Product Overview

  • Microfone is a community-driven, anonymous voice platform designed for authentic human connection. Unlike text-based apps, Microfone uses an audio-first approach where users join topic-based "submics" (voice rooms) to discuss ideas without the pressure of a public profile. It’s a space where you talk instead of post, prioritizing real human perspectives over digital performance.

  • Microfone is built for thinkers, writers, skeptics, introverts, founders, and curious minds who want to share unfiltered opinions without judgment. It attracts a community of "curious minds" who prefer deep conversation over surface-level social media scrolling. If you value honest expression, Microfone is the network for you.

  • You join topic-based voice rooms with a small group of strangers. Everyone speaks anonymously. Conversations are live, human, and ephemeral.

  • Unlike social networks built around social capital and clout, Microfone is designed for honest conversation, unfiltered opinions, and voice-first expression without the social pressure to perform or conform.

  • Both Reddit and Microfone are built around communities. But unlike Reddit, Microfone is audio-first and guaranteed-human. Reddit has become dominated by AI-generated content, making it harder to connect with humans on the platform.

  • Anonymity creates psychological safety. People share more openly when they’re not performing for an audience, optimizing a persona, or worried about personal branding.

  • We have an exciting product roadmap ahead!

  • Yes. Microfone is organized into "submics"—specialized communities centered around specific interests, hobbies, or professional struggles. You can join existing voice rooms or create your own community to lead discussions on any topic you’re passionate about.

  • No — although people sometimes connect deeply through conversation. Microfone is designed for thoughtful conversation first, not matching or swiping.

  • Of course. But, it’s way more fun when you engage.

  • Microfone is a 100% human-guaranteed social network. While other platforms are becoming dominated by AI-generated content and bots, we verify that every voice you hear is a real person, ensuring authentic human vibrations and emotional depth in every exchange.

Privacy, Anonymity, & Safety

  • Yes. Microfone is built on a foundation of anonymity. No identifying information is attached to your voice posts. We provide tools to block phone contacts from seeing your activity and offer geographic muting to protect your privacy. Our strict no-doxxing policy ensures that users who attempt to identify others are promptly removed from the platform.

  • While someone who knows you intimately might recognize your vocal tone, Microfone is designed for context-free presence. We focus on the ideas being shared rather than social capital or personal branding, allowing you to speak freely without the "reputation cost" found on traditional social media.

  • Microfone aims to create spaces where people can speak honestly without identity-targeting or social stigma.

  • We use a combination of platform-wide rules and self-moderating communities. Users can downvote low-quality content to reduce its reach, and "submic" moderators can set stricter rules for their specific groups. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for violence, harm, and identity-targeting.

Why Anonymous Voice?

  • Voice communication captures non-verbal cues like tone, rhythm, and intonation that text simply cannot. These "paralinguistic" signals are essential for building trust and emotional connection. By using your voice, you remove the ambiguity of text and engage in a more "social" and human way.Y

    ou cannot be “social” without speaking.

  • Because:

    • identity pressure disappears

    • status signaling drops

    • people don’t worry about reputation cost

    • ideas can be explored without backlash

    That leads to more honest, curious conversation. A high-trust, low-ego environment.

  • Traditional social networks often force users into "performative" roles, leading to burnout and anxiety. Anonymity removes identity pressure, status signaling, and the fear of professional backlash. This high-trust, low-ego environment allows users to explore new ideas and evolve into their "better selves" without being held captive by a permanent online persona.

Users, Behavior, & Culture

  • Anything!

    It is designed to be a place where you can explore what’s on your mind and in your heart, whether that be a trending topic, political take, popular show, or creative, personal, or professional struggle.

    Ask questions, answer honestly, be helpful.

  • Not specifically, not narrowly.

    Submics can be about anything. We do have engaged communities that like to discuss the latest politics. And many other communities that have nothing to do with it.

  • We moderate and enforce our no-doxxing rule. And we have broad protections for users against violence and harm.

    Most content is self-moderating. If you don’t like content you are hearing, be sure to downvote it to lower its content ranking score and reduce its reach to the network.

    Additionally, submic communities set and enforce their own rules - which may be stricter than the platform rules.

  • Reflective, curious, and thoughtful talkers and listeners. People who prefer depth over noise.

    (And probably some blowhards too.)

Creators, Hosts, & Community

  • Absolutely. Creators can start anonymous channels or "submics" to host niche interest groups, intellectual discussions, or creative cohorts. It is a powerful tool for community building where the human voice adds a layer of context and trust that Discord or Slack lack.

  • Yes!

    It’s particularly strong for:

    • niche interest groups

    • intellectual communities

    • creative cohorts

    • reflective discussion groups

    Voice-based anonymity lets people show up as humans.

  • No; they’re great tools for coordination.

    Microfone is better for shared conversation where the human voice provides important context.

  • Creators (both anonymous & public) will become an important part of Microfone.

    Anyone can start an anonymous channel centered on their own content. If they want to convert their following to public, they have to pay for the privilege. We think this “pay to be public” model strikes the right balance between professional creators and those who simply consume and engage with content.

  • We offer a unique "pay to be public" model. While the platform is built for anonymity, professional creators who wish to convert their anonymous following into a public brand can pay for that privilege. This maintains the balance between authentic users and professional content creators.

Comparisons

  • While both use audio, Microfone is the anonymous alternative to Clubhouse. Clubhouse is built around celebrity, social capital, and public performance. In contrast, Microfone is built around topics, communities, and anonymity. We prioritize meaningful discussion over "clout-chasing."

  • We are both based around voice but that’s where the similarities end.

    Clubhouse is live. Microfone is async.

    Clubhouse is public. Microfone is anonymous.

    Clubhouse is centered around celebrity and social capital. Microfone is built around topics and communities.

    We want to create a much better alternative to Clubhouse for meaningful conversation.

  • Like Reddit, Microfone is built around niche communities. However, Microfone is audio-first and bot-free. While Reddit is increasingly dominated by text-based AI content, Microfone guarantees real human interaction, making it the best platform for those who miss the "early internet" feel of genuine community.

  • Podcasts are often highly polished, one-way performances. Microfone is a participatory audio network for "normies" and experts alike. It offers the intimacy of a podcast but adds the real-time interactivity and hashtag-like discoverability of social media, making it a faster, more authentic way to react to cultural events.

  • Yes and no.

    Media is produced; media is consumed. But Microfone is built around DISCUSSION, not PERFORMANCE. Anonymity creates different incentives.

  • No. Microfone is not therapy. Though some conversations may feel emotionally honest, it is not a clinical or counseling service.

    However, we do think that part of the psychological malaise afflicting the world is, in small part, due to the reduced role of the human voice in basic human communication.

Philosophy

  • Social networks have become performative media spaces dominated by professional content creators, politicians, and journalists. All of whom are incentivized to create scroll-stopping, outlandish, extreme, and divisive content. This content and the platforms that host it have destroyed our mental health, polarized the electorate, and estranged us from one another.

    The only proposed remedy is to limit social media use, not fix the thing that’s making us sick. “Drink less poison” instead of “drink something else”.

    We believe the problems mentioned above are symptoms of a fundamental design flaw: they place written and visual information above the human voice.

    We are building a platform where real humans can express themselves authentically, work through ideas, and connect with others - not passively consume content.

  • Because many people feel like they can’t say what they really think under their real identity: socially, professionally, or culturally.

    The internet, which forgets nothing, has made us captives of our online personalities, unable to develop into our new and better selves.

    If you cannot speak, you cannot think.