A while back Tru reviewed an audio recording app called Record. I needed an app to do the same thing, but I thought I would try something different so I could use it as a review. I took a gander at the options and decided to go with Recorder…because it is like Record…but with errr at the end.



This app couldn’t be simpler. A blind monkey with brain damage and one finger could use this app. You see that big red button that says “Record”? You press that to record. And then when you are done recording…you press “Stop”.



The options are again very simple. You can turn high quality recording on and off. High quality records at 705 kbps 44.1 kHz 16 bit mono in the aiff format. I’ve never used aifffff before, but the quality is very good and it converts well into mp3. Here is a sample I recorded, I think you will see the quality holds up well.



The low quality setting is 128 kbps 8 kHz 16 bit mono. This is much like telephone quality and is to be used for spoken memos and such. The low quality is clear enough to hear what is being said, and the file sizes are very reasonable, but I wouldn’t recommend using this mode for any kind of music recording. Here is a sample of low quality



You have two options to get the audio files off your device, both very easy. First you can do a wifi sync with your browser. It gives you an ip address to type in, you hit connect, and you go to a web page that shows all the files you recorded. Then you just download the ones you want, just like you would any other file on the internet.


The local web page for downloading files is actually very well designed and easy to use.

Your second option is email. You pick the file you want to send, upload it to Recorder’s server and then it automatically sends you a link to download it. This is not recommended for large files, as upload times could get ridiculous with a 30 megabyte file. High quality aiffffs are not small.

Graphics: Pretty good. They have a cool app icon and the UI is fairly slick. It’s one of the best red record buttons I’ve seen.

Verdict: This is a great app. It has no bells nor whistles, but it really doesn’t need them. It gets the job done and the sound quality is very good. I have no qualms recommending this.

I give this app 5 out of 5 old timey microphones.



Price: $0.99



thefrogman