Call Record NOW vs Call Recorder Alive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Call Record NOW
Easily record all your incoming and outgoing phone calls with unlimited usage. Playback, manage, and share your recordings as MP3 files via email, cloud storage, or other apps. Offers a free trial for full functionality.
- Record incoming calls
- Record outgoing calls
- Playback and manage recordings
- Share recordings as MP3
- Unlimited recordings and playbacks
- Free trial available
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Call recorder for iPhone with unlimited usage. Record any incoming or outgoing phone call on your iPhone. From within the app, Call Record Now allows you to: • Record incoming calls • Record outgoing calls • Playback and manage your call recordings • Share call recordings OVERVIEW Call Record Now is a call recorder which: • Includes a free trial, with full functionality • Unlimited phone call recordings and playbacks • No per-minute fees, "coins", or additional usage credits required • Get setup and recording in less than a minute HOW TO RECORD CALLS • Follow the setup guide within the app to setup your iPhone • Then see in-app instructions (also shown in screenshots, or below) PLAY AND MANAGE YOUR CALL RECORDINGS You can playback recordings within the app: • Recordings available typically seconds after you end the call • Play, pause, back 10 or forward 30 seconds • Playback at normal, 0.5, 1.5 or 2x speeds • Play via the iPhone earpiece, speaker, or over AirPlay • Label / delete your recordings SHARE CALLS YOU RECORDED Share your recorded calls from within the app as an MP3 via: • email • iMessage / SMS • iCloud Drive • 3rd party apps (Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, etc) AFTER YOUR FREE TRIAL OR PAID SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES • You can still play and share recordings made prior to the expiration • You can continue to make new recordings • Subscribe to play/share recordings made after trial/subscription has expired PAID SUBSCRIPTION • All subscriptions provide unlimited recordings, playbacks, and sharing during the subscription period • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Your iTunes Account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period • Your subscription may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of the free trial period we offer will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Free trial only available once OTHER Please keep the following in mind when using the app: • Call-in numbers used for recording are available in the US, Canada, UK • We store call recordings on our network for 30 days • You must open the app to download your call recordings • Recordings not downloaded to the app within 30 days will not be accessible • Deleting a recording from the app is permanent • Backup recordings by backing up your iPhone (iTunes and/or iCloud backup), and/or sharing specific recordings via: email, iCloud, 3rd party services (Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, etc.) • Call recording may be illegal in your area. It is your responsibility to check your local laws to determine whether you can legally record calls RECORD A CALL YOU MAKE: 1. In the app, tap the "Start Recording" button 2. Your iPhone will place a phone call to your recording call-in number and you'll hear a beep 3. Tap the + icon in the Phone app to add a call, and call the person you want to record 4. Once connected, tap the merge icon in the Phone app to merge both calls 5. When done, disconnect all calls and see the app for your recording RECORD A CALL YOU RECEIVE / ARE ALREADY ON: 1. While on the call, tap the "Start Recording" button within the app 2. Your iPhone will place a phone call to your recording call-in number and you'll hear a beep 3. Once connected, tap the merge icon in the Phone app to merge both calls 4. When done, disconnect all calls and see the app for your recording •• Like Call Record Now? Please leave a positive review! •• Contact Us within the app via settings or at: callrecordNOW.com Terms & Conditions: callrecordNOW.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: callrecordNOW.com/privacy.html Call Record NOW is backed by Callcentric, a telephony provider that's been providing service to businesses and individuals since 2005.
Call Recorder Alive
Record incoming and outgoing phone calls automatically on your iPhone. Manage, download, export, and share your conversations with ease. Offers unlimited recordings and call duration during a free trial period.
- Record incoming calls
- Record outgoing calls
- Unlimited recordings
- Unlimited call duration
- Manage recordings
- Download recordings
- Share recordings
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The the best call recorder app to record incoming and outgoing phone calls for iPhone. Manage, download, export and share recordings at your fingertips. Totally free to use this ultimate call recorder app for 7 days with full features available, unlimited recordings and unlimited call duration. Call Recorder Alive is the number one call recorder app all over the world. It has the ability to record any phone calls for iPhone. Our call recorder offers everything you need to playback, download, transfer, share, export and manage recordings anywhere, anytime! Main features you need: • Record incoming & outgoing calls • Unlimited recordings, as many as you want • Unlimited call duration • Manage recordings at your fingertips • Playback recordings • Download recordings • Share recordings with friends • Export recordings to other apps • Transfer recordings to other devices Please NOTE: Call Recorder Alive uses your carrier's conference call feature to record conversations. It requires your carrier to support 3-way calling. If you cannot merge calls, please contact your carrier to find out if conference calling is available on your account. How to use the this call recorder app? Outgoing call: 1. Tap service number button to connect to the recording server. 2. Tap "+" button to call your target number. 3. Tap "Merge Calls" button to start record the conversation. Incoming call: Answer a call. Then launch the Call Recorder app and tap "Record" button. Wait for the connection with recording server and tap "Merge Calls" button. * We offer 7-day free trial. Choose from different subscription options. Go premium to unlock all features and get unlimited call recorder for one week, six months, or a year. Subscription payment will be charged to 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. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings. For more information please visit the link https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT202039. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Unused portion of a free-trial period will be forfeited when a user decides to subscribe. For complete access to all features, you will need to allow access to the following: *Contacts – so that phone number selection can be enabled for your call when recording. Privacy Policy: http://www.alivemob.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: http://www.alivemob.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Call Record NOW at 4.3 against Call Recorder Alive's 3.7. Call Record NOW also leads on ratings volume (2.2K vs 15) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Call Recorder Alive's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Call Record NOW sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Call Recorder Alive sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Call Record NOW holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Call Record NOW has 2.2K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Call Record NOW's written reviews are positive against 35% of Call Recorder Alive's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Call Record NOW ships an update every 3 weeks, Call Recorder Alive every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Call Record NOW | Call Recorder Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.2K ratings) — better | 3.7 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Callcentric, Inc. | Alive Software Inc. |
Customer experience
Call Record NOW
Call Recorder Alive
User reviews
Call Record NOW
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great app
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🔒 Reliable recordings
- 💡 Useful for important calls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable recordings
- 🐛 Recordings not saved
- 🐛 Doesn't work as expected
- 🔒 Poor customer service
- 💰 Expensive subscription
Call Recorder Alive
From 15 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Good quality recording
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 👍 Convenient for note-taking
- 👍 Great for recording important calls
- 👍 Amazing app
Room to improve
- ❌ Cannot connect to server
- ❌ Registration issues
- ❌ Payment issues
- ❌ App doesn't work
- ❌ Misleading subscription
Bugs and requests
Call Record NOW
Reported bugs
4 issues- Recordings not saving
- Calls not recording properly
- App crashing or not working
- Issues with new phone numbers
Requested features
4 requests- Automatic call recording option
- Ability to trim/edit recordings
- Better audio quality
- Improved reliability
Call Recorder Alive
Reported bugs
9 issues- Unable to connect to server
- Cannot register phone number
- App doesn't work after payment
- App error
- Cannot verify phone number
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- Server error during purchase cancellation
- Call recording does not save
- Cuts out randomly
- Playback does not work
Requested features
2 requests- Easier button for recording
- Option to back up to iCloud
In-app purchases
Call Record NOW
- Unlimited recording and playback$1.991 Month
- Unlimited recording & playback$2.991 Month
- Unlimited recording & playback$3.991 Month
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- Unlimited recording & playback$4.991 Month
- Unlimited recording & playback7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Unlimited recording and playback$9.991 Year
- Unlimited recording & playback$14.991 Year
- Unlimited recording & playback7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Unlimited recording & playback7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Unlimited recording & playback7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Call Recorder Alive
- Premium Call Recorder7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Premium Call Recorder2 variants$7.997 Days
- Premium Call Recorder$9.991 Month
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- Premium Call Recorder$24.993 Months
- Premium Call Recorder3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Premium Call Recorder$69.991 Year
- Premium Call Recorder3 Days trial$69.991 Year
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