Comparison

Dream Talk Recorder vs Private Recorder

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

Head to head
About

Dream Talk Recorder

Discover if you talk or snore in your sleep. This app intelligently records only when you are speaking or snoring, providing a history of your nighttime vocalizations. Share your most amusing recordings with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Records sleep talks and snores
  • Intelligent recording filters noise
  • Keeps a history of recordings
  • Copy funny talks to favorites
  • Share recordings via email and social media
  • Set activation delay and auto-stop
  • Listen to relaxing sounds before recording
Features
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Over 5 million people have used Dream Talk Recorder to record their sleep talks and snores at night! Do you talk or snore in your sleep? Find out tonight! About 5% of the world adult population talks in their dreams. Do you know if you, your kids or someone you know talk in their dreams? Do you know what happens in the darkest hours of the night? Do you know how many times your kids wake up at night? Find out today! Dream Talk Recorder for iPhone intelligently records your talks while you, your partner or your kids are talking or snoring in dreams. Our superior technology records only when you are talking or snoring in your dreams. Touch a button in Dream Talk Recorder before going to sleep and in the morning you will be surprised and delighted to hear everything that you or your partner said at night. Also now you don't have to argue with your partner if he/she snores at night. You will have a solid proof and can play it at the breakfast table :). What do our customers say? -------------------------- ***** If your bed partner (is) someone that talks, mumbles, laughs, farts, etc. while sleeping you will get a hoot out of this app! ~Abenator - USA ***** Thought it was really good. not stopped laughing ~Rose Reynolds - UK ***** Absolut cool.... was es so gibt. Letzte Nacht probiert , geht 100% ~mmsmms - Germany **** Good. Now I know why my husband frequently kicks me in the night! Lol ~linedancer2010 - UK Benefits -------- - Records your dream talks - Keeps a complete history with start/stop time and number of recordings - Copy funny dream talks to favourites - Listen to the recordings and see the voice visualisations. - Delete all recordings from the last night with the swipe of a finger. - Share your favourite dream talks via email & Facebook/Twitter with your friends. You can also share on DreamTalkRecorder.net with the rest of the world (This feature is available in Full Version only). You can also share the "World" dream talks of others on Facebook. Just tap on the row to share it with friends. - Set activation delay to start recording after a certain delay e.g., 30 minutes after you have went to bed. - Auto stops recording after configurable hours e.g., 7 hours (Note: free version supports Max. 2 hours of dream talk recording where as Full/Pro Version provides unlimited hours of dream talk recording. You can unlock the full/pro version from the Settings tab.) - Listen to relaxing sounds or white noise before recording starts - Set recording sensitivity level to let the app automatically filter noise. We recommend to keep it at "Medium" level. Benefits (Full Version) ------------------ - Unlimited recording hours - Completely ad free - Dropbox integration so your recordings are automatically uploaded to Dropbox under folder /Apps/Dream Talk Recorder/. You can also manually save recordings to Dropbox. To play recordings on Windows, please use QuickTime media player from Apple. - Share your personal favourite recordings with the World Start your every morning with a laugh by listening to your hilarious, funny and some times scary dream talks from the previous night! Note ---- Leave the app running on the screen to be able to record your dream talks and keep the device connected to a power source. Please keep the microphone side towards your bed. To use it with older versions of iPod without a built in microphone, please connect an external microphone with iPod. Dream Talk Recorder on Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/DreamTalkRecorder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DreamTalkRec

About

Private Recorder

Record audio and video discreetly and store it securely within the application. This tool offers password protection and file management options for your recordings. It's useful for documenting important conversations, lectures, or meetings.

Highlights
  • Record audio and video
  • Secure password protection
  • Organized file listing
  • Rename and delete files
  • Proof of conversations
Features
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Private Recorder provides a unique functionality to record conversations, meetings, and other audios/videos and store in a secret place inside the app. 
 Key features - 
*Record whatever you want. *Saved files are listed in the order of recorded date/time. *Secure recordings with a generic password screen.
 *Always has proof of key conversations “just in case.” *Delete or Rename file names so that you can save it with your choice. *Quite useful in the following situations: - during negotiations for important contracts - at crime scenes - during lectures or meetings
 And more important if you like the application, don’t forget to add/update your reviews.
 Thank you for your liking! Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://tinyurl.com/28wr5nst

Screenshots

Dream Talk Recorder3 screens
Private Recorder3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dream Talk Recorder at 4.7 against Private Recorder's 4.1. Dream Talk Recorder also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Dream Talk Recorder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Private Recorder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dream Talk Recorder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dream Talk Recorder has 2.7K ratings behind it against 234, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Dream Talk Recorder's written reviews are positive against 40% of Private Recorder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dream Talk Recorder ships an update every 2 months, Private Recorder every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dream Talk Recorder versus Private Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDream Talk RecorderPrivate Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.7K ratings) — better4.1 (234 ratings)
Positive reviews54.7% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.7K — better234
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAXSAR LtdPradeep Yadav

Customer experience

Dream Talk Recorder

All ratings2,740 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews461 reviews
Positive54.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative34.3%

Private Recorder

All ratings224 ratings
Positive74.6%
Neutral6.7%
Negative18.8%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

User reviews

Dream Talk Recorder

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great app for recording sleep sounds
  • 🤗 Funny to hear what you say in your sleep
  • 🔍 Helps identify sleep issues like snoring

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App not working after recent iOS updates
  • 🔒 Paid version still has ads
  • ⏱️ Free version only records for 2 hours
  • 🔋 Drains battery when running all night

Private Recorder

From 234 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great simple app
  • 👍 Works as intended
  • 👍 Very easy and functional
  • 👍 Good recorder
  • 👍 Password protection

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Recordings have no sound
  • 🐛 App stops recording when screen is off
  • 🐛 App stops recording when switching apps
  • 🐛 Noticeable recording indicator
  • 🐛 No way to delete recordings

Bugs and requests

Dream Talk Recorder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when trying to play back recordings
  • Recordings not saving properly
  • Sensitivity settings not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow editing/trimming of recordings
  • Add sound visualization graphs
  • Improve playback controls (speed, skip forward)
  • Enable background recording

Private Recorder

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Recordings have no sound
  • App stops recording when screen is off
  • App stops recording when switching apps
  • Noticeable recording indicator
  • No way to delete recordings
Show 18 more
  • No way to erase recordings
  • Paid for Pro, still asking to upgrade
  • Audio files have no sound
  • Cannot share recordings
  • App doesn't always play back recordings
  • Video recording doesn't work
  • Not secret, no black screen option
  • Useless silent sound feed
  • Takes money, doesn't work
  • App would likely have dangerous consequences for anyone using it to record privately
  • Horrible service
  • Scam alert
  • Unreliable
  • Not working properly
  • Use less
  • Camera only opens
  • Needs more development
  • Doesn't record with screen locked

Requested features

11 requests
  • How to share or delete recordings
  • Suppress orange mic indicator light
  • Set different app icon/name
  • Add a tracker for recordings
  • Keep recording secretly while screen is locked
Show 6 more
  • Make everything on the app free
  • Restore deleted voice recordings (recycle bin)
  • Continue recording while phone is off
  • Develop video recording for iPhone screen lock
  • Option for black screen while recording
  • Ability to use camera on lock screen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dream Talk Recorder

One-time1
  • Full Version$4.99
3 purchases

Private Recorder

Subscriptions2
  • Upgrade To Pro$19.996 Months
  • Upgrade To Pro$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads and Unlock Share$23.99

Questions

Is Dream Talk Recorder free?
Dream Talk Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Private Recorder free?
Private Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dream Talk Recorder or Private Recorder?
Dream Talk Recorder is rated higher. Dream Talk Recorder averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Private Recorder averages 4.1 from 234 ratings.
Do Dream Talk Recorder or Private Recorder have ads?
Private Recorder shows ads; Dream Talk Recorder does not.
Which is updated more often, Dream Talk Recorder or Private Recorder?
Dream Talk Recorder ships an update every 2 months, and Private Recorder every 5 months. Most recently, Dream Talk Recorder was updated on November 10, 2026 and Private Recorder on November 3, 2026.

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