentioned a few weeks. what specifically still needs polish, and what does that mean for the launch date?”
see it in action

press play. watch ascolio catch what you missed.

real conversation. real patterns. flagged in real time. no signup needed.

recording · live transcript
you

i thought we agreed last week that you'd handle the budget review.

sample · sunday call with mom
0.0s
patterns detected

this is a scripted demo · the real product runs on YOUR conversations

Scenarios

the conversations that actually matter.

We built Ascolio for the calls you can’t replay, the moments you can’t forget, and the people you can’t quite figure out.

the series a pitch.

Stop apologizing for your valuation. We track defensive language when VCs grill you and train you to hold the line.

Found 7 instances of hedging

the date that felt off.

Was it you, or were they subtly undermining your stories? Get an objective breakdown of conversational narcissism metrics.

Talk ratio: They 80% / You 20%

the chat with mom.

Identify the exact phrase that triggers old arguments. We help you rebuild boundaries calmly, using data, not emotion.

Guilt trip detected at 04:12

the 1:1 with your boss.

Lock in the promises they make. We extract specific commitments for raises and promotions so you have a record to reference.

Extracted 2 actionable commitments

The engine

built to read between the lines.

A specialized linguistic engine, not a general AI. Trained on the cadences, pauses, and lexicon of how people actually manipulate, persuade, and avoid.

Pattern Detection

We analyze pauses, pitch variations, and specific lexicon to detect gaslighting, love bombing, and passive aggression in real-time.

Warning

“You’re remembering it wrong” matches textbook deflection.

Speaker Diarization

Perfectly isolates who said what, even in loud cafes or cross-talk meetings.

Patterns recognized
GaslightingHedging LanguageDeflectionOver-ApologizingCommitment EvasionDARVOStonewallingLove Bombing
0ms
Cloud latency

Everything processes on device.

Hardware Encryption

AES-256 backed by your phone’s Secure Enclave. Even we can’t read it.

Real-time Insight

Reports ready before you reach the parking lot. No upload, no wait.

Privacy is the architecture, not a feature

your audio
never leaves
your phone.

No cloud APIs. No training on your private moments. The AI lives entirely within your device’s neural engine — Apple’s on iPhone, Google Tensor on Pixel, NPU on every modern Android.

100%
on your device
0
audio uploads
AES-256
encrypted at rest

the only outbound call is your optional weekly report — opt-in, summary only, deleted in 24 hours.

How we’re different

it’s not a meeting transcriber.

They record what was said. We tell you what it meant.

Feature
Ascolio
Plaud
Yoodli
Otter
Subtext & toxicity detection
100% on-device privacy
Emotional coaching insight
Public speaking only
Cross-conversation memory
Manipulation pattern catalog
Speaker diarization
Meeting transcripts
Built for consumers (not just enterprise)

data as of may 2026 · sourced from public product pages

Pricing

invest in your voice.

Free forever for the basics. Pay when you actually want to be coached.

Casual
$0forever free

Always free for the basics. Local processing only.

  • 10 hours listening / month
  • Speaker self-audit
  • Filler counts + pace
  • Local memory & search
  • 1 coach personality
most popular
Co-Pilot
$9.99/ month
or $59 / year (save 50%) · 3-day free trial

Full access to the behavioral engine.

  • Unlimited local listening
  • Real-time toxicity detection
  • Archetype reports & weekly recap
  • Cross-conversation memory
  • All 3 coach personalities
  • Lock screen widget + streak
Lifetime
$149one-time

For the believers. While it’s still early.

  • Everything in Co-Pilot, forever
  • All future model upgrades
  • Founder access (email me directly)
  • Early access to vertical apps
  • Early access to hardware pendant
  • Limited to first 1,000

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questions

the things people actually ask.

yes. transcription runs via whisper.cpp on your device. analysis runs via gemini nano (android) or apple foundation models (ios). nothing uploads unless you explicitly turn on the optional weekly cloud report — and even then, only summarized text, never your audio.

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launching summer 2026

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