Field Recorder Pro vs RecordDeck

Unlock Your iPhone's Recording Potential - Select built in microphones and polar patterns. Live waveforms, metering, and pitch detection. Adjustable mic gain and wired or wireless headphone monitoring — all in one beautiful app. One time purchase, no subscriptions, no ads, no accounts, no data collection. All your data stays on your device, completely private. Studio-grade recording Selectable file formats: WAV, AIFF, or CAF at 44.1 / 48 kHz sample rates, 8-bit, 16‑bit, 24‑bit, or 32‑bit float. M4A at 44.1 / 48 kHz sample rates at all available bitrates. Mono or stereo channels. Microphone & polar patterns Access all of your iPhone or iPad's microphones and their available polar patterns. Headphone monitoring Low-latency monitoring through wired headphones or AirPods via Bluetooth. Auto-engages on connect. In-app, independent monitoring gain. Live pitch detection Includes a built-in tuner ported from our StrobeTuner iOS app. Perfect for tuning reference while you're recording. Live waveform monitoring Always-on, even before you hit record. Touch filtering Drag a low-pass or high-pass filter curve to reduce rumble and wind noise, or for creative sampling and experimentation. Stereo level meters Independent L/R bars with peak-hold indicators and dB readout. Markers, gain & more Drop a marker mid-take with one tap. Adjust input gain. Browse, play, share, and swipe-delete recordings right from the app. Technical Specifications (Hardware dependent) File formats: WAV / AIFF / CAF / M4A Sample rates: 44.1 / 48 kHz Bit depth: 8 / 16 / 24 / 32-bit float Channels: Mono + Stereo beamforming Filtering: ±12 dB high- and low-pass Pitch detection: Always on, built-in tuner Monitoring: Wired · Bluetooth Requires: iOS 17+, iPhone or iPad Made for everyday people who want to make the most of their iPhone's native recording capabilities, musicians capturing rehearsals, demos, and ideas, and sound designers & experimentalists chasing texture out in the wild or in the studio. Did you know your iPhone & iPad has multiple microphones with polarity patterns that are all available under the hood? This app accesses all of them. Select a mic and a polar pattern (mono only) or choose stereo recording in Settings. Monitoring starts at app launch, hit Record, add a marker if you hear something cool. Then play your recordings back, share them, and use them in your creations. Input gain is adjustable and you can push it to distort if you'd like. If you plug in wired headphones you can listen to your environment and what you're recording, there's plenty of extra monitoring gain there too if you need it. Bluetooth monitoring is also available with latency, but with noise cancelling enabled it works pretty well. All your recordings are stored on device and accessible in the Recordings page, where you can see any cue markers you've made, scrub through long recordings, rename the file, and share the file outside the app.

RecordDeck turns your iPhone into a professional DJ set recorder. Connect your mixer with a single USB cable and capture your master mix in pristine quality — no laptop, no extra gear, no cables into the headphone jack. RECORD YOUR SETS • Direct digital recording from class-compliant DJ mixers (Pioneer DJM-900NXS2, 750MK2, V10, A9 and more) and USB audio interfaces • Lossless ALAC, WAV or AAC — up to 24-bit • Auto-start on sound: press play on your first track and RecordDeck starts by itself, including a 2-second pre-roll so the first beat is never lost • Auto volume rescues quiet recordings and pulls back clipping • Keeps recording with the screen locked, for sets as long as your battery lasts STREAM LIVE • Stream your mix straight to Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Live or any RTMP platform — or reach several at once through Restream • Choose your video: live camera (front or back) or a clean RecordDeck visual with audio only • The stream taps the same direct mixer feed as your recording, so your audience hears the mix — not the room LISTEN, SHARE, MANAGE • Play back your sets right in the app • Share recordings to your favourite apps, AirDrop them to your Mac, or save to Files • Clear level meters show exactly what is being recorded WORKS WITH YOUR GEAR Any mixer or audio interface that works with iPhone works with RecordDeck: connect via USB-C, or the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter on older iPhones. No drivers, no configuration — the built-in setup guide walks you through cables, channel routing and streaming setup. The free version records up to 10 minutes per session. RecordDeck Pro unlocks unlimited recording and live streaming.