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HEARD - the Plan B for memory

HEARD - the Plan B for memory

by Faalsa Labs

25 ratings
87 reviews
🌟 Lifestyle
📊 Productivity
$0.99
In-App Purchases

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Released
June 20, 2013
Updated
September 20, 2017

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Developer

Faalsa Labs
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About

This app acts as a memory backup, allowing you to capture audio from the recent past. It's useful for remembering important conversations, lectures, or fleeting moments. The app runs in the background and lets you save audio with a simple tap.

✓Capture audio from the past
✓Background recording
✓One-tap saving
✓Customizable buffer length
✓Diverse use cases
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What users say about HEARD

Reviews of HEARD are mixed: the Productivity app is rated 3.2/5 from 25 App Store ratings. What users like most: innovative concept for capturing past audio, useful for note-taking and idea generation. Top complaints: red status bar is intrusive, mutes notifications and other app sounds. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 💡Innovative concept for capturing past audio
  • 👍Useful for note-taking and idea generation
  • 👍Great for musicians and songwriters
  • 👍Helpful for those with learning disabilities
  • 👍Captures unexpected conversations
  • 👍VoiceOver compatible
  • 👍Clear audio quality
  • 👍Intelligent design

Negative things

  • 🔴Red status bar is intrusive
  • 🔇Mutes notifications and other app sounds
  • 💰Expensive in-app purchases for full functionality
  • 💸Deceptive pricing/bait and switch tactics
  • 🐌Outdated UI
  • 🔌Issues with exporting/sharing recordings
  • 🚫Background recording unreliable
  • 🔋High battery consumption
  • 🪲App stops working after iOS updates
  • ❓Lack of clear documentation/prompts
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What's New in HEARD

1.1.4

September 20, 2017

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. - Support for iOS 11

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

$4.99

Bigger Audio Buffer (up to 5 mins)

Capture up to 5 mins of the past audio

User reviews

Most RecentHighest RatedLowest Rated

Can Not Export

It requires quick time to export your recordings. QuickTime has been discontinued by Apple. Have found no way to get my recordings off my phone.
JYjayzon you

Decent

The app works well but it’s ridiculous how you already have to pay for the app at first and then you have to pay extra if you want the buffer size longer than 1 minute. Additionally, the UI looks horrible and like it was made in 2008 for an Iphone 4. No offense to the developer.
Ccrbuch5

Mutes notifications

Useless app that sells you on background recording which doesnt actually work after a few minutes while also silencing all notifications.
SShanesShanty

Needs longer buffers

Very useful but I’d like to have much longer buffer choices in settings, as the app is useful in situations where a record of a long event is needed. 1, 2…even 8 hours. There’s plenty of storage space available. Thanks.
Ppetitune

App needs to be updated

This app does not allow you to send your recording to other apps on your device. Also, I wish I could choose which mic the app uses.
AAzarry
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Reported Bugs

37 issues

Cannot export recordings

Bug

App mutes notifications

Bug

Background recording stops working

Bug

App does not allow sending recordings to other apps

Bug

Paid purchase not recognized

Bug

App shuts off unexpectedly

Bug

Flashing red bar when running

Bug

App gets removed when another app runs in background

Bug

Recording becomes unplayable after emailing

Bug

App crashes when accessing menu

Bug

App stopped working after iOS update

Bug

Stopped working with new iOS versions

Bug

App crashes after purchasing longer buffer

Bug

Audio plays through speakers instead of headphones

Bug

Requires force-quit to stop recording

Bug

Emailing recordings results in null error

Bug

App needs to be open to work

Bug

Red bar drains battery

Bug

Speaker not strong enough

Bug

Red banner interferes with other apps

Bug

Mutes phone functions

Bug

Cannot record phone calls

Bug

Red bar fades in and out

Bug

Text messages, emails, keyboard clicks are silent when app is running

Bug

App crashes immediately after pressing hamburger menu

Bug

Recording stops at 30 seconds in free version

Bug

App stopped working on iPad

Bug

Cannot listen through speakers on iPad

Bug

Audio continues to play through speakers when headphones are plugged in

Bug

App requires force-quit to stop recording

Bug

Audio becomes unplayable after emailing

Bug

App crashes after purchasing longer buffer

Bug

App stops working after updating iOS

Bug

App shuts off unexpectedly

Bug

App gets removed when another app runs in background

Bug

Flashing red bar at top of screen

Bug

App needs to be open for it to work

Bug
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Requested Features

20 requests

Allow export of recordings

Feature

Longer buffer options (hours)

Feature

Ability to choose microphone

Feature

UI update

Feature

Lock screen control/save button

Feature

Integration with Apple Watch

Feature

Trim audio clips

Feature

Save clips to camera roll

Feature

Option to hide or move the red status bar

Feature

Improve background recording reliability

Feature

Add documentation

Feature

Allow recording phone calls

Feature

Add a stop recording button

Feature

Open In functionality for audio files

Feature

Combine pre-recorded and live audio into one file

Feature

iPad version of the app

Feature

Share clips via MMS/SMS

Feature

Seamless background recording start

Feature

Save clips to Dropbox

Feature

Sound editing features

Feature

FAQ

What does HEARD do?

HEARD is designed to act as a backup for your memory by allowing you to capture audio from the recent past. When you hear something important, you can tap a button to preserve it for later reference, even if you missed the exact moment it happened.

How does the audio capture feature work?

The app runs silently in the background and maintains an audio buffer. With a simple tap, you can save audio from a customizable period in the past, up to 5 minutes with an in-app purchase. The base version provides a 1-minute buffer.

Is HEARD free to use?

The base version of HEARD is free to download and use, offering a 1-minute audio buffer. To extend this buffer to up to 5 minutes, an in-app purchase is required. There are no advertisements within the app.

What are some common uses for HEARD?

Users find HEARD beneficial for office productivity by capturing meeting highlights, as a short-term memory aid, for students to improve classroom learning, for musicians to record practice sessions, and for capturing personal moments like children's words or jokes.

What are the limitations of HEARD?

Like other apps using the microphone on iOS, a red bar will appear at the top of the screen when HEARD is listening. Some OS notifications may be silenced when the microphone is active, though critical alerts like phone calls and alarms will still sound. Recording regular cell phone calls is not permitted by iOS.