Mic. vs Simple Dictaphone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mic.
Transform your iPhone into a professional audio monitoring and recording studio. Experience real-time sound with zero-configuration passthrough, visualize audio in multiple modes, and record in various formats with DSP effects. Designed for focused audio work.
- Real-time audio monitoring
- Live passthrough with gain control
- Multiple audio visualization modes
- High-quality audio recording
- Real-time DSP effects
- Dark, clutter-free interface
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Mic. turns your iPhone into a real-time audio monitor and recording studio. Plug in your headphones, pick your microphone, and hear it live with zero-configuration passthrough. Whether you're monitoring a podcast, checking a PA system, recording a voice memo in studio quality, or just need a reliable audio tool — Mic. is ready. Live Monitoring Real-time mic passthrough with adjustable input gain and output volume. L/R level meters show your signal at a glance. The input picker lists every microphone your iPhone offers: the built-in mic's stereo and mono patterns, wired headsets, USB interfaces and receivers, and Bluetooth hands-free mics. Visualizations See your sound in four modes: Waveform, Spectrogram, Frequency Bars, and Oscilloscope — all rendered in real time with Metal. Recording Record in the format you need: WAV, ALAC, AAC, or MP3. Browse, play back, and share your recordings directly from the app. DSP Effects Shape your sound with 8 real-time effects and 13 built-in presets. Dial in the perfect tone with per-effect parameter controls. Designed for Focus Dark interface. No clutter. Portrait and landscape layouts. Just audio. Mic. is free to use for live monitoring with waveform visualization. Unlock Mic. Pro for recording, DSP effects, and all visualization modes with a single one-time purchase of $3.99. No subscription. Privacy Policy: https://mindarray.io/mic/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Simple Dictaphone
Record audio and voice memos using your device's microphone. Access your recordings easily through iTunes file-sharing support. This app offers a straightforward way to capture sound.
- Audio recording
- Voice memo capture
- Microphone usage
- iTunes file-sharing support
- Simple interface
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Simple audio and voice recorder using a microphone. Recorded audio are available through iTunes file-sharing support
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mic. at 3.0 against Simple Dictaphone's 1.0. Simple Dictaphone's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Mic. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Simple Dictaphone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mic. holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 35% and 36% positive.
Mic. ships an update every 6 months, Simple Dictaphone every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mic. | Simple Dictaphone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 34.8% of reviews | 35.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MindArray Labs LLC | Dmitri Marfin |
Customer experience
Mic.
Simple Dictaphone
In-app purchases
Mic.
- Mic. Pro$3.99
Simple Dictaphone
- Remove advertising from application$1.99
