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Tails.io
An AI companion you talk to through an animal, not a chatbot
A digital sanctuary of AI animal companions. Talk out loud to a wise owl, a friendly dog, or a therapeutic turtle who actually listens and remembers. Based on zootherapy research showing people open up more freely to animals than to humans, tails.io creates a judgment-free space to talk, vent, or just feel heard. No clinical intake. No forms. No diagnosis. Just your companion, whenever you need them.
Hey PH! I'm Venkatesh, the founder of tails.io 👋
I built this because of a research finding that genuinely surprised me: people self-disclose MORE to animals than to other humans — including therapists. Not because animals understand better, but because they're perceived as completely non-judgmental.
I've felt this my whole life. I've said things to my dog I've never said to another person. Not because I thought she understood — because she didn't, and somehow that made it safe.
tails.io tries to recreate that feeling digitally. Four companions, four emotional archetypes, one goal: a space where you can say the thing you haven't been able to say.
Would love your feedback — especially if you've ever found it easier to talk to a pet than a person. That's exactly who we're building for.
About Tails.io on Product Hunt
“An AI companion you talk to through an animal, not a chatbot”
Tails.io was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #129 on the daily leaderboard. A digital sanctuary of AI animal companions. Talk out loud to a wise owl, a friendly dog, or a therapeutic turtle who actually listens and remembers. Based on zootherapy research showing people open up more freely to animals than to humans, tails.io creates a judgment-free space to talk, vent, or just feel heard. No clinical intake. No forms. No diagnosis. Just your companion, whenever you need them.
On the analytics side, Tails.io competes within Health & Fitness, Productivity and Dogs — topics that collectively have 741.3k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Tails.io performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Tails.io?
Tails.io was hunted by Venkatesh Sidda. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Venkatesh Sidda