# Trace: Audio Notes & Insights — Meeting audio into minutes

> Meeting audio into minutes (iPhone/iPad app by Yi-Sung Lin.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trace-audio-notes-and-insights/id6767938270 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Yi-Sung Lin](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896522925)
- Category: Productivity, Business
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-06-13
- Data updated: 2026-09-03
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trace-audio-notes-and-insights/id6767938270/reviews.md

## What is Trace?

Trace turns meeting audio into useful, structured outcomes. Record directly in the app, import one or several audio files from Files, or share Voice Memos recordings to Trace. Combine recordings and imported files into one meeting, arrange their order, remove the parts you do not need, and add meeting context before processing.

Use your own Gemini API key to create a transcript, meeting minutes, decisions, risks, action items, and a structured summary. For transcript sections where the provider does not return usable timing, Trace clearly marks locally estimated times so the text remains readable and playback remains navigable. You can correct transcript text without changing the source audio.

Trace is designed for long work meetings. It processes audio in manageable sections, shows progress and retry states, and keeps unfinished work available when processing is interrupted. For best results, keep Trace in the foreground during long processing. If iOS interrupts background execution, return to the app and continue from the saved work.

Review recordings with real waveforms, playback controls, trimming, renaming, and continuation. Share source audio, or prepare Markdown, HTML, and PDF reports for Apple Mail, Files, AirDrop, and other compatible apps. Trace also follows your iOS appearance and text size, with additional in-app text-size choices.

Trace uses a bring-your-own-key model. Your Gemini API key is stored in iOS Keychain. Selected audio, transcript text, meeting context, template instructions, and generated results are sent to Google Gemini only to provide transcription, organization, analysis, and fact-checking features. Trace does not include a shared Gemini account or API key, does not require a Trace account, does not track you, and does not provide built-in cloud sync. See the Privacy Policy for server-side processing and retention details.

Trace is free to download and includes 5 successful meeting results. A one-time non-consumable purchase unlocks continued use. Gemini API usage is not included; pricing and availability depend on your Google project and App Store storefront.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MeetingPipeline Full Unlock | $5.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2 — 2026-08-29

Trace 1.2 makes recording and long-audio work more dependable:

- Continue, trim, rename, and review recordings with smoother live and playback waveforms. Trimming keeps the original and creates a separate trimmed recording.
- Import one or several Files reliably, combine recordings and imported files in one meeting, then reorder or remove sources before transcription.
- Keep transcript text usable when provider timestamps are missing, with clearly marked estimated times and navigable playback.
- Share selected Markdown, HTML, and PDF reports through Mail or other apps, and adjust Trace text size while respecting iOS settings.

This update also improves recording recovery, long-audio progress and retry behavior, localization, accessibility, and overall stability.

### 1.1 — 2026-07-22

Trace 1.1 adds in-app recording, a recording library, real waveform playback, Voice Memos and Files import, shareable source audio, and redesigned Markdown, HTML, and PDF reports. Long recordings now use smaller independent transcription segments with safer retry and timestamp repair, while app appearance, display-awake behavior, localization, and overlap deduplication are more reliable.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-13

No release notes.

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## Related topics

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