Comparison

Recmo vs Voice Studio Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Recmo

Features
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Recmo records meetings, lectures, interviews and ideas, turns them into searchable text, and keeps everything on your iPhone. RECORD • One tap to record, or hold the record button to capture instantly and release to save • Recording presets for meetings, lectures, interviews, music and noisy places • Live transcript on screen while you record • Bookmarks and waveform to jump to key moments • Start recording from the Lock Screen widget, Control Center, Shortcuts, Siri or the Action button • Live Activity in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen • Recordings are recovered automatically if the app is interrupted, and deleted ones stay in Recently Deleted for 30 days TRANSCRIBE • Turn recordings into timestamped transcripts; tap any line to play from there • Edit transcripts and search across all of them • Translate transcripts and read them side by side (iOS 18 or later) • Export as Markdown, PDF or SRT subtitles AI NOTES (iOS 26 or later, on devices that support Apple Intelligence) • Summaries, key points, decisions and to-dos, with templates for meetings, lectures, interviews, customer calls and memos • Ask questions about a recording and get answers from what was said • Send to-dos to Reminders or Calendar • Generated on your device with Apple Intelligence EDIT • Trim with fine adjustment, fades and loop preview; save clips as ringtones • Noise reduction and background music, with free preview before export • Convert to MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC and more • Import audio from the Files app MUSIC LIBRARY • Play your own audio files, organized by album, artist and folder, with playlists and favorites • Lyrics from .lrc files or embedded tags • Playback speed, 10-band equalizer, sleep timer and resume where you left off • Practice mode: A-B loop, pitch shift and saved practice clips • Add your own internet radio or audio stream links (HTTPS) PRIVACY • No account needed • Your recordings and transcripts stay on your device; we don't run servers that store them • No third-party analytics or advertising SDKs • Speech recognition, translation and song identification use Apple's services and follow Apple's privacy policy RECMO PRO Recording, playback, trimming and format conversion are free. The free version also includes 60 minutes of transcription per month and lets you try AI notes, noise reduction, background music, document and subtitle export, and practice mode. Recmo Pro removes these limits. Recmo Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Voice Studio Pro

Record high-quality audio on your Apple devices with professional-grade features. This free app offers lossless recording, editing tools, and background playback, all while prioritizing user privacy with on-device storage.

Highlights
  • Studio-quality lossless audio recording
  • Trim and save audio segments
  • Create custom ringtones
  • Background and scheduled recording
  • Voice activation and bookmarks
  • Apple Watch integration
Features
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Voice Studio Pro — the studio-quality voice recorder for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. 100% free. No ads. No subscriptions. Ever. Perfect for interviews, podcasts, lectures, meetings, dictation, songwriting, voice notes, and ringtones. STUDIO QUALITY • Lossless WAV up to 48 kHz / 24-bit • M4A up to 320 kbps • Voice Isolation to strip out room noise • Background recording — lock your screen, keep recording • Live waveform with real-time levels • Voice activation — auto-pause silence LIBRARY & LIFE • Folders, tags, bookmarks, and full search • Recently Deleted for 30 days • Files app integration — your recordings live in "On My iPhone" • Import audio from Files, iCloud Drive, WhatsApp, any app • Save to Files, iCloud Drive, or external drives with one tap • Home Screen widget for one-tap recording • Apple Watch app + Complication + Dynamic Island Live Activity • Auto chapters every 10 minutes in long recordings TRANSCRIBE & EDIT • Live transcription while you speak • On-device transcription — nothing leaves your phone • Trim & export any segment as a new recording or ringtone • Overdub — record on top of an existing take • Playback speed remembered, loop mode for practice • Sleep timer for playback (10 / 15 / 30 / 60 min) VOICE STUDIO PRO PLUS (optional) Everything above stays free. Plus unlocks pro extras for power users: • AI Studio — automatic titles, smart-folder categories, topic chapters • Semantic library search — find recordings by meaning, not just words • Real-time transcript translation into 12 languages • Custom vocabulary — teach the recognizer your product names and jargon • Contacts-aware speaker tagging • iCloud sync across all your devices • Mastering presets: voice, podcast, music, interview, lecture • Batch normalize your library • Focus filter — arm Voice Studio when a Focus turns on • Podcast RSS feed export • Priority support and early access to new features PRIVACY FIRST Everything runs on your device. No account required. No analytics. Your recordings never leave your iPhone unless you share them. LANGUAGES Fully localized in English, Turkish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Russian, and Arabic. Voice Studio Pro is made with by an independent developer. Enjoy it — and if you find it useful, please rate it.

Screenshots

Recmo4 screens
Voice Studio Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Recmo at Free against Voice Studio Pro's $24.99. Recmo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0). Voice Studio Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (4 vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Recmo is free to download; Voice Studio Pro costs $24.99 up front. Recmo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Voice Studio Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recmo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recmo ships an update weekly, Voice Studio Pro every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Recmo versus Voice Studio Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecmoVoice Studio Pro
PriceFree — better$24.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjunhong liBirkan Aksoy

Customer experience

Recmo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Voice Studio Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Recmo

Subscriptions2
  • Recmo Pro · Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Recmo Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
None

Voice Studio Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recmo free?
Recmo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Voice Studio Pro free?
Voice Studio Pro costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recmo or Voice Studio Pro?
Recmo is rated higher. Recmo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Voice Studio Pro averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Recmo or Voice Studio Pro have ads?
Neither Recmo nor Voice Studio Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recmo or Voice Studio Pro?
Recmo ships an update weekly, and Voice Studio Pro every 10 days. Most recently, Recmo was updated on November 9, 2026 and Voice Studio Pro on October 31, 2026.

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