# Private Ear Recorder — user reviews > 37 indexed App Store user reviews of Private Ear Recorder by Excelltech Inc., rated 1.90/5 from 11 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/private-ear-recorder/id295471964/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/private-ear-recorder/id295471964.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 6 ## Newest reviews (12 of 37) ### 2/5 — Rubbish *2014-03-09* Absolute rubbish, doesn't work ### 2/5 — Needs some work *2013-03-30* The idea is good but needs to fix a serious flaw before I would recommend this to anyone. If someone talks then stops talking that is considered an interruption. If you get too many interruptions the program posts the error and will not clear and you can't use the program again. Also the lock out function doesn't work. The interface is nice and simple which is why I bumped the rating up to 2 stars. I would wait for the next revision before buying. ### 2/5 — Tried to catch my gf cheating *2013-01-28* I put my iPad in my room for 3 day with this on. The test I did worked. it could work good but it failed me. it hit the max thresh hold of recording. I sat there for 20 mins clicking ok hoping to even just get a few recording but once it hit the limit it dump all of them. No autosave the set up was pointless. Good thing I set my computer to record too. Almost mess my one chance to catch gf to trust her or not. Now I have break up with my gf and this app didn't help me at all. If fixed with up date I would give 5 stars. Good app maby for a few hours not days... ### 2/5 — Buggy *2012-11-25* When it works it's an OK app, but it was buggy to begin with, and with each new iOS upgrade gets progressively worse. I'm on iOS 5.1 and can get Private Ear to work about 30% of the time now. Restarting the phone used to be a sure fix, but even that doesn't always work now. There doesn't seem to be much activity by the developer to keep the app functional. I would recommend not purchasing this app until the developer gets it to where it again reliably performs its basic functions. Edit: No improvement in iOS 6. ### 1/5 — Dr *2012-03-07* Everything written in review is absolutely right. Total waste of money and time, its a kind of scam. ### 1/5 — Not working *2012-01-19* App worked well then locked up, reinstalled won't record, locks up and jumps out of program. Please refund - not working. Looking at prev notes from other customers you should take this app off til you work out bugs and stop charging for an inferior product. ### 1/5 — What the?? *2011-12-09* App icon calls itself "Private Ear" - hardly hidden. Screen flashes RED coloured "Private Ear" when you lock the phone. Give me back my money!!!! ### 2/5 — Review *2011-08-12* The sound quality is really poor and you cannot import voice memo from the standard voice ### 1/5 — Lockup *2010-09-08* With the latest version of the os on a second generation iphone it is locking up at the end of a recording. Until this time worked really well. ### 2/5 — It's good but not great... *2010-06-02* It does what I want (just bought the app) but it NEEDS better quality recording. Please make it record better quality sound. I will give more stars if updated. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2010-03-25* Waste of $1.99. Crashes all the time ### 2/5 — It's OK. *2009-11-29* I works for me though I need to test it some more. I just purchase it today and test it for a short while and I like it. Speed of apps could be better. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Need help *2018-04-16* I’ve got it 3 years ago and still have records there but the app doesn’t reinstall cause it need to get update by the developer. ### 1/5 — Sangeeta *2017-01-19* Can't even download ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2015-11-04* I used the dictaphone to record an extremely important meeting. I now have to pay to have the recording extracted from my iPhone since it keeps freezing and I cannot extract the recording off my iPhone to my PC ### 1/5 — Don't do it *2015-09-18* I couldn't get this app to work on my iPad. The release notes said I could delete and reload. The notes were wrong! Note to self AND YOU, read reviews first. I only wish two things, one, I wish there were a negative star and two I wish I could get my money back! ### 1/5 — Hopeless *2014-09-04* I think I've got it right: It only allows 30 seconds of recordings i.e If you speak for 40 seconds it fails to record the last 10 seconds. So you need to have a stop-watch and turn off the noise every 30 seconds. Then to listen to your recording select each 30 second chunk. I think the App's description is misleading. Look elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Waste *2014-06-13* It keeps freezing ### 1/5 — Junk app *2014-03-28* Junk app no delete button. Takes to much space ### 1/5 — No way to delete unwanted recordings! *2013-09-23* Thought it wasn't supposed to fill my disk with unwanted recordings? ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2013-09-21* Most definitely needs work. Unable to locate a delete function to clear the recording. Record time to short! Overall not impressed. ### 1/5 — Worst App, EVER! *2012-06-08* Terrible design and broken functionality. Looks like it hasn't been updated since 2008 (maybe even 1998). Truly awful... ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works Well *2010-01-03* It works well on my phone. Only small prob is that it sometimes has a file that is 0kb taking up space. Other than that, it's great! Maybe a version of this using the video function the 3GS already has & the 3G just started having (unlocked & unjailbroken) would be even better. ### 5/5 — Not bad at all:) *2009-08-23* Good idea!!! Ability to go back to the home screen or lock the iphone/ipod and still work in the background, would make it a perfect spy app:) ### 5/5 — Like it. *2009-02-13* So far so good. I like that the actual recording also have a current recording time to when it had been recorded. Although u should keep it charged so ur phone run out of battery. And keep it out of sight so no one will see it and take ur phone. I highly suggest u take my advise. ### 4/5 — Running in the background *2011-05-18* I find it to work very well but it would be nice if there was a way to keep it recording in the background so if the phone is discovered and somebody hits the home button it won't be evident that it's recording. ### 3/5 — Didn't download *2016-08-24* Didn't install.. Is this a scam or what? ### 3/5 — Great app but App support nonexistent *2014-11-14* I have asked questions several times, but no reply. It looks like there is no support for this app. Sad, because it early is a great app! How else can you hear your wife say "I'm coming" while you sleep in the other room? Sweep the file name left to delete it... ### 3/5 — Erasing? *2013-11-12* How do you delete recordings? ### 3/5 — Delete? *2013-06-20* How do you delete recordings? Nice app otherwise. ### 3/5 — fix the app *2011-08-11* For 1.99 the app should not require a restart every time one uses it....... ### 3/5 — Just okay *2010-06-14* It won't let me resume from where I left off listening if I have to go to home screen. Records okay but the forward and back does not work. --- *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 2026-08-20.*