# Recorder — user reviews > 255 indexed App Store user reviews of Recorder by dan walton, rated 2.65/5 from 20 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recorder/id284428991/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recorder/id284428991.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 7 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (14 of 255) ### 1/5 — Still Doesn't Work *2017-07-10, version 12.0.1* This app hasn't worked for years on my iPhone 6 Plus. The update does nothing to change that. Will not open. Crashes immediately. Please fix it. It was actually very useful several years ago ### 1/5 — Do not purchase *2017-06-07, version 12* Sorry to let your hopes down but you must purchase time to record and there are security issues. AVOID ### 1/5 — Fraudsters ! Мошенники ! *2016-08-28* Отсутствует запись звонков. На скриншотах она есть, а в скачанной программе нет. Требую возврата денег ! ### 1/5 — Нет записи телефонных разговоров ((( *2016-05-22* Это развод какой то( Нет записи телефонных разговоров ( ### 1/5 — Garbage *2016-03-02, version 12* Must pay to record calls. ### 1/5 — Horrible app for saving recordings *2016-02-27, version 12* The app says it offers to save recordings to emails or sync with wifi. It doesn't work, keeps telling me it is too large a file to sync and save. Not worth using if you can't easily save you memo. ### 1/5 — Avoid this *2015-12-11, version 11.4* I lost a valuable recording due to this crap app. ### 1/5 — Awful *2015-10-17, version 11.4* Awful, awful, awful. ### 1/5 — Pay while you're scared *2015-09-23, version 11.4* This app advertises safety while you're walking. While the entire time it asks you for money. I used this app instead of my girlfriend while I did and walked our route. I bought it during the walk because I needed something. But my god this was not it. This is an app for your money. Not an app to help people. Period. I'm ashamed. ### 1/5 — I can’t download recordings!! *2015-05-30, version 11.4* My files are too large to email and when I do wifi synch none of the links work. I can view all of my recorded file names in the list, but when I click on the link to download I get an error message. I tried to go to their help page and email support and both those pages give me error messages as well. I am very unhappy. ### 1/5 — OSをアップデートしてから録音したものについてwifi syncが機能しなくなった *2015-05-28* iOS8と相性が悪いのか、録音したものがsyncでDLされません。本体上では録音出来ていて音もちゃんと聴こえるのですが。修正してほしいです。 ### 1/5 — Have to buy credits and quality bad *2015-04-16, version 11.4* I have an iPhone 6 Plus. Not only do you have to buy a credit, nothing tells you what a credit actually is. The sound quality of the recording was so bad it was unusable. ### 1/5 — Thorough con! *2015-04-05, version 11.4* Downloaded this app to record an important conversation. Turns out that not only it didn't record but if you want to record you have to pay £1.49 an hour before hand. Don't waste your money on this. Throw it over a bridge- it will be more fun and it's more likely to record your phone call... ### 1/5 — Junk *2015-02-19, version 11.4* I am just beside myself. I used recorder to record a conference call so I could listen and go back for detailed updating of the task list. I paid extra for minutes to record my call and wouldn't you know- it records nothing. I have nothing form the call- just a file that won't download. This app is awful. Don't waste your money or trust it with important documentation. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Scam *2026-05-08* Scam dont buy ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2022-07-30, version 12.0.1* Downloaded app paid for app Paid for credits. Tried to call. Only get busy signals ### 1/5 — SCAM *2022-06-03, version 12.0.1* Dont get this app it said i already had an account when i have never had this app before and it wouldnt let me request my password. ### 1/5 — Scam Alert *2022-05-06, version 12.0.1* It doesn't record outgoing call and the worst part is they don't refund you when you as for it. Don't waste your money and time, this is an scam Apple is letting these scammer getting away with what they are doing. ### 1/5 — Don’t download *2020-02-03, version 12.0.1* There’s no way to communicate problems I paid $ and can’t use Terrible ### 1/5 — Upset *2019-11-25, version 12.0.1* I have use this recording up for many years… And for the most part it’s great and does what you need to do. But just recently I had accidentally left the recorder going long after the period of time that I needed to record, and wanted to trim the recording. Every other single editing program in the world that I’ve used that has a cut function can cut out parts of the recording that you do not want. So I was happy to see this had that available, so I thought. I am so upset that their scissor icon for cutting out the section of the recording that you do not want, ends up KEEPING ONLY what you wanted to delete. It’s the absolute most ludicrous thing to select the portion that you want to cut, and use their scissor function to find out that it doesn’t cut that, it only keeps it and deletes the rest, more atrocious is the fact that you have no way to reverse the action!! Consequently I lost a very valuable recording. Very upset. ### 1/5 — Payments and using *2019-10-03, version 12.0.1* You buying this app and still need to pay for credits to record your calls. Not comfortable to use. One of worst recording apps ### 1/5 — Not happy *2018-11-04, version 12.0.1* I just paid $.99 for the app just to learn I had to then pay for credits for calls. Don’t recommend. Don’t waste your time. ### 1/5 — False advertising *2017-12-21, version 12.0.1* Paid app price then learned had to pay for individual call recordings so cancelled immediately. I will look for the refund ### 1/5 — 録音したデーターをMacで読み込めない *2017-09-06* 以前は出来ていたMacへのデーター転送、途中からエラーで出来なくなっていたのでバージョンアップさせればと期待していましたが、結局録音したデーターをMacで読み込めません。改善されたものだと思っていたので残念です。 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Provisional judgment following death. *2026-05-21, version 12.0.1* Following death you will receive a provisional judgment for your deeds and dishonesty while tabernacling in mortal state. On for next breath following death you will immediately be arrested for your theft of dishonesty of goods you never provided. ### 5/5 — Works great for me…various 'Phones *2018-05-12, version 12.0.1* Are use it all the time for speech and music rehearsal recording… Never have had a problem The Wi-Fi download is very handy… I only wish it preserved date and time stamp (which are very handy to have, thank you) Thank you! ### 5/5 — Always works, love the phone-record feature! *2017-12-05, version 12.0.1* I have used Recorder on every phone I’ve had since I bought it, years ago. That includes a 5S, 6+, 6S + and my 7+. Works perfectly with each one. It is an outstanding recorder for daily use in capturing audio in many situations. I use it when I want to document or remember a conversation. And occasionally for phone calls. Recorder’s best benefit is the superb quality of its phone call recordings. Easy to use, always effective. It’s simple to retrieve the audio files and edit them — or to transfer them to another app or to a Mac or PC for more extensive editing. If you have any challenges or questions of any kind, I’ve found Retronym, the developer, to be great with support and follow through. Their website has a FAQ and other sources of information available. Easy to give this five stars! I have never had anything except success with it; “it just works,” as described here. One last anecdote. Years ago, a friend’s father died unexpectedly. My ability to use Recorder to retrieve the last phone calls from his dad from an answering machine meant more to my grieving buddy than anything I have ever done for him as a friend, before or after. Recorder made that little gesture (a very big one, to my friend) very easy and simple. Recorder’s small cost has been justified many times over to me by its instant availability in my iPhone and its flexibility and usefulness — and for its reliability whenever I really need it. I feel slightly guilty, because I should’ve written this great review long ago. I take the app for granted because it works so well. ### 5/5 — My go to *2017-03-18, version 12* Awesome simple interface and easy transfer to iMac over wifi. ### 5/5 — Excellent Support *2017-02-11, version 12* Quick response, easy solution, excellent product ### 5/5 — Recorder App is great *2016-01-28, version 12* Love this App! Have used it many times when I don’t want to forget something or record a meeting so I don’t have to take detailed note. Love being able to download Memos with Wi-Fi sync! Thank you! ### 5/5 — It does what it is supposed to do and they have excellent technical support. *2014-07-02, version 11.4* It does what it is supposed to do and they have excellent technical support. ### 5/5 — THE BEST QUALITY RECORDINGS ON AN IDEVICE *2014-03-12, version 11.4* This is app is literally the best app for recording any audio on an iDevice. Idk what they've done but it comes out with the best sounding recordings for music out of any app I've bought. It's great for musicians who wanna get quick clean live recordings. Just make sure you're not blowing out the mic and for drummers usually the "sweet spot" is about 15-20ft away and maybe muffle the mic with a thin pillow. Absolutely wondrous sound. Can hear every nuance and articulation, same with any other instruments. And for voice calls, it also again reigns supreme! The ONLY gripe I have is not having a dedicated cloud to sync my recordings to without the use of wifi. That would be great cause then the recordings could be uploaded and deleted from your device to make room for new recordings. Not to mention it acts as a backup. Also, so glad you can now pull the files off without wifi, but i wish you didn't HAVE to do it through iTunes. But these are personal opinions, I still think the app deserves 5/5. No problems here, just thumbs up!! ### 5/5 — Fixed! I have my favorite recorder back! Thank you! *2013-08-10, version 11.4* Great little recorder, for those having problems with a previous bug, it's fixed! I have all my notes back! Thank you! Love to put notes on a loop and play them in the background have been using this 4 years now. Very useful and many more features than the stock apple voice recorder... ### 5/5 — Thank you for the feedback! *2013-08-07, version 11.4* Thank you for updating the app and making the files playable again. I'm sure many others are thankful for this as well.. Since a lot of people use this to jot down quick ideas for music and such. It is once again the app it should be! --- *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 2026-07-29.*