Comparison

Audio Memos SE vs Voice Recorder with Timecodes

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

Head to head
About

Audio Memos SE

Record high-quality audio memos with advanced features like volume boost, normalizing, and editing. Easily manage, back up, and share your recordings. Offers transcription and cloud storage with a subscription.

Highlights
  • High-quality audio recording
  • Volume boost and normalizing
  • Recording editing
  • Cloud storage integration
  • Transcription to text
  • WAV format storage
Features
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Audio Memos is a voice recorder for the iPhone and iPad. What you'll really like about Audio Memos, is that you can actually HEAR your recordings (try it and compare, you'll hear what we mean). It's also easy to use, with a simple and intuitive interface. Yet with many advanced features as volume boost, volume normalizing, editing of recordings and more. Most of these features are exclusive to this program, which makes it one of the most advanced recorder. This is a great recorder, don't just take our word for it: Audio Memos Free has been featured by Apple in the "What's hot" section. Your recordings are stored on your device but can be backed up to your computer using a simple web browser (or by email). See our website for more details. FEATURES • Send recordings by email. • High quality recordings up to 44100 Hz. Three levels of quality are available: 11025 Hz, 22050 Hz and 44100 Hz. • Professionally engineered audio normalizing filter, which enables you to have a constant average volume on all your recordings. This feature does not modify your recordings, so you can turn it on even if you intend to post process your audio files on a computer. • Wide range volume control using a volume boost. While listening to a recording, volume can be increased using your device's volume keys. If you find this insufficiently loud, you can adjust the volume boost in the application's settings. • Normalizing and boosting filters use dynamic compression with a non linear function to prevent clipping and minimize distortions. Note however that eventual clipping and distortion created by the microphone are not suppressed. If you care about quality, use the headset's microphone instead of the built in one. • Records even when your device is in sleep mode; and pauses automatically in the event of an incoming phone call. • Advanced listing of your recordings, which displays name, date, length and size information. A detailed view is also available for each recording. This view gives extra information such as quality and download status of a recording. • Must have controls as pause record, pause play, slider, quality control. • Uses widespread wav format to store recordings, so you can transfer and read them on any device. SUBSCRIPTION All features listed above can be used without an in app purchase. Some advanced features require an active subscription. These include: • Voice activated rec. - stop recording silence. • Upload to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, FTP or WebDAV. • Insert audio - insert comments easily. • Position markers - easy navigation. • Audio compression - email hours of recordings. • Memo alert dates / reminders. • Adjustable reading speed. • Add pictures to a memo. • Send or delete multiple recordings at a time. • Edit your recordings (trim, overwrite, merge). • Transcription - transform your memos into text. • Stereo recording using the builtin microphones (requires a compatible device and a «Pro +» subscription). Duration and price of each subscription are displayed in our storefront. All subscription costs will be charged to your Apple ID account, starting at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. It is not possible to cancel a subscription period once you have been charged for it. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased. You can manage subscriptions and disable auto renewal by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service: https://imesart.com/legal/terms-of-service.php

About

Voice Recorder with Timecodes

Record audio and add time-stamped bookmarks, comments, and photos to create a visual transcript. Quickly navigate recordings by clicking on these timecodes. Export your annotated audio for lectures, meetings, and more.

Highlights
  • Create timecodes with bookmarks, comments, and photos
  • Add timecodes during recording or playback
  • Fast rewind via timecodes
  • Organize recordings into folders
  • Export recordings with all attached data
  • Adjust playback speed
  • Display dual time references per timecode
Features
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Lecty is a voice recorder with timecodes. As you create and listen to recordings, you can create timecodes by adding bookmarks, comments, and photos. As a result, you get a visual transcript of the audio recording, consisting of bookmarks, photos and comments, each of which is tied to the time they were added. Using the created timecodes, you can quickly navigate your recordings and instantly rewind the recording to the desired section by simply clicking on the desired timecode. Do you want to start listening to the recording from the moment you added a comment or photo? Just click on the timecode and listen.  Each timecode displays both the time from the beginning of the recording and the time by the clock, for example, 9:41 AM (displayed while listening). It also greatly helps to navigate the notes. KEY FEATURES: - Create timecodes with bookmarks, comments and photos - Adding timecodes both at the time of recording and while listening - Fast rewind to the desired section of the recording by clicking on the timecode - Create folders - Export of records with all attached data (comments, bookmarks, photos) - Ability to slow down or speed up playback - Each timecode displays 2 times: 1) time from the beginning of the recording; 2) real time, for example, 9:41 AM - Changing the recording quality FREE VERSION LIMITS: - 3 timecodes for each audio recording - 3 audio recordings - 1 folder - Export of records is not available - Maximum recording quality is not available Our voice recorder is indispensable for recording lectures, working meetings, conferences, consultations with specialists, as well as when creating music. We will be glad to receive feedback! Be sure to email us at info@lecty.app if you have any ideas, questions or suggestions. ______ Support & Feedback: aleksei.varochko@icloud.com Privacy Policy: https://bio.cash/lecty/privacy Terms Of Use: https://bio.cash/lecty/termsofuse

Screenshots

Audio Memos SE4 screens
Voice Recorder with Timecodes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Voice Recorder with Timecodes at none against Audio Memos SE's shown. Voice Recorder with Timecodes also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 64%). Audio Memos SE's advantage is ratings volume (461 vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Audio Memos SE sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Voice Recorder with Timecodes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Audio Memos SE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Audio Memos SE has 461 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of Audio Memos SE's written reviews are positive against 83% of Voice Recorder with Timecodes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Audio Memos SE ships an update every 6 weeks, Voice Recorder with Timecodes every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Audio Memos SE versus Voice Recorder with Timecodes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudio Memos SEVoice Recorder with Timecodes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (461 ratings) — better4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews83.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings461 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperImesart S.a.r.l.Aleksei Varochko

Customer experience

Audio Memos SE

All ratings444 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews496 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative25.0%

Voice Recorder with Timecodes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Audio Memos SE

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Recordings disappearing after updates
  • Inability to transfer recordings from free to paid version
  • Ads interrupting recordings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add editing tools (trim, split, merge recordings)
  • Improve file management (organize, rename recordings)
  • Integrate with cloud storage (Dropbox, Google Drive)
  • Enhance playback controls (rewind, fast-forward)
  • Enable background recording

Voice Recorder with Timecodes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Audio Memos SE

Subscriptions5
  • Audio Memos Pro Weekly3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Audio Memos Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Audio Memos Pro+ Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
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  • Audio Memos Pro Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
  • Audio Memos Pro+ Yearly1 Month trial$69.991 Year
2 purchases

Voice Recorder with Timecodes

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Month Auto-Renewable Premium3 Days trial$1.491 Month
One-time1
  • Lecty Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Audio Memos SE free?
Audio Memos SE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voice Recorder with Timecodes free?
Voice Recorder with Timecodes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Audio Memos SE or Voice Recorder with Timecodes?
Audio Memos SE is rated higher. Audio Memos SE averages 4.6 out of 5 from 461 ratings, while Voice Recorder with Timecodes averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Audio Memos SE or Voice Recorder with Timecodes have ads?
Audio Memos SE shows ads; Voice Recorder with Timecodes does not.
Which is updated more often, Audio Memos SE or Voice Recorder with Timecodes?
Audio Memos SE ships an update every 6 weeks, and Voice Recorder with Timecodes every 4 weeks. Most recently, Audio Memos SE was updated on November 6, 2026 and Voice Recorder with Timecodes on November 3, 2026.

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