SendMyVoice

Birthday voice messages from friends and family

A birthday group chat fills with the same emoji forty times, and by next week it's buried.

This template is one link for friends and family, and SendMyVoice collects a spoken message from each person, with a transcript.

Play them on the day, or keep them as a gift.

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Step 1 of 3

Your name, and how you know Maya

Tap to record. Up to 2 min.

The questions

  1. 1

    Your name, and how you know Maya

    So every voice has a name, even ones Maya hasn't heard in years.

  2. 2

    Your birthday message for Maya

    One open question. A ten-second wish or a long story, both work.

  3. 3

    A favourite memory with Maya

    Leave it optional. A memory is the part worth keeping for years.

All three fit the free plan, which takes 10 messages a month. For a bigger group, Pro takes 200. The questions work in any form tool too.

Example answers

ML

Maria Lopez

Answered today at 10:42

  1. 1. Your name, and how you know Maya

    0:05

    It's Tom, your old flatmate from Glasgow.

  2. 2. Your birthday message for Maya

    1:02

    Happy fortieth, Maya. I still think about that summer we drove to the coast in your awful green car and it broke down twice. You laughed the whole way. Don't ever change. Have the best day.

  3. 3. A favourite memory with Maya

    0:43

    The night you taught my kids to play cards and lost to a seven-year-old on purpose. They still bring it up every Christmas.

One link for everyone
Share one link in the family chat, by email or by text. Anyone can record from a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Kept as a surprise
Messages come to you, not to the group chat, so nothing gives the surprise away before the day.
Ready for the day
Download every message in one zip file to play at the party or over breakfast, and the transcripts to print in a card.
From far away too
No need to travel. A message can be recorded from anywhere, any time before the birthday.

Questions

How do I collect birthday messages from friends and family?

Share one link with everyone. Each message is recorded on a phone or laptop, and you get it as audio with a transcript.

Can I keep it a surprise?

Yes. Messages come only to your account, not to a shared chat.

How do I play them on the day?

Download them in one zip file and play them in a row on a phone or speaker, or pick a few favourites.

How many messages can I collect?

Up to 10 a month on the free plan and up to 200 on Pro.

How long can each message be?

Up to 1 minute on the free plan and up to 5 minutes on Pro.

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