Microphone vs Async Megaphone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microphone
Record high-quality audio with a variety of music and sound effects. Enhance podcasts with echo and scene simulation. Save recordings in multiple formats and share them easily.
- Background recording
- Stereo channel recording
- Scene simulation
- Music and sound effects
- Echo function
- Multiple recording file formats
- File sharing
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Microphone, a special effects recording software, in the recording can add a variety of music effects (applause, screaming, color, drums, etc.), podcast recording must app. The following features are available: 1, (background) recording; 2, around the channel, stereo channel; 3, scene simulation; 4, music effects (applause, cheering, screaming, etc.); 5, echo function; 6, a variety of recording file format (wav, m4a, caf, aiff); 7, recording file sharing function;
Async Megaphone
This utility app functions as a digital megaphone, allowing users to speak through their device's speaker. It offers options to broadcast live audio, save recordings to files, and manage audio playback.
- Live microphone broadcast
- Save audio recordings
- Playback saved audio
- Simple button interface
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A simple megaphone mainly with three buttons: StartMic: to talk. StartSave: to save to a file. StartSpeaker: to broadcast over the speaker.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Async Megaphone at none against Microphone's 1. Async Megaphone also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). Microphone's advantage is review sentiment (32% vs 0%). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Microphone sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Async Megaphone asks for nothing beyond the download.
Microphone ships an update every 3 months, Async Megaphone every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microphone | Async Megaphone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (119 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 学成 黄 | Propersh LLC |
Customer experience
Microphone
Async Megaphone
In-app purchases
Microphone
- Upgrade Pro$4.99
Async Megaphone
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Microphone free?
Is Async Megaphone free?
Do Microphone or Async Megaphone have ads?
Which is updated more often, Microphone or Async Megaphone?
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