FOCASE REC vs Even G1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FOCASE REC
This app works with dedicated hardware to record and store phone calls. Users can easily play back recordings and secure them with password access for privacy.
- Record phone calls
- Store call recordings
- Playback call recordings
- Set access passwords
- Works with FOCASE hardware
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FOCASE Rec is an app that works with the FOCASE call recorder hardware. It lets you record and store phone calls, and play them back whenever you want. You can also set access passwords for your recordings to keep them secure.
Even G1
Manage your digital glasses and customize their HeadUp display. Set notifications, use voice commands for notes, get navigation assistance, and access teleprompting and real-time translation features.
- HeadUp display content management
- Notification display
- Voice-activated note-taking
- Navigation assistance
- Speech and presentation teleprompting
- Real-time voice translation
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The Even Realities app helps you connect and manage your digital glasses. In the dashboard, you can set the content for the HeadUp display of your glasses. Notifications: Display important notifications on your glasses. QuickNote: Quickly record ideas and important tasks using voice commands. Navigate: Assist with navigation. Teleprompt: Provide prompts for speeches and presentations. Translate: Offer real-time voice translation for conversations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FOCASE REC at none against Even G1's 3. FOCASE REC also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Even G1's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (74 vs 10). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Even G1 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. FOCASE REC asks for nothing beyond the download.
Even G1 holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Even G1 has 74 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of FOCASE REC's written reviews are positive against 53% of Even G1's.
FOCASE REC ships an update every 4 weeks, Even G1 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FOCASE REC | Even G1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (10 ratings) | 3.7 (74 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 52.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 74 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 317 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Kingtrun Technology Co.,Ltd | Even Realities Ltd. |
Customer experience
FOCASE REC
Even G1
Bugs and requests
FOCASE REC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Even G1
Reported bugs
45 issues- Transcribing annotation disappearing
- Bluetooth connection unstable/fails
- Bluetooth connection drops
- App does not respond to touch/keyboard input
- Teleprompter frozen
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- Navigation shows different numbers in left/right eye
- App crashes
- Bluetooth cannot stay connected
- Bug fix is buggy
- Stuck in update loop
- Button responsiveness issues
- Dashboard not lining up correctly
- Heads up display comes on with minor movement
- App crashes on iPhone 16 Pro and iOS 18
- Touch button is useless/slow
- App crashes consistently
- Notification issues
- Spotify music not working when app is open
- QuickNote recording limited to 1 second
- Cannot reconnect glasses
- G1 glasses not working
- G2 not supported
- App opens but is blank
- Stocks not searching
- Notifications pushed to glasses when phone is active/unlocked
- Interface glitches with multiple notifications
- Fails to display notification when tapping sensor
- On-board map routing issues
- Glasses kill phone battery
- App doesn't work
- Translation issues
- AI lacks functionality
- Voice command issues
- Text message response issues
- No English to Arabic translation
- No support for G2
- Bluetooth issue not solved
- Minor and not substantial updates
- Software is very sluggish
- Minor updates
- No bug fixes
- No more languages
- App will be sunset
- No more updates
- ChatGPT stuck at 2023
Requested features
40 requests- Add Indonesian language
- Add more Asian languages
- Add Arabic language
- Improve teleprompter (prescription, auto-silence calls, font size, centering)
- Automatic language detection and translation
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- Button press to activate AI (without voice/touchbar)
- Head tilt control for notifications
- Social media integration
- Chinese interface
- Calendar widget for dashboard
- Customizable news sources/RSS feeds
- Linux shell over SSH
- Apple Watch control
- Furigana for Japanese translation
- Driving navigation mode
- Feedback/suggestion feature in app
- Full screen notes/teleprompter option
- Customizable font for notes/teleprompters
- Markdown support for notes/teleprompters
- More customizable touch controls (double/triple tap, hold)
- Ability to turn off touch bar controls
- Integration with Outlook/Google calendars
- Expert mode for news dashboard (custom RSS)
- Content preview via touch gesture for news
- Control from Apple Watch (initiate notes, translations, AI, navigation, silent mode)
- Crypto to stocks
- Control from cellular enabled Apple Watch
- Control from Apple Watch
- Adjustable dashboard content and font size
- Inquire about new software/pre-release versions
- Unlimited Translate Pro membership for pre-order customers
- More language options
- Respond to text messages
- Location-based weather updates
- Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion
- Voice command expansion (quick notes, notifications)
- Copy to clipboard button for translation/transcription
- Direct export button for translation/transcription
- Add Bitcoin to stocks
- Add crypto to stocks
In-app purchases
FOCASE REC
No in-app purchases
Even G1
- translator_1_hours$4.99
- translator_5_hours$23.99
- translator_10_hours$44.99
