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Astound — Press & Media Kit
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Quick Facts
Descriptions for Use
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Astound is a 4.7-star iOS app that guides users through expert-designed breathing and voice exercises for public speaking, meetings, and everyday communication confidence.
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Astound is an iOS voice and speech coaching app designed by professional voice coach Leila Bostic. It provides guided breathing exercises, vocal warmup routines, and daily voice training programs for public speaking, presentations, meetings, and building lasting communication confidence.
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Astound is a 4.7-star iOS voice training app created by voice coach Leila Bostic and Robin Greenwood. The app's exercise library — designed by a professional speech and voice coach — covers diaphragmatic breathing, vocal warmups, articulation drills, resonance training, and daily programs for public speaking, workplace communication, and performance. It includes a voice journal with pitch and tempo feedback for tracking progress over time. Astound has been Featured by Apple and is available as a free download on the App Store, with premium plans starting at $6.49/month.
Key Differentiators
Human-designed by a professional voice coach
Leila Bostic is a working voice and speech coach. The exercise library reflects real clinical and performance coaching — not AI-generated content.
4.7 App Store rating
Consistently rated above comparable apps in the speech coaching category, including apps with significantly more press coverage.
Featured by Apple
Astound has been featured by Apple in the App Store — a recognition of quality and design.
Addresses the physical mechanics of voice
While many speech apps focus on AI feedback, Astound addresses breath support, resonance, and articulation — the physical foundations that determine long-term vocal quality.
Privacy-first design
Voice recordings stay on the user's device. No server-side processing of voice data.
Covers the full range
Packs for stage presence, interviews, meetings, phone calls, anxiety, hoarseness, mumbling, articulation — not just public speaking.
About the Founders
Leila Bostic
Professional voice and speech coach. Designed Astound's complete exercise library. Her approach draws on vocal technique from performance and speech therapy to make professional voice coaching accessible to everyday users.
Robin Greenwood
Co-founder and developer. Built the iOS app and the technical infrastructure. Background in product development and consumer software.
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