# Sound Off: Voice Memo Journal — user reviews > 59 indexed App Store user reviews of Sound Off by Try Sound Off Ltd, rated 4.73/5 from 33 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sound-off-voice-memo-journal/id1522671266/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sound-off-voice-memo-journal/id1522671266.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 30 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Sound Off? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - ✨ Easy and intuitive interface - 💡 Great for quick thoughts and feelings - 🧠 Helpful for self-reflection and processing - 🗣️ Alternative to traditional journaling - 🧘‍♀️ Therapeutic and calming effect - 🎨 Visually appealing design - ✅ Works well for ADHD - 🧑‍🦯 Accessible with VoiceOver - 🌟 Game-changer for self-improvement - ✍️ Guided prompts are useful - 🚀 Efficient and quick to use - 👍 Makes journaling a habit - 💯 Encourages consistent recording **Cons** - 🐛 App is broken/frozen - 📉 Audio quality is poor - 🚫 No way to delete recordings - 🪲 Bug where audio stops playing - 🫙 Discover tab is blank - ⏳ App hasn't been updated - ❌ Cannot export recordings - 🎚️ Cannot play back in continuous streams - 🤔 Transcription is not available **Commonly reported bugs** - App is frozen upon opening - Audio no longer plays after switching apps - Discover tab is completely blank - Cannot delete recordings intuitively - Low quality audio recordings **Most requested features** - Add a widget - Add an easier way to search recordings - Add the ability to add photos - Add the option to tag recordings - More options for daily notification times - Add an 'on this day' feature - Add new starting prompts ## Newest reviews (16 of 59) ### 5/5 — Incredible app *2022-06-13, version 1.0.13* I was recently introduced to this app and can say its the most useful on my phone, I’m used to having a notebook around with me day to day but sound off allows me to record my ideas on the go, couldn’t ask for a more useful app ### 5/5 — So pretty and easy to use ✨ *2022-04-09, version 1.0.12* Thanks for building an app specifically for audio diary entries! Please add an easier way to search my recordings. It would also be super cool to add photos maybe. Keep going team Sound Off! ### 5/5 — Nice app *2022-03-03, version 1.0.12* Well done Sound Off! This is a creative idea for those of us who need help with exercising our vocal cords lol! I appreciate the easy formatting and the audio aura colors! It’s very useful! ### 5/5 — Lovey app (photos please!) *2022-02-24, version 1.0.12* It’s a really pretty app, which is a nice change from the voice memos app I usually use. I’d love some more features for playback and the option to tag recordings and add photos pleaaaasee! : ) ### 5/5 — Brilliant app *2022-01-03, version 1.0.9* This is an Incredible app, very easy to use! ### 5/5 — So nice to use! *2022-01-01, version 1.0.9* I really dig this app. Takes journaling from being a thing I plan on doing but never do, to something I do regularly! ### 5/5 — Best form of journaling! *2021-12-31, version 1.0.9* I’ve tried to get into writing a physical journal many many times and have never been able to keep up with it because I became too critical of what I was writing or struggled to word it in the way that actually captured how I was feeling and what was going on in my life. As a keen voice noter, it was so much easier to just vent my thoughts out loud and have it captured through using Sound Off. I have found voice journaling has an even more cathartic effect than writing a physical journal and also much easier to maintain as a habit! ### 5/5 — Great concept & an amazing app *2021-12-30, version 1.0.9* As a frequent journaler, adding Sound Off to my routine has completely changed the relationship with how I reflect on my day. Talking has helped me to find words that I often struggle to write. Allowing my thoughts to free-flow makes journaling more efficient, and I’m less judgemental when I look back at my entries. The starters are great prompts for beginners and regulars alike, and have really allowed me to check in with different aspects of my life that I wouldn’t normally touch on. Couldn’t recommend Sound Off enough. Thank you :-) ### 5/5 — “Photos” for your thoughts *2021-12-30, version 1.0.9* Since everyone is taking photos to remember things, why would you not record your thoughts as well? Having a voice journal makes things so much easier than writing it down and it’s all there to look back on(more of listen back to). There’s also a guide that comes with this app, which is great for people who don’t know exactly what they are doing. For those who do know what headspace is, it reminds me an awful lot of it. Definitely worth taking a look at! ### 5/5 — Game. Changer *2021-12-29, version 1.0.9* This has changed the way I collect my thoughts. I can get some much more out of my daily voice memos than I ever did journaling. The starters are nothing short of thought provoking and add such nuance to my daily entries. Definitely a game changer! ### 5/5 — This is great! *2021-12-29, version 1.0.9* What a great way to journal. My gf loves it as well. The starters were so practical and made it easier to journal. ### 5/5 — Great tool to start my new year *2021-12-28, version 1.0.9* I have tried a few times to keep a written journal with no luck. This will allow to me capture the moments I want with my phone, which I always have. Great job on this and happy holidays. ### 5/5 — Sleek and classy, also includes great prompts *2021-12-28, version 1.0.9* I’m having fun with this app. It looks nice and functions well, but the best part is the prompts for sure. Highly recommend ### 5/5 — Beyond 5 Stars (I’m obsessed!) *2021-12-27, version 1.0.9* I experienced some trauma over the summer and have been looking at ways to grapple with my thoughts. Calling this app has is an understatement! Face-to-face therapy sessions weren’t too effective for me, but I came across this app and became obsessed after I finished my very first voice note. I think you’re meant to keep them short and brief (about a minute) but my first voice note was 45 minutes long 🤪 This blew my mind as I don’t normally vocalise these thoughts because I can’t articulate them very well. The app uses prompts at the start of each day to hold your hand through your thinking, making this super accessible in a way that I has never felt before. I’ve always been a sceptic of these kinds of things…but all I can say is try it and you’ll love it! I’m sure everyone experiences it differently but I can’t talk about Sound Off enough. I’m beyond thankful for the team who created this app. Give it a try, fall in love with the warm voice prompts, and feel so much better after venting your thoughts each day 💕 ### 5/5 — A Solid Alternative to Traditional Journaling *2021-12-27, version 1.0.9* After testing it out for a while, I found myself having more success journaling everyday with this app than all of the half filled notebooks scattered over my room. Just talking things out makes it easier. The guided sessions to get you thinking along with the ease of use makes this a fantastic app. I can only give this my highest recommendation and can’t say enough good about it. ### 5/5 — Amazing! *2021-12-27, version 1.0.9* Very useful and helped me a lot with productivity and improving my mindfulness. Would definitely recommend ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Broken *2023-06-12, version 1.0.15* I am so sad to see this app totally broken. It is no longer updating and it’s frozen upon opening. I am sad that I have lots of voice memos in here that I’ll never be able to access again. Please update this app so it can at least run. ### 2/5 — Low quality audio *2023-04-16, version 1.0.15* The audio recordings are of terrible quality, for an app that has the one job of recording audio, this is a massive fail. The native iOS voice notes app makes recordings crystal clear, while sound off sounds like 1990s telephone. You can’t transcribe recordings, nor can you play them back in an continuous streams. Beware: there is no way to export your recordings. Switching apps then back shows a bug where audio no longer plays. The discover tab is completly blank. ### 4/5 — I love this app so much! One suggestion… *2026-06-13, version 1.0.15* Finally, an app that doesn’t have a horrific paywall! The overall design of the app is beautiful too and very easy to understand. Only thing I wish it had was the ability to transcript, like closed captions/subtitles! ### 4/5 — Great concept but could use some improvements *2023-11-15, version 1.0.15* I really like the applications so far but there are some major challenges with the app at present. There is currently no way for me to delete recording. Or, at least, in a way that feels intuitive and approachable. I reached out to the team at Sound Off with this feedback and I got a very prompt response. Rory was incredibly helpful and receptive to my feedback. I love the concept and with some minor functionality improvements, I think it would be a near perfect app. ### 5/5 — This is what I was looking for! *2024-07-19, version 1.0.15* A few months ago I started writing (well technically typing in a diary app LOL). I was needing somewhere where I could get all of my thoughts and feelings out, but then I quickly realized that would much rather just speak them instead of writing it. I’m not always at home when I get a thought/feeling jot down especially while I’m driving because I don’t always want to wait until I get somewhere to type it out in the diary app, so I would much rather just speak it into an app lo just like this one. It’s perfect for me!!! The only thing is that, I would love for it to be a widget. ### 5/5 — This is awesome *2024-03-25, version 1.0.15* I use this app multiple times a day. I have ADHD journaling his numbers. This is truly the first used that act. I’ve realized stuff and I’m thankful for it. I know needs to be changed is that this app needs updated. It hasn’t been updated in about a year, and I don’t wanna lose this gem. ### 5/5 — Simple and Easy *2024-02-02, version 1.0.15* When I need to work through an idea or feelings, I love how easy it is to get into this app quickly and start recording. The interface is clean and smooth and intuitive and everything just works. ### 5/5 — Please update the app *2024-02-02* This app is awesome. I’m journaling in it multiple times a day, and it’s so much easier to do than writing. I have ADHD, and as you can imagine, my thoughts tend to flow faster than my hand can type or right. But, this app does need updated. I don’t wanna see it be abandoned. It works, and I will definitely keep using it. It’s also accessible with VoiceOver, and that’s a big deal to me as a blind person. ### 5/5 — A Beautiful Tool *2023-12-10, version 1.0.15* Sound Off is the most beautiful voice memo app that I’ve used. I love the ability to choose my color styles and appreciate the thoughtfulness of the design. Because it’s so enjoyable to use it encourages me to continue to record consistently. I’ve found audio journaling to be an incredible useful tool for self-care and also as a creative business owner, too - and this app this a wonderful addition to my brainstorming & discovery practice. Would love to have the ability to use this with my wellness coaching clients as well! ### 5/5 — A True Gem for Self Improvement *2023-09-18, version 1.0.15* This app has been a game-changer for me in the realm of self-reflection. With my busy schedule, finding time to sit down and journal doesn’t always work but this made it incredibly easy to let my thoughts flow and process what was on my mind, all on the go. I love the guided daily questioning feature that gave me a place to start with my thoughts and help me outline my goals– it's a true gem among self-improvement apps ## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app! *2023-01-09, version 1.0.15* Helps me maintain my daily mindfulness practice and is fun and easy to use. ### 5/5 — shockingly therapeutic *2023-01-06, version 1.0.15* I’ve struggled to be a consistent journal-er and this has been a game changer!! I record things mindlessly and just ramble on about whatever without judgement or thinking too hard, and it feels so therapeutic afterwards. can’t recommend enough! ### 5/5 — *There are Few times I will admit the Benefits of technology for our well-being* *2022-11-14, version 1.0.15* *There are Few times I will admit the Benefits of technology for our well-being* I’ve been living abroad recently and my desire to journal has been deeply vital to process my thoughts and experiences. That said, my brain thinks faster than my hand can write. So to have a platform -secure - to release my internal dialogue is a blessing. Vocally too there is something deeply personal in hearing myself speak my own thoughts - sounds and all. Excited to explore the guided prompts as well to see what else I might need to share or investigate in my own life. Beautifully simple yet empowering app. ### 5/5 — Great app & idea! *2022-06-14, version 1.0.13* This app is superb! It’s a perfect way to clarify your thoughts and super easy to navigate. It’s a go to daily app especially where we’ve been through such a tough couple of years! A definite app to have! --- *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 2026-08-23.*