Comparison

Easy Voice Recorder vs Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Easy Voice Recorder

Record and transcribe important moments like meetings, notes, and classes in high quality. This app offers fast playback, easy sharing, and editing tools. Widgets allow for quick recording access.

Highlights
  • High-quality audio recording (PCM, MP4, AAC)
  • Convert recordings to text (transcription)
  • Fast playback speed
  • Easy sharing of recordings and transcriptions
  • Cut and trim recordings
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Easy Voice Recorder is your everyday companion to record and dictate important moments. Capture and transcribe meetings, personal notes, classes, songs, and much more! * Record in high-quality to PCM, MP4 or AAC and save to your device or iCloud Drive. * Convert your recordings to text with transcription. * Listen at high-speed to quickly review your recordings. * Share recordings and transcriptions easily through email or your favourite app. * Recorded too much? Cut and trim your recordings down to size. * Create videos from your recordings and photos. * Quickly start recording with our Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. Easy Voice Recorder is exactly what the name says: an easy to use audio recorder and sound recorder. Reliable, fast and flexible, it adapts to your needs. Additional features on the iPad: * Record and multitask with support for Slide Over and Split View. * Drag and drop recordings with the Files app or other supporting apps. Additional upgrades: * Theme pack! Additional themes, including a beautiful dark theme for your iPhone X or any of your devices. * Unlimited transcriptions. * Unlimited make videos: turn your recordings into videos. Need help? If there are any problems, please contact us at support@digipom.com. We are always happy to assist you.

About

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

This AI-powered tool automatically transcribes voice conversations in real-time, generating notes, summaries, and even capturing slides. It acts as a meeting assistant, making it easy to focus on discussions and later search, edit, and share your recordings. Available in multiple languages and across devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time voice transcription
  • Automated meeting notes and summaries
  • AI Chat for answers and content generation
  • Record and transcribe live conversations
  • Searchable and shareable notes
  • Collaborative editing and commenting
  • Import and sync audio/video files
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Never take meeting notes again. Otter AI is the fastest way to transcribe voice in real time. Get a meeting assistant that records audio, writes notes, automatically captures slides, and generates summaries. Available in English, Spanish, French and Japanese. Otter AI is also available on the web. Start for free. Trusted by over 10 million people and featured by Apple as "App of the Day" and "Editors' Choice." Automated meeting notes for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and more. Stay connected and collaborative when you work from home. Otter transcribes all your meetings, interviews, lectures, and everyday voice conversations in real time, so you can focus on the discussion. KEY FEATURES • AI Meeting Assistant: get automated meeting notes & summaries • AI Chat: get answers and generate content • AI Channels: combine live conversations with async updates. Chat with teammates. • Record & transcribe live • Automated meeting notes & summaries • Share & collaborate • All notes are searchable & shareable • Edit & highlight • Organize & export • Import & sync Looking for a specific feature? Here are the details: RECORD & TRANSCRIBE LIVE • Instantly record in one tap • Transcribe in real time • Highlight key points to review later • Insert photos of whiteboard discussions, slides, etc. • Input audio via built-in mic or Bluetooth device ENRICH NOTES WITH AI • Gather information across all your conversations • Ask questions about a specific meeting • Generate follow- up emails • Automated Slide Capture during virtual meetings • Generate summary, outline and keywords after all meetings • Punctuate, capitalize, and break paragraphs automatically SHARE & COLLABORATE • Invite group members to view, edit, and highlight collaboratively • Add comments and assign action items • Share links externally SEARCH & PLAYBACK • Search the text so you don't have to scrub through the whole audio • Playback at adjustable speeds • Follow along the highlighted word as the audio is playing • Tap on any word to jump the audio to that spot EDIT & HIGHLIGHT • Edit the text to correct any errors • Tag the speakers to label the paragraphs and train Otter to identify speakers too • Highlight sentences in one tap IMPORT & SYNC • Import audio and video files • Upload from other call recording apps • Sync your calendars to be reminded to record your meetings and auto-title your notes • Import your contacts for easy sharing OPTIMIZED FOR iOS • Start/Stop recording with Siri Shortcut & home widget • Record via AirPods • Sync with iOS Calendar, Contacts & Camera Otter Pro Get more playback speeds, skip silence, and bulk export. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage your subscriptions in Settings and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Need help? Check out our Help Center: https://help.otter.ai Terms of Service: https://otter.ai/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://otter.ai/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Easy Voice Recorder3 screens
Otter Transcribe Voice Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Otter Transcribe Voice Notes at fortnightly against Easy Voice Recorder's every 3 months. Otter Transcribe Voice Notes also leads on chart position (#17 vs unranked) and ratings volume (89K vs 11K). Easy Voice Recorder's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 56%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Easy Voice Recorder sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Otter Transcribe Voice Notes sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Easy Voice Recorder against 4.8 for Otter Transcribe Voice Notes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Otter Transcribe Voice Notes has 89K ratings behind it against 11K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Easy Voice Recorder's written reviews are positive against 56% of Otter Transcribe Voice Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy Voice Recorder ships an update every 3 months, Otter Transcribe Voice Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Easy Voice Recorder versus Otter Transcribe Voice Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy Voice RecorderOtter Transcribe Voice Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (11K ratings)4.8 (89K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better56.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11K89K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#17 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB146 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigipom Inc.Otter.ai, Inc.

Customer experience

Easy Voice Recorder

All ratings10,816 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews310 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative17.1%

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

All ratings87,421 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews1,467 reviews
Positive56.0%
Neutral8.6%
Negative35.4%

User reviews

Easy Voice Recorder

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Great recording quality
  • 📝 Accurate transcription
  • 💾 Convenient cloud/device storage
  • 🔒 Reliable and stable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional recording issues
  • 🔍 Transcription accuracy could be improved
  • 🔍 Editing features could be more robust
  • 🔍 Organizational tools like folders needed
  • 🔍 Placement of key features (like transcription) not intuitive

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

From 89K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent transcription accuracy
  • 👍 Convenient features like speaker identification and timestamps
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient transcription process
  • 👍 Versatile for various use cases (meetings, interviews, lectures)
  • 👍 Helpful for deaf/hard of hearing users

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional transcription errors, especially with technical terms
  • 💰 Concerns about increasing subscription costs and reduced free minutes
  • 🐛 Buggy behavior and crashes reported by some users
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around data usage for model training

Bugs and requests

Easy Voice Recorder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recordings not saving properly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Unexpected app behavior when connected to Bluetooth

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to record phone calls
  • More customization options (e.g. themes, recording formats)
  • Improved editing tools (trim, splice, etc.)
  • Folder/tagging system for organizing recordings
  • Faster rewind/skip functionality

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Microphone not working consistently
  • Transcription stops unexpectedly during recordings
  • Difficulty organizing and managing recorded files

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to record and transcribe phone calls
  • Improved editing and formatting capabilities
  • Integration with note-taking apps and cloud storage
  • Custom vocabulary training and speaker recognition
  • Offline transcription mode

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Easy Voice Recorder

One-time3
  • Make videos$0.99
  • Theme Pack$0.99
  • Full transcriptions$1.99
9 purchases

Otter Transcribe Voice Notes

Subscriptions9
  • Otter Pro (monthly)2 variants$16.991 Month
  • Otter Pro (monthly)7 Days trial$16.991 Month
  • Otter Business (monthly)$30.001 Month
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  • Otter Business (monthly)7 Days trial$30.001 Month
  • Otter Pro (Yearly)$99.991 Year
  • Otter Pro (yearly)$99.991 Year
  • Otter Pro (yearly)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Otter Business (yearly)$239.991 Year
  • Otter Business (yearly)7 Days trial$239.991 Year

Questions

Is Easy Voice Recorder free?
Easy Voice Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Otter Transcribe Voice Notes free?
Otter Transcribe Voice Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Easy Voice Recorder or Otter Transcribe Voice Notes?
Otter Transcribe Voice Notes is rated higher. Easy Voice Recorder averages 4.8 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Otter Transcribe Voice Notes averages 4.8 from 89K ratings.
Do Easy Voice Recorder or Otter Transcribe Voice Notes have ads?
Neither Easy Voice Recorder nor Otter Transcribe Voice Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy Voice Recorder or Otter Transcribe Voice Notes?
Easy Voice Recorder ships an update every 3 months, and Otter Transcribe Voice Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Easy Voice Recorder was updated on November 9, 2026 and Otter Transcribe Voice Notes on November 10, 2026.

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