Voice Recorder vs Live Spec
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voice Recorder
This app allows you to easily record audio, voice messages, music, and lectures with high-quality sound. It offers features like background recording, adjustable playback speeds, and convenient sharing options for various personal and professional uses.
- Overwrite recordings on the fly
- Mono and stereo sound options
- Background recording
- Automatic saving
- Adjustable playback speeds
- Social media sharing
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Sound Recorder Plus is a clean and well-designed audio recording app that is easy-to-use and captures terrific sound. Recording a voice message, memo, lovely song, audio note or even birds singing will always be at your fingertips with our audio recorder. Sound Recorder Plus has a solid set of useful features for recording, playback, and social media sharing: RECORDING Overwrite recordings on the fly Just pause the current recording, rewind it, dragging the progress plumb line back, and overwrite the audio from the selected point. Impressive audio quality with mono and stereo sound options The Sound Recorder Plus supports the AAC and WAV voice recording formats. Recording in the background Continue recording even if the screen is off - when you press the Home button, the recording controls will move to the notification bar for fast access. Automatic saving If the recording is interrupted, it is automatically saved with the default name, so you don't lose the captured voice or music. Otherwise, you can always save the recording on your terms, or discard the recording if you want to give it another try. Unlimited recording time Capture audio files of any length - the only limit to how long you can record is your desire and the size of your phone’s memory. PLAYBACK A mini-player and a full-screen player A mini-player available in the Recordings list allows listening to the recording right away, and the full-screen player offers an advanced playback feature set. Adjustable playback speeds Slow down to 0.25x speed, and speed up by twice the normal playback speed to 2.0x using the embedded audio player. Social media sharing Share your special moments, notes, talents, and ideas with others. Convenient audio playback controls Drag the progress plumb line to jump to a specific point in the recording. You can use the Sound Recorder Plus for a wide range of activities that involve recording audio and listening to the captured voice or music: For work Record important meetings in real life and zoom Practice your speeches before presenting in public. Create voice memos to capture brilliant ideas that pop up out of the blue. Record interviews or conversations to transcribe them later. For study Get the highest grades with the recordings of lectures and seminars in your pocket. Even if the speaker is far and background noise interferes, the microphone configurations in the app ensure the high quality of the audio. For music practice Record yourself and others playing musical instruments and singing, whether it's a practice session, lesson, audition, or live concert. Capture melodies before they go out of your mind to share them with the world. The Sound Recorder Plus will perfectly replace your microphone in this situation. For everyday situations Use Sound Recorder Plus for situations where it is important to have exact details recorded, such as a doctor's visit. Capture the sound of special moments in your life or have fun making ringtones. If you look for a free voice recording app but don’t want to mess up with complicated features, Sound Recorder Plus is your ticket. It is quick, responsive, and handy, and it lets you record in virtually any situation without fuss and hassle.
Live Spec
Transform your phone into a real-time car performance tracker and diagnostic tool. Monitor vital sensors, troubleshoot engine codes, and track fuel economy to save money. Features include customizable gauges, graphing, and race track data analysis.
- Real-time sensor tracking
- Read and clear trouble codes
- Fuel economy tracking
- Customizable gauges and graphs
- Race track data analysis
- Speed limit warnings
- HUD mode for night driving
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Track performance of your car in real time by virtual gauges and graphs. Troubleshoot malfunctions by accessing the on board ECU. Know what is wrong with your car before taking it to the mechanic. Track fuel economy and save money on gas. These are just some of the features Live spec by Black Market Performance has to offer. Live spec transforms your phone/tablet into an all in one performance tracking and troubleshooting tool for your car. Live spec features: • Customizable gauges track up to 100 sensors in real time including fuel economy, G-force, gear display and battery voltage. • Read and Clear trouble codes and reset MIL (service engine light). • Metric and Imperial measures. • Real-time user-defined sensor plotting. Graph up to 4 sensors at the same time on interactive graph that can be scrolled, paused and selected. • Gauge list feature can track every sensor at the same time. • Freeze frame support (mode 02). • Instant horsepower, mpg/kpl fuel economy, boost pressure and G force tracking. • Read Vehicle VIN number, calibration ID and more (mode 09). • Speed limit warning: Get notified when driving over speed limit. • High oil/coolant temperature warning gives you instant notification when your car is running too hot. • HUD mode for dashboard view : Heads up display for driving at night. • Emissions test readiness. • Multiple ECU support. • Two themes to choose from. • Console mode for entering OBD commands. • landscape mode for all views. • Additional Cummins PIDs. • Extended PID support: Enhanced PID support for specific manufacturers (mode 22). • Fuel Economy: - Instant and average fuel economy tracking for 0-5 min, 0-30 min and 0-2 hr intervals and a detailed summary. - Long term tracking with six different intervals. (1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 13 weeks, 26 and 52 weeks). - 4 different units of measure: MPG,KPL (Km/L), L/100 Km, Miles per imperial gallon. - Interactive graph of long term data that can be cropped and scrolled through. - Export fuel history to CSV file (spreadsheets). - Other statistics: Distance travelled, average speed, money spent, CO2 produced and fuel consumed. - 3 methods of calculation available. For non MAF vehicles. • Race track package: - Real time lap data, gap delay time and position in race track using high frequency GPS tracking. - Comprehensive summary of race with lap times, speed fluctuations on track and more. - Get drag racing times (0-60 mph, 0-100 mph, 1/4 mile 1/8 mile etc.) - Load and save unlimited number of tracks onto device. - Crucial racing data including real time horsepower, g-force and a detailed driving summary. Share your results with friends. - Transmission gear information and optional shifting assistant which notifies optimal moment of shifting gears. - Customizable view that toggles between speed/rpm gauge, real time track positioning and G-sensor feedback. - Record your race in HD with gauge and track overlays. (dash cam add-on required) • Dashcam: Record smooth HD video with overlaying gauges (speed,rpm, etc), time, location (GPS coordinates) and G-force sensor in four different resolutions. You can record from 90 sensors and up to 5 gauges. • Sensor logger: You can record up to four sensors at the same time with 5 different refresh rates. Save graph sensor data to CSV file and export to PC/MAC for further analysis. Send real time data to TCP socket (IP Address) over network. - For fuel economy feature your vehicle must be equipped with MAF sensor. *** NOTE: A BMP Live spec OBD adapter or OBD2 Bluetooth LE adapter is required for this app to work. Support: livespectech@gmail.com Black Market Performance
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Voice Recorder at 91% against Live Spec's 0%. Voice Recorder also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.9). Live Spec's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support 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
Voice Recorder is free to download; Live Spec costs $9.99 up front. Voice Recorder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Live Spec asks for nothing beyond the download.
Voice Recorder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Voice Recorder has 153 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Voice Recorder's written reviews are positive against 0% of Live Spec's.
Voice Recorder ships an update every 6 weeks, Live Spec monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voice Recorder | Live Spec |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (153 ratings) — better | 3.9 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DigitAlchemy LLC | Alphabit Software Inc. |
Customer experience
Voice Recorder
Live Spec
In-app purchases
Voice Recorder
- Voice Recorder - Remove Ads$2.99
Live Spec
No in-app purchases
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