Microphone vs Good Mic
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;
Good Mic
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a live microphone. Connect to external speakers via lightning or Bluetooth to amplify your voice. Sing along to karaoke music from any app or browser, with adjustable volume and mic controls.
- Live microphone functionality
- External speaker connection (lightning/Bluetooth)
- Karaoke singing with background music
- Adjustable voice volume
- Microphone on/off control
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GoodMic app lets you use your iPhone/iPad as a live microphone. Connect to your external speaker using either the lightning connector or Bluetooth and you're set to go. To sing karaoke, play the karaoke music using your favorite app or Web browser and just sing along. GoodMic app automatically runs in the background and your voice will be mixed together with the karaoke music from other sources. You can adjust the volume of your voice, and turn the microphone on/off.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Good Mic at none against Microphone's 1. Good Mic also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.9 vs 3.6). On price, ratings volume 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. Good Mic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Good Mic holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 119 and 57 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Microphone's written reviews are positive against 45% of Good Mic's.
| Parameter | Microphone | Good Mic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (119 ratings) | 3.9 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | 45.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 学成 黄 | Minh Le |
Customer experience
Microphone
Good Mic
In-app purchases
Microphone
- Upgrade Pro$4.99
Good Mic
No in-app purchases








