# Dictaphone Voice Recorder — user reviews > 90 indexed App Store user reviews of Dictaphone Voice Recorder by Dorada App Software Ltd, rated 4.50/5 from 193 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dictaphone-voice-recorder/id834938465/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dictaphone-voice-recorder/id834938465.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 143 · 4★ 22 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 9 ## What do users think of Dictaphone Voice Recorder? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎤 Excellent voice activation feature with adjustable sensitivity - 📝 Clear, high-quality audio recordings - ⚡ Simple and intuitive user interface - 🔄 Easy file sharing via AirDrop, email, and multiple formats - ⏸️ Auto-pause during silence saves recording space and time - 📁 Ability to rename and organize recordings by date - ⌚ Apple Watch app integration - 🚀 Reliable performance for most users - 💾 Multiple export formats (m4a, wav) - 📊 Transcription and AI features available - 🎓 Excellent for educational and professional use **Cons** - 🐛 UI color scheme issue - white text on white background unreadable - ❌ Poor customer support and no developer communication - 💳 Unauthorized charges for ad removal subscription - 🔊 Sensitivity slider doesn't work properly or resets - 📱 App crashes and fails to open after updates - 🗑️ Difficult recovery process for deleted recordings - ⚙️ Settings only accessible during active recording - 🎯 Auto-recording on app launch causes unwanted recordings - 🔌 Recording failures without user notification - 📊 No timestamp feature for recordings - 🎧 Cannot use Bluetooth or AirPods microphones - 🔉 Recording tone cannot be muted - 📁 No folder/organization system for recordings **Commonly reported bugs** - White text on white background rendering issue - App crashes after 8+ hours of continuous recording - Recording fails to save or save correctly - Voice activation not working properly after updates - App won't open or closes on launch - Recordings lose beginning and end portions - Watch app loses recordings if save not tapped - Choppy audio with missed syllables - Audio shimmer/strobe effect on some devices - Sensitivity slider has no effect - Recording failures without notification - App crashes when ads are tapped during recording - Settings reset after closing app - Editing features cause app shutdown - iOS upgrade removes app and recordings - Deleted files recovery mechanism unreliable **Most requested features** - Bluetooth microphone support (especially AirPods) - Timestamp feature for recordings - Folder/category system for organizing recordings - Option to disable auto-recording on app launch - Mute recording activation sound - Ability to sort files by name - Landscape mode support for iPad - Adjustable microphone input levels - Band pass filters and stereo controls - Delay before pausing during silence - MP3 quality recording options - Advanced editing capabilities (mid-file trimming, merging) - 3D Touch quick action for recording - Settings accessible from main screen - Persistent sensitivity settings between recordings - Dark mode option ## Newest reviews (11 of 90) ### 2/5 — Well *2025-07-24, version 1.8.1* Well it’s impossible to read a white typeface on a white background. It’s been like this for years. Fix it please. The introduction of a “button” to get to the deleted files is a better method than having to shake your phone or if the app doesn’t want to cooperate tapping it on a hard surface. You can do better it used to be black typeface on a white background. ### 2/5 — Accidentally Deleted Recordings *2023-11-01, version 1.8.0* There is no help or option to recover deleted memos as I keep reading. It would be great if I could find someone to help with this before too late. ### 3/5 — Would love to use my AirPods *2023-10-03* I downloaded this last week and gave it a quick try, and it seems to work quite well. The only thing is I would love to be able to use it with my AirPods Pro, and use the microphone in those rather than the one on my iPhone. I can’t find a way to contact the developer, so I’m wondering if this might be a possibility? ### 2/5 — Dictaphone app *2023-04-20* I “had”really liked this app prior to the recent update. Before you press to record & it would record everything & i had bragged to other people how great this was BUT NOW it’s voice activated when you press record & it “doesn’t” catch the beginning part of what needs to be recorded nor the end. I hope there’s a new update to correct that problem ### 3/5 — 2023 Was A Small Step Backwards *2023-02-19* New 2023 version has a launch bug. My previous review was: Good recording interface. Easy to use. Voice activation with tunable sensitivity, which is lacking in Apple’s Voice Memos. ‘Dictaphone Voice Recorder’ has decent voice file exporting and importing ability via Air Drop and Voice Memos, and iTunes. It sorts your files by date and you can name them however you want, and those things are absent in Apple’s Voice Memos. It still needs the ability to sort files by name and doesn’t have that. Reliable, but no support from publisher. ### 4/5 — Does what it says it does! *2021-10-05* Easy to use clear recording too ### 4/5 — Bonne application *2021-08-10, version 1.6.10* Bonne application ### 3/5 — It’s OK *2021-07-31, version 1.6.10* Good recording interface. Easy to use. Voice activation with tunable sensitivity, which is lacking in Apple’s Voice Memos. ‘Dictaphone Voice Recorder’ has decent voice file exporting and importing ability via Air Drop and Voice Memos, and iTunes. It sorts your files by date and you can name them however you want, and those things are absent in Apple’s Voice Memos. It still needs the ability to sort files by name and doesn’t have that. Reliable, but no support from publisher. ### 5/5 — Voice activation *2021-01-22* Voice activation is an excellent feature. That’s why are use it. The last me time to think, in silence, and then speak my thoughts and record them. Wow! ### 2/5 — M4a and Wav file *2020-08-10, version 1.6.10* Saves in m4a and .wav Format. Not mp4 like they said it would. ### 5/5 — Great for taking notes at meetings *2020-08-03* Fab tool, works well, allows fulsome notes to be applied to each recording. Can be clipped, truncated, transcribed etc. Very useful ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Nothing Special *2024-12-18* There’s a perfectly good and free voice recorder already included with your iPhone. Why anyone would bothered to pay to have adverts removed from this second rate app is a mystery. ### 1/5 — Cannot remove silences *2024-08-01* Too much of my recording is taken up with silence ### 1/5 — Funny *2024-07-26* Funny that my review isn’t even listed! ### 1/5 — Overcharged *2023-11-20, version 1.8.0* Downloaded the free app and next day charges for ‘No more ads’ was debited without authorisation. ### 1/5 — Faulty Recording Mechanisms *2023-02-12, version 1.6.10* The recordings failed time and again. Without notification!! Absolutely devastating!! ### 1/5 — Not voice activated - always recording faint background hiss *2023-01-26, version 1.6.10* Always records background ambient noise - faint hiss on play back. Even least sensitive setting records the faint sound of A/C unit in otherwise quiet room. The sensitivity slider makes no difference at all. ### 1/5 — Poor app *2022-10-01, version 1.6.10* my installation was removed by an IOS upgrade. There is no way to recover the recordings that were removed, also. Very poor programming! ### 1/5 — A trap *2022-08-02, version 1.6.10* Can’t unsub from Remove Ads—aargh ### 1/5 — Major bug and zero customer support *2021-05-25* Originally I loved this app. But after much use… I discovered that if you are using it on your watch and you stop the recording but forget to tap on save (there’s an option for cancel or save) you lose the entire recording and can’t recover it. Being on my watch and arm it makes it difficult because sometimes it gets bumped before I can push save and I’ve lost really important recordings that way. I’ve searched and searched online to try to figure out how to recover it and I haven’t found any way possible. I wish the default set up was to save it rather than delete it if that happens. I have sent four emails to customer support trying to recover very important recording I had and I have had no response whatsoever. So I’m changing my review to one star ### 1/5 — Failing to save recording *2019-11-06* Unfortunately i have yet to find how to contact the developer to register a problem (hence 1 star). Recordings do occur but do not get saved correctly, hence no ability to play them back ☹️ Hopeful the developer will see this review and sort the problem. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — so far so good it does what’ i wont it to do for me *2026-07-08* quiet good done what i wont it to do ### 5/5 — I wish I had this sooner *2025-11-20* Absolutely game changing. As a late diagnosed dyslexic ,the classroom was a stressful place . I have used this app all week On a training course & have recorded ,transcribed and popped through the AI feature and have notes and am organised. I will use this at hospital appointments too . Thoroughly recommend ### 5/5 — Very good app *2022-12-04* This works great, sound quality is good and I like that I can adjust the sound threshold for recording. A nice feature would be to be able to use a Bluetooth microphone as an option to the phones microphone. ### 5/5 — Full marks *2022-10-09* Very useful and handy Works really well ### 5/5 — Nice recorder *2022-09-16, version 1.6.10* Thank you! ### 5/5 — Great *2022-09-12, version 1.6.10* Great ### 5/5 — Very pleased *2022-08-23, version 1.6.10* Excellent app ### 5/5 — Dictaphone Voice activated Recorder *2022-05-26* This is a great app. I used another unit prior to this and it did not work. This App is a Mercedes Benz!! It is well designed. The voice clarity is excellent. It upload to iCloud is easy to set up and actually works. The file males are easy to change. I am using it for recording my dreams and it is perfect for that!!! What a terrific well designed product! I give it a five star review and am delighted to have found it. ### 5/5 — Excellent! As Basic Recorder *2022-02-21, version 1.6.10* Reliable, intuitive, effective, easy to pause and unpause recordings, adjustable sound level recording trigger, easy to save, name and rename files with convert to *.wav function. Lacks adjustable microphone level or band pass filters or stereo L/R balance or playback control by voice or external controllers (or ### 5/5 — Consumer *2021-04-20, version 1.6.10* Simple, efficient & reliable. Helps me monitor my snoring. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-28.*