Just Press Record vs Calendar Timeline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Just Press Record
Effortlessly capture audio moments with one-tap recording, automatic transcription, and seamless syncing across all your Apple devices. Edit audio and text, share easily, and organize your recordings with powerful search and organizational tools.
- One-tap recording
- Automatic transcription
- iCloud syncing
- Audio and text editing
- Hands-free Siri recording
- Apple Watch app
- Searchable transcripts
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Just Press Record is the ultimate audio recorder bringing one tap recording, transcription and iCloud syncing to all your devices. You can edit your audio and transcriptions right inside the app and even start a new recording completely hands-free with Siri! Life is full of moments we would rather not forget - like your child’s first words, an important meeting or spontaneous idea. Capture these moments effortlessly on iPhone, iPad, Mac or for ultimate convenience, Apple Watch. RECORD • One tap to start, stop, pause and resume recording. • Start and stop recording from the Lock Screen, Control Centre, the Action Button, Shortcuts, Siri, the Widget, a 3D Touch Quick Action or via the URL scheme. • Unlimited recording time. • Record discretely in the background. • Choose to record from the built-in mic, AirPods or external microphones. • Record independently on Apple Watch and sync later. PLAY • Seek backwards and forwards during playback. • Adjustable playback speed. TRANSCRIBE • Turn speech into searchable text. • Support for over 30 languages, independent of your device's language setting. • Synchronized text highlighting and audio playback. • Format as you record with punctuation commands. EDIT • Audio - visualise your audio in the waveform view and cut out the parts you don’t need. • Text - make corrections and add new text to your transcriptions. SHARE • Share audio and text to other apps. • Share easily to social media as a video clip. • Share to iTunes on Mac or PC via USB cable. • Print a hard copy of your transcripts. • Share audio files from other apps to Just Press Record. ORGANISATION • View recent recordings or browse your library by date and time. • Search by filename or transcription content. • Dedicated tab for quick access to recordings made on Apple Watch. • Rename recordings. • Slide Over and Split View support on iPad. • Add a badge to the app icon showing the number of unplayed recordings. STORAGE • Choose to store recordings in iCloud Drive or locally on-device. • Recordings stored in iCloud Drive automatically sync across all your devices. • Recordings stored locally benefit from Files app integration and automatic iTunes File Sharing. • Transcriptions are stored within the audio file. PRO-AUDIO • Support for stereo recording from the built-in microphone on supported devices. • Support for high quality external microphones connected via the Lightning Port. • Customisable Audio Settings to enhance your recording experience. • File types include WAV, AIF or standard iTunes M4A (ACC). • High quality audio up to 96kHz / 24-bit. ACCESSIBILITY • VoiceOver support throughout the app. • Magic Tap gesture to start / stop a recording. APPLE WATCH Just Press Record includes an Apple Watch app that gives you the freedom to record anywhere, even when your iPhone is not around. • Start recording with a single tap on the Complication. • Record discretely in the background. • Unlimited recording time. • Recordings automatically transfer to iPhone for transcription and iCloud syncing. • Listen to recent recordings through the built-in speaker or AirPods. • Adjust volume with the Digital Crown. • Pause recording with a downward swipe. • Accessibility support with VoiceOver, reduced motion and support for the extra large Complication template. IMPORTANT: • Just Press Record does not record phone calls or audio from other apps. • Transcription requires a good, clean audio signal. Avoid recording in noisy environments and ensure the microphone is positioned close to the source. • URL scheme implemented by Just Press Record can be found on our FAQ page.
Calendar Timeline
Get a clear overview of your next seven days of calendar entries and reminders. Customize your watch face with various timeline styles, text display options, and tint colors for a personalized experience.
- Seven-day calendar entry overview
- Today and earlier reminder support
- Multiple timeline styles (fixed, dynamic, moving)
- Customizable text display
- Favorite tint color selection
- Watch face complications
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With the Calendar Timeline App for watchOS you'll get a nice overview of the calendar entries within the next seven days – also reminder for today and earlier are supported in one single app. The app comes with a set of complications – also with a nice big complication for Modular Duo and Infograph Modular watch faces. In this complication you'll see all events and reminder of the day and got the next one display above. HUGE Update: Now you can choose your favorite style! · Fixed timeline: Fixed timespan from 6 am to 12 am · Dynamic timeline: The timeline shows the timespan from first to last event of the day with 1 hour padding each side · Dynamic timeline with actual time: Like dynamic but with the actual time marker (if before first or past last event) · Moving timeline: You will see a 4 hour timespan for the future and the timeline is moving through the day (only style where the next day do not get shown when after 6 pm and past the last event) · Also you can choose if you like the full big image on your watch face or like the next event text and actual date on top of the timeline. · You can switch on text in timeline which (mostly) fully displays your event text. · Even add you favorite tint color. With these settings you can configure your own style on your own watch face! ** IMPORTANT NOTE ** The big graph complication / widget only runs with Apple Watch Series 4 and higher (high detail watch faces like Modular Duo, Infograph Modular or Infograph Compact watch faces). MDM (company) managed devices may do not provide calendar data even when granted access since watchOS only apps cannot read MDM profiles. Since watchOS 10 the Complication maybe need some time to refresh to new settings due to Apples refresh policy. ** CANNOT RE-DOWNLOAD THE APP? ** For watchOS only apps you need to open AppStore on your watch itself and search for calendar timeline to re-download the app. Sorry for that, but that's Apples flow for watchOS only apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Just Press Record at 4.3 against Calendar Timeline's 3.7. Just Press Record also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 61) and chart position (#17 vs unranked). Calendar Timeline's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $6.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Just Press Record costs $6.99 and Calendar Timeline $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Just Press Record holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Just Press Record has 1.5K ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 63% and 63% positive.
Just Press Record ships an update every 5 weeks, Calendar Timeline fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Just Press Record | Calendar Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.7 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 62.8% of reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 61 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #17 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Open Planet Software | Kevin Lieser |
Customer experience
Just Press Record
Calendar Timeline
Bugs and requests
Just Press Record
Reported bugs
2 issues- Recordings disappearing or not syncing
- Transcription process freezing or failing
Requested features
4 requests- Option to edit transcriptions
- Ability to create custom folders/tags
- Discreet recording mode without visual indicators
- Background recording without interruptions
Calendar Timeline
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Just Press Record
No in-app purchases
Calendar Timeline
No in-app purchases
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