Comparison

Dispatch Voice Recorder vs Sopravo

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

Head to head
About

Dispatch Voice Recorder

This app allows users to privately record interviews and field audio, transcribe recordings on-device, and mark important moments for quick retrieval. It offers robust privacy features and professional export options for research and reporting.

Highlights
  • On-device transcription
  • Background recording
  • Marker system for key moments
  • Searchable transcripts and notes
  • Apple Watch control
  • Private by default
  • Professional export options
Features
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Record the story. Keep the source. Dispatch is a private voice recorder for interviews and field work. Capture field audio, transcribe on device, mark important moments, and find every quote fast. TRANSCRIBE ON DEVICE Turn recordings into searchable text without uploading audio. Keep original audio together with transcripts, notes, markers, and interview context. WORK FROM THE FIELD • Record in the background with Lock Screen controls • Add quote, verify, and follow-up markers while recording or during playback • Search titles, transcripts, tags, folders, and notes • Use Apple Watch to control recording while your iPhone captures it • Export individual files or complete professional source packages PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Recordings stay on your device unless you explicitly enable an optional cloud feature. Face ID, recovery keys, metadata controls, device-enforced privacy policies, and encrypted private sync help protect sensitive source material. FREE TO START The complete local workflow includes recording, on-device transcription, markers, search, Apple Watch control, local security, and portable exports. Optional Pro capabilities include cloud transcription with speaker labels, professional packages, policy locks, encrypted sync, noise reduction, and expiring private links. Consent guidance is informational, not legal advice. Always verify the law and obtain consent appropriate to your location and workflow. Dispatch is not a call recorder or meeting bot. It is a local-first recording workspace for interviews, research, field reporting, and source verification. Terms of Use: https://thevoicerecorder.app/legal

About

Sopravo

This app records, edits, and transcribes conversations entirely on your device, offering speaker-labeled transcripts without server reliance. It features on-device processing for privacy and includes AI-powered summaries for key insights.

Highlights
  • On-device recording and editing
  • Speaker-labeled transcripts
  • AI-powered summaries
  • Live captions
  • Private iCloud backup
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Sopravo records, trims, and transcribes every conversation — with a speaker-labeled transcript — entirely on your iPhone. No servers. No bots. No account. RECORD, TRIM, DONE Record in one tap, then edit like a real editor: trim and cut dead air, drop markers on key moments, and scrub the waveform to find any part of the recording. Rename, tag, and search everything later, and export a clean PDF whenever you need it. KNOWS WHO SAID WHAT On-device speaker detection labels every line of the transcript: meetings, interviews, lectures. Most apps need a server to do this. Sopravo does it entirely on your device. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE Your audio, transcripts, and summaries never leave your device. There is no Sopravo server for your content: nothing to upload to, nothing to breach, nothing to train on. Verify it yourself: after the one-time language download, turn on airplane mode and everything still works, end to end. Optional backup goes only to your own private iCloud. MADE FOR REAL CONVERSATIONS • Record in person without a meeting bot joining the call • Start a recording on your Apple Watch; it lands on your iPhone • Trim, cut, and drop markers on key moments • Live captions while you record • Automatic transcription in your language • Rename, tag, and search every recording • Summarize voicemails shared from the Phone app • Clean PDF export for sharing • Never lose a recording with optional private iCloud backup • Full app in 16 languages THE MEETING, DISTILLED On supported devices (see Requirements below), on-device Apple Intelligence adds an executive summary, decisions, and action items on top of your transcript — a bonus, not the whole app. Choose the summary language independently of the recording: capture a meeting in English, read the summary in German. HONEST PRICING 7-day free trial, then a simple subscription — from $19.99/year (USD; your local price is shown in the app). Or pay once: the limited lifetime plan is $49.99 — 500 seats total, live seat counter in the app when available. No trial traps, no surprise charges. Cancel anytime in Settings. REQUIREMENTS AI summaries require iPhone 15 Pro or later, or an iPad with M1 or A17 Pro. Recording, transcription, live captions, and speaker detection work on every iPhone and iPad running iOS 26 or iPadOS 26. Your conversations are yours. Sopravo just makes them useful. Privacy Policy: https://sopravo.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://sopravo.app/terms

Screenshots

Dispatch Voice Recorder4 screens
Sopravo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sopravo at every 2 days against Dispatch Voice Recorder's every 4 weeks. Dispatch Voice Recorder's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Dispatch Voice Recorder sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sopravo sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dispatch Voice Recorder against 5.0 for Sopravo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dispatch Voice Recorder ships an update every 4 weeks, Sopravo every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Dispatch Voice Recorder versus Sopravo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDispatch Voice RecorderSopravo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size655 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStian StrangeBERKAY TURK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dispatch Voice Recorder

Subscriptions2
  • Dispatch Pro (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Dispatch Pro (Yearly)$19.991 Year
6 purchases

Sopravo

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime (Founder)$99.00
  • Lifetime$149.00
  • Lifetime$199.00

Questions

Is Dispatch Voice Recorder free?
Dispatch Voice Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sopravo free?
Sopravo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dispatch Voice Recorder or Sopravo?
Dispatch Voice Recorder and Sopravo are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Dispatch Voice Recorder or Sopravo have ads?
Neither Dispatch Voice Recorder nor Sopravo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dispatch Voice Recorder or Sopravo?
Dispatch Voice Recorder ships an update every 4 weeks, and Sopravo every 2 days. Most recently, Dispatch Voice Recorder was updated on October 31, 2026 and Sopravo on October 31, 2026.

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