# Voice-activated Recorder — user reviews > 29 indexed App Store user reviews of Voice by Hongwen Yang, rated 2.20/5 from 15 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voice-activated-recorder/id598268211/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/voice-activated-recorder/id598268211.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 9 ## Is Voice safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Voice. ## Is Voice legit? Voice-activated Recorder appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Voice is 80 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Newest reviews (9 of 29) ### 3/5 — 不好用 *2020-05-25* 不会用 ### 1/5 — Mom *2015-04-15, version 1.3* This app does not work worth a flip! At 1.99 plus tax or whatever the cost-a rip off is a rip off! Don't take the chance. ### 1/5 — Works... but *2015-01-05, version 1.3* During the course of a 7 minute conversation, I had 37 recordings, none more than 30 seconds, many 10 seconds or less... missed many vital statements. This is a severe bug that needs immediate attention. Buyer beware!!!! ### 1/5 — Doesn't work *2014-12-08, version 1.3* This app records in 10 seconds intervals and then cuts offs, then it will do another 10-20 secs a few minutes later. Don't waste your money ### 1/5 — I got ripped off *2014-07-03, version 1.3* This piece of crap doesn't work I tried recording and it didn't work for me what a rip off!!!! ### 2/5 — Splits up files *2014-03-03, version 1.3* I suppose it actually works. When it detects a pause in the dictation, it just stops recording and closes that file. Once it starts hearing noise again, it starts recording an entirely new file. It would be much better to maintain a single file and remove the quiet portions like other apps. ### 1/5 — * * U N R L I A B L E * * *2013-09-22, version 1.2* Sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. ### 1/5 — Don't waste your money *2013-07-31, version 1.2* Got this to record sleep talking. Didn't give me anything but a bunch of dead air ### 3/5 — Been great, but now an issue *2013-06-02, version 1.1* This has been exactly what we have needed. Our son is coughing throughout the night, and we wanted to hear how many times it happens. And it still works great. But.... We started in April, then May. Now it's June, and I think it's storing the files alphabetically instead of chronologically. At first I thought maybe it was full, because the new files weren't after May 31st, like they should be. Instead I found them between April and May. This is no bueno, I am unhappy. Please fix this stupid error. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work properly at all so far *2021-10-09, version 3.0* I should have read the reviews before I paid out my £1.75 which looks like a complete waste of money. I think it picks up when I talk straight into it but when I was talking in the normal way didn’t register it at all and I don’t think there is anything I can do to make the microphone more sensitive. I’m going to try and find another one ### 1/5 — Not voice activated *2020-02-20, version 3.0* Had to spend $1.99 to find out that this is not voice activated. You must press a button to begin recording. ### 1/5 — No Thanks *2019-05-21, version 3.0* Difficult to use and figure out. ### 1/5 — Only email sharing, files cut off *2019-02-11, version 3.0* There’s no option to export files except to email them. If the recording is too big to email, then you can’t share it or save it elsewhere. Also, when selecting multi-file saves (breaks up the recording each time a voice activates it), you can select the silence interval that triggers the microphone to shut off, which is ok but you get too many files. If you do “single-file saves”, then the interval is automatically set at 3 seconds of silence to pause the recording. This would be ok if the recording instantly picked back up. This doesn’t allow any silence in a conversation before pausing and effectively cutting parts of the conversation out. ### 1/5 — Not working *2019-02-01, version 3.0* App did not work. Never able to save a sound file would like a refund ### 1/5 — Not working *2018-11-14, version 2.0* Downloaded today and it’s not working on IOS 12; no activation or empty file. No updates for three years and no access shown to microphone in Settings. Emailed developer and refund requested. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2018-11-11, version 2.0* I could never get it to record, even in the lowest setting. This is total junk - do not buy. ### 1/5 — Does not work . *2017-11-13, version 2.0* Will record sound - but does not save it. No instructions. Only gave one star for people to see it. ### 1/5 — Poor app *2016-02-27, version 2.0* I want my $2 back ### 1/5 — Voice-Activated Recorder *2015-08-04, version 2.0* Does not work, no instructions , and no one to contact. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Top app *2019-06-23* I started snoring and use this app, to monitor time/duration of my snores. Beside this it is a perfect tool for monitoring any acoustic events. Very sensitive too. ### 5/5 — Works as advertised *2014-07-27, version 1.3* Works well, simple to use. ### 5/5 — Simple, works exactly as expected. *2014-04-21, version 1.3* I wanted a simple voice activated recorder for my phone. This app works great, has an adjustable voice activation level and even a neat little built-in local webserver to share files. Clean interface, no unnecessary bells and whistles. Runs and records in the background. ### 5/5 — Awesome! *2013-07-04, version 1.2* This app is exactly what I needed to record my weird dream talking, haha. not only does this app do the job, but the preset labels and the automatic date/time labeling makes it so easy to use. also really impressed with the wifi download feature-- made transferring my files a breeze. love it! ### 5/5 — Perfect recorder *2013-05-01, version 1.1* Absolutely spot on! Bought this a couple of days ago as I was looking for something to monitor my snoring. Tracks and records all activity throughout the night perfectly. Would recommend to anyone looking for a recorder which you can just leave and let it do its job quietly and inconspicuously in the background. ### 5/5 — Great *2013-03-27* Works perfectly , awesome app ### 4/5 — 使用感想 *2019-01-24* 效果很好，但是不知道怎样导出录音文件 ### 4/5 — It works well. *2018-11-29, version 3.0* It does the trick. Exactly what I was looking for. Not sure what ‘Maximum Silence Duration’ does yet but I’ll figure it out. The documentation is indeed thin, but the function is simple. ### 4/5 — Works good *2014-04-02, version 1.3* You can turn your phone off to the lock screen and no one will tell it is on. It only records when it hears sound. Will stay on for days without running battery down. I wish there was a remote function where you could use your other devices to turn it on or off. ### 3/5 — How to recover deleted files *2023-08-29, version 3.0* I accidentally deleted a file and would like to know how to retrieve it. --- *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 2026-10-26.*