Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about Talk To Scribe and our essay generation service.
Talk To Scribe is the first Socratic AI: A user-centric tool that asks you questions designed to clarify and distill your thoughts on a topic, then generates an essay or outline based on your conversation. Our AI-powered system chooses questions tailored to your topic and needs, then organizes your answer into a concrete, actionable document.
Getting Started is easy! Just follow these four simple steps:
- Click the "Free Trial" button below, and create an account.
- Choose your delivery preferences
- Call Scribe, through your browser or phone number, and outline your topic
- Answer Scribe's questions
You can discuss any topic! Scribe can help you with:
- Personal planning (schedules, diets, exercise routines)
- Business and entrepreneurship
- Creative concepts
- And more!
If you're not satisfied with your essay, you have a few options:
- Try another call with more detailed information about your topic
- Contact our support team to discuss your concerns
- For Premium and Unlimited subscribers, try uploading writing samples to better match your style
Scribe is equipped to produce three main kinds of written content:
- Essays (For drafting content or complex discussions)
- Outlines (For content creation, strategy brainstorms)
- To-do lists (For personal and business planning)
You can access your content in several ways:
- Click the link sent to you via text message or email
- Log in to your dashboard and view all your content
- Bookmark your content URLs for easy access
Yes, Premium and Unlimited subscribers can customize the writing style of their essays by uploading writing samples. Our system analyzes your samples and applies your personal style to the generated essays, including vocabulary preferences, sentence structure, and transition patterns. This feature is not available on Free or Standard subscriptions.
Your text will generally be delivered 5-10 minutes after your conversation ends. During high-usage periods, it may take slightly longer. If you don't receive your content, please reach out to support.
We offer three subscription tiers, as well as a free trial:
- Standard ($4.99/month): 6 calls per month
- Premium ($10.99/month): 15 calls per month
- Unlimited ($39.99/month): Unlimited calls (subject to rate limiting), early access to integrations.
Our weekly limits work on a rolling 7-day basis, not calendar weeks. Each essay you generate counts against your limit for the next 7 days. For example, if you have a Standard plan (3 essays/week) and use all 3 essays on Monday, you'll need to wait until the following Monday to generate more essays. As each essay "expires" after 7 days, you'll get a new essay credit.
Yes, you can cancel at any time from your dashboard. Your subscription will remain active until the end of your current billing period, after which you will no longer be billed. You can still access your essays through your account dashboard.
We accept all major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover) through our secure payment processor, Stripe. All transactions are encrypted and secure. We do not store your full credit card details on our servers. For annual plans, you'll be charged the full amount at the beginning of your subscription period.
You can call Scribe by phone or browser. Our phone number is +1 (833) 902-2403, or click here to call in your browser. Please note that standard calling or data rates from your carrier may apply, and that (if calling) you will receive a text message along with your essay. For the best experience, call from a quiet environment with good reception.
For best results, we recommend conversations between 5-15 minutes. This gives you enough time to fully explore your topic while maintaining focus. Very short calls (under 2 minutes) may not provide enough content to tailor questions well or generate a good text, while very long calls might dilute the focus on your topic. The system will guide you during the call if more information is needed.
If your call gets disconnected, you can call back within 5 minutes and the system will recognize you're continuing the same conversation. If it's been longer than 5 minutes, it will be treated as a new conversation and count as a separate essay against your quota. If you experience frequent disconnections, please contact our support team.
Our website dashboard works on all modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. The website is fully responsive and works on desktop computers, tablets, and mobile phones. For the calling feature, you can use any phone capable of making standard voice calls. No special apps or software are required to use our service.
On your first call, scribe, our AI agent will greet you, noting briefly that the call may be recorded to improve the service and asking if you consent to receive a text message with your essay. Note that if you are calling from a phone which cannot text, or would just prefer to receive an email, you can tell him you would rather receive an email. Feel free to also give him other instructions about the conversation, especially if you want to keep the conversation short, or if you have lots of time (e.g. a long car ride) to talk! You will then begin to talk about whatever topic you are interested in, and by the end, scribe will be ready to send you something written about it!
We take data security seriously. All connections to our website use HTTPS encryption, and all stored data is encrypted at rest. We use industry-standard security practices including regular security audits, access controls, and monitoring. Your payment information is handled securely by Stripe and never stored on our servers.
Yes, your conversations and essays are private and can only be accessed by you and authorized system administrators for support purposes. We do not sell or share your content with third parties. Essays are accessible via unique URLs that are difficult to guess, but for maximum security, we recommend not sharing these URLs publicly if the content is sensitive.
By default, we keep your conversations and essays indefinitely so you can access them at any time. If you delete your account, all your personal data, conversations, and essays will be permanently deleted within 30 days. If you need specific content removed, you can contact our support team for assistance.
By default, we do not use your conversations or essays to train AI models. However, we may use anonymized, aggregated data to improve our service quality and performance. If you want to contribute to improving our AI models, you can opt in through your account settings. This is completely voluntary and can be changed at any time.
Still have questions?
Our support team is here to help. Contact us via email, phone, or live chat.