Dispatch Voice Recorder vs ThoughtRecorder

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

there is no server we run. RECORD ANYWHERE • Tap the mic on any device to start capturing • Apple Watch: record directly from your wrist, syncs back automatically • Lock Screen widget for one-tap recording • Live Activity shows recording status while you work in other apps CATEGORIES THAT WORK LIKE YOU DO Sort your thinking however makes sense — Ideas, Meetings, To-do, Manuscript, or anything you invent. Categories sync across all your devices, so a category made on Watch appears on Mac. Filter your library in one tap. No folders to manage, no rigid hierarchy — just labels that follow your mind. SHARE PRIVATELY, WITH ONE PERSON Send a specific recording or note to a specific person. No public feed, no discovery, no "everyone with the link." The recipient sees exactly what you sent, opens it in their own Thought Recorder, and can reply with comments. You'll see when they've viewed it. Perfect for interviews handed to a producer, ideas passed to a co-writer, or a private voice note to a friend. TRANSCRIBE ON-DEVICE Enhanced transcription runs entirely on your device — no audio ever leaves it. Powered by state-of-the-art open models compiled to Apple Neural Engine. Prefer cloud accuracy? Bring your own OpenAI Whisper or AssemblyAI key — your audio goes directly to your account, billed to you, never through us. AssemblyAI adds automatic speaker labeling. ORGANIZE THE DETAIL • Flags in five colors for triage • Markers within long recordings • Notes alongside recordings — plain text with location, date, and title • Search across everything with Ask Archive using plain-language questions SYNC ACROSS YOUR DEVICES iCloud sync uses your Apple account. Everything syncs automatically — recordings, notes, categories, flags, transcripts, sharing state. BACKUP TO WHAT YOU ALREADY USE • iCloud Drive: automatic, organized by year and category • Google Drive (optional): connect your own account, files stored only in a folder Thought Recorder creates BUILT FOR PRIVACY • No third-party SDKs • No analytics • No tracking • Nothing leaves your device unless YOU turn on a cloud feature under YOUR own account Thought Recorder is made by a small independent studio in Trondheim, Norway.