Anton Ponikarovskii

Lovon AI Therapy - Talk it out and feel better

AI therapy you can actually talk to. Just speak naturally and get support anytime you need it.

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Ishwar Jha
much needed as people are becoming lonely
Sergey Bakaev

@ishwarjha true! thank you!

Anton Ponikarovskii

@ishwarjha exactly, that's why we're building it!

Love seeing a tool built with PhD psychologists! It’s refreshing to see an AI rather than just being an 'agreeable' chatbot.
One thought: voice-first is a bold move when so many people are used to free, text-based venting sites. How do you plan to win over the users who prefer the privacy/anonymity of writing over speaking?

Sergey Bakaev

@curioushead we value our privacy a lot! And about text messages: we already have this functionality, but I believe that future is in the voice/video calls - they feel more real!

Btw thanks a lot for kind words!

Anton Ponikarovskii

@curioushead thanks for your support! we believe our mission is to build most human therapist, and you can get that feeling only chatting with your voice

Madalina B

Congratulations

Sergey Bakaev

@madalina_barbu thanks a lot!

Slava Barinov

@madalina_barbu Thank you so much!

Aleksandr Lavrinenko

@madalina_barbu Thank you!

Minyong Lee

Congrats on the launch! We'll definitely try it out.

Sergey Bakaev

@minyong great!! thank you!

Slava Barinov

@minyong Thank you so much! Definitely check it out

Aleksandr Lavrinenko

@minyong Please don't forget to send us a feedback next, we are aiming to become even better!

Anton Ponikarovskii

@minyong thanks! share your feedback later

Nikhil Sharma

Congratulations to

The team! the product looking promising 🎉

Slava Barinov

@imnikhill10 Thank you, Nikhil!

Sergey Bakaev

@imnikhill10 thank you Nikhil! And thank you for mentioning team's work here!

Anton Ponikarovskii

@imnikhill10 thanks a lot for your support!

T Raja

Congrats on launching. If you ever need support scaling the product or preparing it for investor conversations, happy to explore

Sergey Bakaev

@t_raja hey Raja! thanks a lot! we actually need it haha!

Andrew
Useful app for real help! But the name of developer on App Store is: BabaYaga Inc But IMO it doesn’t sound serious if you’re doing such kind of product
Sergey Bakaev

@westshorewind thanks Andrew! I think it's only strange for slavic people like us :)

Overall, this company name is very important for us.

Michael Foote

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.

Sergey Bakaev

@michael_foote1 thanks Michael!

Walid Ouhannou

$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?

Sergey Bakaev

@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.

Aleksandr Lavrinenko

@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!

wisdom ojieh [copywizard]

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?

Anton Ponikarovskii

@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?

wisdom ojieh [copywizard]

@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.

wisdom ojieh [copywizard]

@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?

Sergey Bakaev

@ponikarovskii  @copywizard thank you for your opinion! 100%

wisdom ojieh [copywizard]

@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