AI therapy you can actually talk to. Just speak naturally and get support anytime you need it.
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Congrats on the launch, looks super useful. What do you guys see as your main UVP and main features you might want to add. Looking forward to trying it.
$850K pre-seed is impressive, but breakups being the #1 use case makes me wonder about retention since that pain usually fades after a few weeks. How are you thinking about expansion once users move on from that initial moment?
@leadsgenerationbooster you're right! we're thinking about it from different prospectives. First of all, we're adding more content around just therapy: for example - mood trackers, journaling, etc.
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@leadsgenerationbooster We see that a lot of users stay with us after coming through crisis, after they feel positive results of therapy. And we building tools for them!
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Love that Lovon combines real clinical expertise with a voice first AI that gently challenges, not just agrees.
From a conversion angle, lead with instant relief. Calm your mind the moment you need it; it might make the benefit feel more urgent.
Curious, what do you see driving most trial sign ups right now, voice or immediate support?
@copywizard Love that framing - "calm your mind the moment you need it." Immediate support is exactly what drives most trial sign-ups right now. People come in a moment of emotional need, and the fact that Anna is there right then is the hook. Voice deepens the connection, but urgency gets them through the door. What angle would you lead with for paid conversion specifically?
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@ponikarovskii That makes sense. Urgency opens the door, but paid conversion usually happens when urgency turns into reliance.
If trials start in emotional spikes, I’d lead paid messaging around continuity. Not just feel better now, but have support that knows your patterns over time. The memory layer is powerful. That is where this becomes less like a tool and more like a relationship.
You could experiment with framing paid as ongoing emotional momentum, not just access. Something like progress, tracking themes, or building resilience over weeks.
Curious, do users who have multiple sessions convert at a much higher rate? That behavior might be your real upgrade trigger.
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@ponikarovskii That makes a lot of sense. If urgency is what drives trials, I would probably lead paid conversion with continuity and progress.
In the moment of emotional need, people want relief. After that moment passes, they need a reason to stay.
So instead of just calm your mind now, paid could lean into something like ongoing clarity, measurable progress, or feeling understood over time. The fact that Anna remembers context and builds on prior conversations feels like the retention lever.
Immediate relief gets them in. Personal growth and continuity keeps them paying.
Are you currently reinforcing progress in the product itself, or is the paid wall mostly about access and usage limits?
@ponikarovskii@thxgrey Curious, do you currently surface user progress in a tangible way, like streaks, emotional trend tracking, or session summaries? That usually becomes the anchor that reduces churn
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Voice-first + evidence-based CBT is a strong combo — if it truly balances empathy with gentle challenge, this could be a meaningful bridge between sessions for a lot of people. Wishing you thoughtful growth here.
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The line between "AI therapist" and "AI companion" is getting blurry, and Lovon sits right in the middle. A lot of users already turn to companion apps like Replika for emotional support even though those apps aren't designed for therapy. The fact that you built this with PhD psychologists from the start is a meaningful differentiator.
One thing I've noticed testing companion platforms is that voice-based interaction changes the dynamic significantly. Users tend to be more emotionally open in voice conversations than text, which raises the stakes on response quality. A flat or generic response in text is forgettable. In voice, it breaks trust immediately.
Are the evidence-based frameworks (CBT, EFT) hard-coded into the conversation flow, or does the model apply them more flexibly based on what the user is talking about?
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Voice-first for therapy makes SO much sense. Expressing emotions through typed text always felt like there was a barrier — something gets lost when you're just staring at a keyboard trying to articulate how you feel!
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Mental health tooling for consumers is one of those spaces where the gap between "technically functional" and "actually helpful in a vulnerable moment" is enormous — and getting that right is genuinely hard. Curious how you've approached the moment when someone's distress exceeds what an AI should handle alone — is there a structured escalation path to human professionals, or does that handoff still rely on the user to self-identify when they need more?
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Congrats on the launch, looks super useful. What do you guys see as your main UVP and main features you might want to add. Looking forward to trying it.
Lovon AI therapy
@michael_foote1 thanks Michael!
$850K pre-seed is impressive, but breakups being the #1 use case makes me wonder about retention since that pain usually fades after a few weeks. How are you thinking about expansion once users move on from that initial moment?
Lovon AI therapy
@leadsgenerationbooster you're right! we're thinking about it from different prospectives. First of all, we're adding more content around just therapy: for example - mood trackers, journaling, etc.
@leadsgenerationbooster We see that a lot of users stay with us after coming through crisis, after they feel positive results of therapy. And we building tools for them!
Love that Lovon combines real clinical expertise with a voice first AI that gently challenges, not just agrees.
From a conversion angle, lead with instant relief. Calm your mind the moment you need it; it might make the benefit feel more urgent.
Curious, what do you see driving most trial sign ups right now, voice or immediate support?
Lovon AI therapy
@copywizard Love that framing - "calm your mind the moment you need it." Immediate support is exactly what drives most trial sign-ups right now. People come in a moment of emotional need, and the fact that Anna is there right then is the hook. Voice deepens the connection, but urgency gets them through the door. What angle would you lead with for paid conversion specifically?
@ponikarovskii That makes sense. Urgency opens the door, but paid conversion usually happens when urgency turns into reliance.
If trials start in emotional spikes, I’d lead paid messaging around continuity. Not just feel better now, but have support that knows your patterns over time. The memory layer is powerful. That is where this becomes less like a tool and more like a relationship.
You could experiment with framing paid as ongoing emotional momentum, not just access. Something like progress, tracking themes, or building resilience over weeks.
Curious, do users who have multiple sessions convert at a much higher rate? That behavior might be your real upgrade trigger.
@ponikarovskii That makes a lot of sense. If urgency is what drives trials, I would probably lead paid conversion with continuity and progress.
In the moment of emotional need, people want relief. After that moment passes, they need a reason to stay.
So instead of just calm your mind now, paid could lean into something like ongoing clarity, measurable progress, or feeling understood over time. The fact that Anna remembers context and builds on prior conversations feels like the retention lever.
Immediate relief gets them in. Personal growth and continuity keeps them paying.
Are you currently reinforcing progress in the product itself, or is the paid wall mostly about access and usage limits?
Lovon AI therapy
@ponikarovskii @copywizard thank you for your opinion! 100%
@ponikarovskii @thxgrey Curious, do you currently surface user progress in a tangible way, like streaks, emotional trend tracking, or session summaries? That usually becomes the anchor that reduces churn
Voice-first + evidence-based CBT is a strong combo — if it truly balances empathy with gentle challenge, this could be a meaningful bridge between sessions for a lot of people. Wishing you thoughtful growth here.
The line between "AI therapist" and "AI companion" is getting blurry, and Lovon sits right in the middle. A lot of users already turn to companion apps like Replika for emotional support even though those apps aren't designed for therapy. The fact that you built this with PhD psychologists from the start is a meaningful differentiator.
One thing I've noticed testing companion platforms is that voice-based interaction changes the dynamic significantly. Users tend to be more emotionally open in voice conversations than text, which raises the stakes on response quality. A flat or generic response in text is forgettable. In voice, it breaks trust immediately.
Are the evidence-based frameworks (CBT, EFT) hard-coded into the conversation flow, or does the model apply them more flexibly based on what the user is talking about?
Voice-first for therapy makes SO much sense. Expressing emotions through typed text always felt like there was a barrier — something gets lost when you're just staring at a keyboard trying to articulate how you feel!
Mental health tooling for consumers is one of those spaces where the gap between "technically functional" and "actually helpful in a vulnerable moment" is enormous — and getting that right is genuinely hard. Curious how you've approached the moment when someone's distress exceeds what an AI should handle alone — is there a structured escalation path to human professionals, or does that handoff still rely on the user to self-identify when they need more?