# StandBy

> StandBy is a multimodal, always-on AI personal assistant app developed by AI-zen, Inc. It runs in the background on your iPhone, providing real-time speech-to-text transcription, automatic lifelog generation, to-do extraction, and AI-powered meeting minutes — acting as your "second brain." Winner of the Cisco Systems Prize at HONGO AI 2025. Crowdfunded ¥1.4M.

- URL: https://www.stand-by.ai

## Product

- [StandBy App](https://www.stand-by.ai): Multimodal always-on AI assistant for iOS. Real-time transcription, lifelog generation, to-do extraction, meeting minutes. Free tier: 10h/month. Plus $12/mo, Pro $29/mo, Premium $99/mo.
- [Pricing](https://www.stand-by.ai/pricing): Four plans — Free (10h), Plus ($12, 100h), Pro ($29, AI Chat + Task Extraction + Calendar, 100h), Premium ($99, unlimited).
- [API Documentation](https://platform.stand-by.ai/docs): REST API and Webhook for external integrations. MCP server for AI assistants.
- [Console](https://platform.stand-by.ai/login): User dashboard for account management, plan upgrades, and API key issuance.

## Articles

- [In the AI Era, Do Humans Still Need Memory?](https://www.stand-by.ai/blog/ai-era-memory): CEO Daigo Yokota explores the relationship between human memory and AI, and why StandBy was created to augment — not replace — our ability to remember.
- [We won an award at HONGO AI 2025](https://www.stand-by.ai/blog/hongo-ai-cisco-systems-award): StandBy received the Cisco Systems Prize at HONGO AI 2025, a prestigious AI startup competition in Tokyo.
- [We reached ¥1.4M through crowdfunding](https://www.stand-by.ai/blog/crowdfunding-1-4m-achieved): StandBy's crowdfunding campaign significantly exceeded its goal, raising ¥1.4M to fund development.
- [The day I met ChatGPT, I knew the world was about to change](https://www.stand-by.ai/blog/the-day-i-first-met-chatgpt): Founder's perspective on how encountering ChatGPT in 2023 inspired the creation of StandBy.

## Key Facts

- Company: AI-zen, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan), founded 2024 by CEO Daigo Yokota
- Platform: iOS (iPhone), with desktop app for macOS/Windows/Linux
- Privacy: End-to-end encryption; self-host option for enterprise
- Battery: Less power than iPhone default recorder; single-digit % after 8 hours (iPhone 17)
- Languages: Supports virtually every language; handles mixed-language conversations
- Integration: REST API, Webhook, MCP server (compatible with Claude Desktop)
- Desktop: Screen capture with automatic PII masking (passwords, API keys never transmitted)

## Links

- [Homepage](https://www.stand-by.ai)
- [Pricing](https://www.stand-by.ai/pricing)
- [Blog](https://www.stand-by.ai/blog)
- [API Docs](https://platform.stand-by.ai/docs)
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.stand-by.ai/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.stand-by.ai/terms)
- [Contact](https://platform.stand-by.ai/contact)
- [Full LLM Reference](https://www.stand-by.ai/llms-full.txt)