Microphone vs SceneRecord
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;
SceneRecord
Record and edit audio with a voice changer and photo annotation features. This app allows for cross-platform sharing of MP3 recordings and can even create video e-courseware by combining recordings with photos. It offers advanced editing tools and secure data storage.
- MP3 audio recording
- Voice changer and playback speed adjustment
- Combine recording with photos to create video
- Edit audio: cut, soundtrack, stitching
- Add text and handwritten notes to photos
- Secure data storage with password protection
- Apple Watch independent recording and playback
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It is an mp3 recorder and a translator(offline translation). VIP members will have exclusive access to bilingual intercom translation, photo recognition text and translation, real-time camera translation, recording to text, text to speech translation, text to speech file, recording to QR code, special effects recording (can play background music while recording), recording noise reduction processing, recording blur processing, and recording special effects processing. When recording, you can take photos, and finally convert the recording and photos into a video. ●Support iOS 26● ●Support iMeesage● ●Support watchOS 5,watchOS 4,watchOS 3,watchOS 2 (Apple Watch can leave iPhone independent recording and playback)● ● Support 3D Touch ● ● Support iPad Pro ● ● Support Split View ● ● Support Widget ● ●MP3 format direct recording, you can achieve full cross-platform sharing● ●Cut, soundtrack, stitching, you can edit whatever you want● ●Text and handwritten notes taken pictures, convenient and quick to modify photos● ●Nine kinds of export methods, so that sharing becomes simple and easy● ●Data storage security technology, It can ensure that the recording data is well preserved● ●Real-time change the sound playback technology, opened a new chapter in the recording playback● ●Setting the volume level to start recording, monitor your sleep, and detect health problems in a timely manner● ●Apple Watch and iPhone control each other recording, complement each other● ●iMessage has no size limit to share● ●Support recording when Apple Watch lock screen, great savings in the valuable power to extend the use of time● Special Features: √ ●Data storage security technology, It can ensure that the recording data is well preserved● √ ●Support to change sound when the sound is playing● √ ●Added a key split function(Crop page can set the average number of segments, a key to automatically complete the recording average split)● √ ●Support for handwritten notes on photos● √ ●Support the photo to mark the text● √ ●Support iMeesage● √ ●Supports Apple Watch Complication● √ ●Support for setting labels when recording● √ Support set the volume level to start recording. √ When other App play music, you can also record. √ Support Touch ID. √ Auto continue to record after being disturbed by call. √ Support to change voice speed and pitch. √ Support for MP3 format direct recording. √ Support mix audio. √ Support for camera(unlimited number of photos). √ Support the recording and playback in the background or lock screen. √ Query history recording notes and file names by keyword. √ You can set a password to enter the software and ensure data security. √ Supports loop or random continuous playback. √ Support for export to album sharing. √ Support for Wi-Fi sharing. √ Support for export to other App to share. Other features: √ Support for other audio formats to MP3. √ Support e-mail sharing. √ Support iTunes sharing. √ Support photo cropping. √ Support recording crop (cropped recording format supported ringtone formats, facilitate the production of cell phone ringtones). √ Support text notes and rename, can note in recording and playback. √ Support for both compressed and uncompressed format. √ Provide hourly 20M (MP3), 39M (WAV), 59M (AAC), 78M (WAV), 168M (IMA4), 320M (PCM),40M (MP3),10M (MP3) eight kinds of recording format, where 320M is not compressed recording format, the best sound quality. √ Set the background music sounds volume(while mix audio). Running very stable and reliable,with ads. Very suitable for police,lawyers,journalists,voice acquisition personnel, meeting recording,training record,classroom recordings, music teaching, music production,recording and personal needs. Voice Changer feature is ideal for funny and entertaining. “ZTX LE Time Stretch/Pitch Shift technology licensed from Zynaptiq GmbH, http://www.zynaptiq.com/ztx (c) Zynaptiq GmbH”.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SceneRecord at 76% against Microphone's 32%. SceneRecord also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.6) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 and SceneRecord sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SceneRecord holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 119 and 280 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Microphone's written reviews are positive against 76% of SceneRecord's.
Microphone ships an update every 4 months, SceneRecord weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microphone | SceneRecord |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (119 ratings) | 4.5 (280 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews | 75.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 119 | 280 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 学成 黄 | 勇 张 |
Customer experience
Microphone
SceneRecord
Bugs and requests
Microphone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SceneRecord
Reported bugs
3 issues- Trouble uploading recordings from Apple Watch
- Issues with converting recordings to MP3 format
- Inconsistent performance on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More voice effect options
- Ability to import and edit existing recordings
- Clearer and more intuitive interface
- Customization options for the app
- Support for higher quality audio formats
In-app purchases
Microphone
- Upgrade Pro$4.99
SceneRecord
- Weekly subscription for VIP$3.997 Days
- Monthly subscription for VIP$10.491 Month
- Yearly subscription for VIP3 Days trial$40.991 Year
- Remove Ads$14.99
- Noise Reduction$14.99
Questions
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