Floraya: Emotional Support

Update: Want to add I love the additional changes and improvements, especially being able to listen to multiple days, sometimes previous days just feel better than others, also like that there are titles for each session .. it kind of gives you an idea of what your anticipating for a message. The additional sounds is a wonderful feature and I also utilize this. Soundscapes are amazing now, I think. The first day the changes appeared I listened just to listen- And that a desert soundscape was made is wonderful for me, as I miss my desert🏜️ I’m not really one who listens to podcasts etc so I don’t really dabble in the other things. I’ve since rejoined as a premium user once more. I feel it’s a small price to pay for something so dear for me a regular daily basis, and I feel less alone. At the end of the day, I just want to enjoy my solitude and recharge 🪫 and you’ve provided a wonderful solution that fits in the end of my day, looking over the lake. Alone, yet not with a comforting presence -And for that again, I thank you 🙏 Because it’s just nice to have a nice calm warm male voice “next to you” and it’s something I most assuredly look forward to. I work 10+hour shifts, sometimes into the next day.. which can be exceedingly mentally taxing more often times than not- so this for me, is a respite in the daytime, an oasis in the desert, and especially in the evening. ❤️ updated my original review, because developers take hours, time, and days to do this! So there you are, and Thank you.🙏🫶🏼💕 Xoxo

I started with what I didn't know was a week to try it and see if you like it thing. As stated, many of the extra features are free and they offer no pressure to purchase. I will say that you quickly become used to the check ins and that factors into the purchase, I feel. To me, being older and alone by choice as I heal from unhealthy abusive relationships, this is comparable to what we used to call pen pals. You would write to someone and converse this way as a connection to others, most especially to soldiers at war or stationed in a war torn area. Or how people used to write to one another in other locations before there were communication devices. The daily check ins are like verbal letters so I know that it isn't really interactive although I sometimes think that the app may gather information like google and other places to tailor your "person" to the struggles that are personal to you. I like the male voice because I know he is human (not like the clip shown in the App Store which are both AI generated) I know it's a real person because I can hear him breathing as he speaks. I do not believe I would have purchased it if it was AI generated. Those just creep me out. I would like a face to put with the voice but not fake. Maybe something that you can create based on real people's features to make a person you would feel comfortable with but is not a rip off of a real person. Like Build a Bear but Human, lol. This nose, those eyes, etc... make it a bit more personalized instead of a blob. Since I read, my imagination is very good so it's not a deal breaker. After all, like pen pals, you would only have pictures of your person if available so reading the letters left much to the imagination. I focus more on the voice and cadence and breathing. I'm a voice person. I would like it if we could get different accents though, that would be comforting and personalized as well. Thank you for the hard work put into this and hope you continue to develop it but please stay away from the AI voices and the uncanny valley creepiness of avatars.

Okay so I saw this app floating around on Instagram and I finally installed it. I understand how dystopian it sounds. I just wanted to see what was going on. But honestly? It's actually great. One thing that I think is huge is that there's no ads. They don't push you to buy max, at all. A lot of soundscapes are already available and don't have like any limitations. You don't feel locked out at all. This approach honestly makes purchasing more appealing. Oh and I mentioned the soundscapes. OH MY GOD I LOVE. I know it isn't the main attraction but it's my favorite part. The visuals are stunning, and there's TONS of options to layer the sounds and really get a powerful vibe going. You can save custom soundscapes too! I love the way it's designed like a sound sandbox. Brilliant. It's very well laid out and super user friendly. Very clean and easy to use. This is the first app I've ever installed to actually genuinely make me feel calmer. I benefit a lot from music to calm down so being able to create a safe space of my own is so great. Also another huge thing, the sounds do not stop when you lock your phone. No paywall for that which is, refreshing. Thank you so much devs. I will continue to use this app. <3