Comparison

Practice Recorder vs Ailin

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

Head to head
About

Practice Recorder

Record and listen to audio privately on your device. Organize recordings into folders, play them in various orders, and easily back them up. Designed for focused, long-term practice with features like earpiece playback and automatic suggestions.

Highlights
  • Private on-device recording
  • Folder organization
  • Multiple playback modes
  • Backup and restore
  • AirDrop and Finder sharing
  • CarPlay support
Features
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Record and listen with privacy and focus. Organize recordings into folders and play them in order or on shuffle. Designed for private listening and long-term practice. Privacy first • Recordings stay on your device — no cloud upload • Playback starts through the iPhone earpiece by default (like a phone call) Backup & restore • Included in device backups • Fully restored on a new device Playback • iPhone earpiece, headphones, speaker, Bluetooth, AirPlay • Shuffle by folder, across all folders, or by least-recently-played • Repeat single recordings or playlists • Prefer new or recently added recordings Organization • Create, rename, reorder, and delete folders (up to 200) • Move one or all recordings between folders • Undo deletes with shake • Automatic folder name suggestions • Rename recordings (emoji supported) Sharing & import • Export and import recordings between compatible apps • AirDrop support • Finder File Sharing with metadata, cover art, and Sound Check Advanced • One-tap recording • CarPlay support for safe listening in the car • High-quality compressed audio for long recordings • Current recording is safely preserved during interruptions or low battery • Built-in reminders to record and listen daily • Detailed in-app instructions and direct developer support

About

Ailin

This app provides support for panic attacks, intrusive thoughts, and anxiety. It explains the cycles of fear and offers guided practices and audio content to help users respond differently to distressing moments.

Highlights
  • SOS audio for panic moments
  • Cards for specific thoughts
  • Plain language explanations
  • Guided practices with breath/attention
  • Content for checking/reassurance seeking
  • Audio for sleep anxiety
  • Daily Anchor feature
Features
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Ailin is a self-guided app offering educational support for panic attacks, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, DP/DR, checking and avoidance patterns, health anxiety, and sleep-related anxiety. Panic tells you to escape. An intrusive thought sends you searching for absolute certainty. DP/DR can make you check whether you or the world still feel real. Fighting the sensations, seeking reassurance, and avoiding what scares you can keep the cycle going. Ailin does more than get you through an intense moment. In plain, human language, it explains how fear begins, what reinforces it, and why the same patterns repeat. It teaches you to recognize your own cycle and respond differently—without arguing with your mind or endlessly chasing certainty. WHEN “JUST BREATHE” ISN’T ENOUGH Ailin goes beyond one-size-fits-all calming advice. Inside, you will find support for the specific thought, sensation, or moment you are facing: • SOS audio for moments when panic or anxiety is building • cards built around specific thoughts about your body, control, the future, panic, social situations, unreality, and your sense of self • clear, complete explanations in plain language—so you can recognize your own pattern, understand why it repeats, and see what reinforces fear • guided practices that work with breath and attention, allow a thought to run its course, and bring you back to one small action • content for checking, reassurance seeking, avoidance, health anxiety, fear of fear, and DP/DR • guided audio and nature sounds for bedtime anxiety, racing thoughts, and trouble falling asleep • a Daily Anchor without streaks or guilt BUILT FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE Ailin was created by its founder after years of living with panic attacks, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and depersonalization/derealization. It is the kind of support he wished he had in the hardest moments: clear, human, and usable even when thinking feels difficult. Every card, explanation, practice, and audio script was written and extensively refined by the founder, drawing on his lived experience, what he learned while seeking professional care, his study of fear and anxiety cycles, and conversations with professionals and people who faced similar struggles. START FREE The free version includes: • SOS audio • 10 full cards for difficult thoughts • 4 guided practices • 6 nature sounds • 4 core explanations • the Daily Anchor UNLOCK THE FULL LIBRARY WITH AILIN PRO Ailin Pro unlocks the complete content library: all additional cards, deeper explanations of checking, reassurance seeking, control, avoidance, health anxiety, nighttime anxiety, DP/DR, and fear of fear, plus expanded SOS support and guided sleep sessions. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription. Both options include a 3-day free trial for eligible first-time subscribers. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled through your Apple account settings. NO AI THERAPIST Ailin does not generate personalized mental-health advice. There is no chatbot improvising a response. Every path is written in advance and intentionally designed, so the support stays consistent, clear, and human. Download Ailin and start with the free support. No account. No streaks. No pressure. Ailin is an educational app for self-support. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or emergency services, and it is not a replacement for a qualified healthcare professional. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before making medical or treatment decisions. If you may be in immediate danger or at risk of harming yourself or someone else, contact local emergency services or a crisis line in your country. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Practice Recorder3 screens
Ailin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ailin at Free against Practice Recorder's $19.99. Ailin also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Practice Recorder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (49 vs 9). On review sentiment, 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

Ailin is free to download; Practice Recorder costs $19.99 up front. Ailin sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Practice Recorder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ailin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Practice Recorder has 49 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Practice Recorder's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ailin's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Practice Recorder ships an update every 3 months, Ailin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Practice Recorder versus Ailin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPractice RecorderAilin
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (49 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB175 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMaks and PashaAilin Labs LLC

Customer experience

Practice Recorder

All ratings49 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

Ailin

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Practice Recorder

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Ailin

Subscriptions4
  • Ailin PRO Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Ailin PRO+ Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Ailin PRO Yearly$59.001 Year
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  • Ailin PRO+ Yearly$89.001 Year

Questions

Is Practice Recorder free?
Practice Recorder costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ailin free?
Ailin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Practice Recorder or Ailin?
Ailin is rated higher. Practice Recorder averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Ailin averages 5.0 from 9 ratings.
Do Practice Recorder or Ailin have ads?
Neither Practice Recorder nor Ailin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Practice Recorder or Ailin?
Practice Recorder ships an update every 3 months, and Ailin every 3 weeks. Most recently, Practice Recorder was updated on October 23, 2026 and Ailin on October 16, 2026.

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