Comparison

Record It! vs Atlas

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

Head to head
About

Record It!

Easily record audio notes, lectures, or meetings with automatic naming and categorization. Transfer recordings to your computer via iTunes or email. Features include screen dimming and background recording.

Highlights
  • Automatic naming and categorization
  • Transfer recordings via iTunes
  • Screen dimming for dark environments
  • Background recording with screen off
  • Adjustable playback volume
  • Edit recording names and categories
Features
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The easiest and most useful recorder on the market - record fast notes or long lectures with ease. The length of your recording is limited only by your storage and battery (about 1 Mbyte per minute, 4 hour lecture hardly drains the battery). Native support for iOS 4.3 and up, including version 7. Supports transferring any recording to other computers. e-mail recordings under 25 minutes or copy any size file to your computer running iTunes. Define your lecture times and Record It! will automatically name, categorize, and store your lectures. When you start your recording, Record It! will automatically choose the lecture for the current time. Recording a non-repeating meeting? No problem: pick a quick category ('general' by default) and record. The results are stored in a list which can be sorted by name, date, or lecture. Features: 1) Copy any length recording to your computer running iTunes. 2) Automatic or manual naming of recordings. 3) Change or edit recording name and lecture category after recorded. 4) Automatic categorization of recordings. 5) Compact recording size. 6) Listen on your device or e-mail or copy to another system. 7) Screen dimming for dark lecture halls. 8) Will continue recording while the screen is turned off. 9) Stored recordings are sorted by Name, Date, or grouped by lecture. 10) Manage recordings- - edit name of recording and related lecture. - Delete unwanted recordings. - e-mail recordings (size limited by your e-mail service). 11) Playback with adjustable volume and allows starting at any point in the track. 12) Lectures are easily defined using name, days of the week, and times it meets. 13) Lecture names and meeting times are easily changed after definition. 14) Help included in program with grouped topics - no network connection required.

About

Atlas

This app helps writers organize their novels, build detailed worlds, and manage research materials. It offers tools for outlining, mapping, and writing, with flexible export options. Your work is kept private and accessible across devices.

Highlights
  • Hierarchical document organization
  • Infinite canvas for world mapping
  • Web and video research clipping
  • Markdown writing with focus mode
  • Multiple export formats (ePub, PDF, HTML)
  • iCloud synchronization and versioning
  • On-device grammar checking
Features
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Atlas keeps your story and everything behind it in one place. Write chapters beside character sheets, build your world’s lore and maps, and keep every source you’ve gathered one click away from the page you’re writing. A native app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. BUILD YOUR PROJECT HOW YOU THINK Nest documents to any depth. Any document can hold its own children, so a character can carry their backstory and a chapter can carry its research. Type [[ to link anything; links survive renames, and backlinks show every place a character or location appears. Hierarchical tags, synopses, custom fields like POV or status, and templates keep hundreds of documents easy to navigate. MAP IT ON AN INFINITE CANVAS Lay out documents, folders, images, sketches, and web pages, then drop pins to build a map of your world. Draw labeled connections between characters, plot threads, and places, gather them into groups, and edit any document right on its card. Add sketches created with Apple Pencil on iPad. KEEP RESEARCH CLOSE The Web Clipper turns articles into clean Markdown with their images and source details, and pulls full transcripts from YouTube videos. Snap a photo on your iPhone, share from any app, and keep PDFs, audio, video, and live web pages inside the project, right next to the draft that needs them. WRITE WITH FOCUS Markdown formats as you type and stays out of sight until you need it. Focus Mode dims everything but the sentence you’re on, and Typewriter Scrolling keeps your eyes in one place. Add footnotes, annotations, and tables, and check grammar privately on device with Apple Intelligence. PUBLISH ON YOUR TERMS Export ePub books with custom chapter breaks, print-ready PDFs including a 5x8” trade paperback layout with mirrored margins and running heads, HTML, RTF, plain text, or Markdown. A live preview shows exactly what you’ll get, and the built-in style editor lets you design your own look. SYNC WITH A SAFETY NET iCloud keeps your Mac, iPad, and iPhone in step. Every save creates a version you can browse, star, and restore across all devices. Edits made on two devices to different paragraphs merge automatically, and if they truly collide, Atlas helps you merge both versions so nothing is lost. YOUR WORK STAYS YOURS Documents are Markdown, canvases use an open format, and sync runs through your own iCloud account, not our servers. Whatever happens with your purchase, you can always open, edit, and export everything you’ve made. PRICING Start free with one project with a limited number of documents. Unlock unlimited projects and documents with a monthly or yearly subscription, or buy Lifetime once and own it. One purchase covers Mac, iPad, and iPhone, and every option includes every feature. -- Learn more at https://contagious.dev/atlas -- Start free with a free project (with a document count restriction). Atlas requires a single lifetime redemption or a monthly/yearly subscription to unlock access across all devices with unlimited projects and documents. Privacy Policy: https://contagious.dev/privacy-policy/atlas/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://contagious.dev/terms-of-use/atlas/

Screenshots

Record It!4 screens
Atlas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Atlas at 86% against Record It!'s 14%. Atlas also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (5.0 vs 2.7). Record It!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Atlas is free to download; Record It! costs $0.99 up front. Atlas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Record It! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Atlas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Record It!'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Atlas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Record It! ships an update every 9 months, Atlas every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Record It! versus Atlas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecord It!Atlas
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.7 (6 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreative Mindset Software, LLCDaniel Griffin

Customer experience

Record It!

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Atlas

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

None

Record It!

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Atlas

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access1 Month trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Purchase$49.99

Questions

Is Record It! free?
Record It! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Atlas free?
Atlas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Record It! or Atlas?
Atlas is rated higher. Record It! averages 2.7 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Atlas averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Record It! or Atlas have ads?
Neither Record It! nor Atlas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Record It! or Atlas?
Record It! ships an update every 9 months, and Atlas every 4 days. Most recently, Record It! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Atlas on November 6, 2026.

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