Alon Dictaphone-Voice Recorder

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Description of App

Alon Dictaphone is a professional voice recorder with every feature included. Record meetings, lectures, interviews, dictation and everyday notes in top quality, edit them, turn speech into text and send recordings wherever you need them.

EVERYTHING INCLUDED, ONE PRICE
β€’ One-time purchase: no subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads
β€’ Every feature below is unlocked from the first launch, with free updates
β€’ Already use our free Dictaphone app? Installing Alon Dictaphone on the same device unlocks every feature there too. Your recordings stay right where they are.

RECORD IN PRO QUALITY
β€’ MP3 or WAV up to 48 kHz / 320 kbps, including 32-bit WAV
β€’ Unlimited recording length, in the background and with the screen locked
β€’ Stereo with the built-in microphones (iOS 14+), or pick an external, wired or Bluetooth mic
β€’ Microphone gain and voice-activated recording that skips silence
β€’ Listen through headphones while you record
β€’ Record from your Apple Watch, or use it as a remote control
β€’ Start in one tap: on launch, from Control Center, the widget or the Action Button
β€’ Stop timers, pauses automatically for incoming calls

TRANSCRIBE AND FIND WHAT MATTERS
β€’ Transcribe: turn recordings into text, with timestamps
β€’ Bookmarks with text notes or photos: jump straight to key moments
β€’ Play routes: tick the bookmarks you want and play only those parts, in your order, on a loop. Ideal for learning, music practice and rehearsals
β€’ Playback speed from 0.5x to 4x, volume and balance control
β€’ Categories to organize recordings, with a Deleted bin to put them back
β€’ Sort by name, date, length, size or type, with file names that sort by date
β€’ Search your recordings: swipe down the list with two fingers

EDIT WITHOUT A COMPUTER
β€’ Append, overwrite, insert, trim, cut and join recordings

SHARE AND BACK UP
β€’ Email, Dropbox (with auto-sync), Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Evernote, SoundCloud, YouTube, SharePoint, FTP/WebDAV, Wi-Fi transfer, AirDrop and Open In
β€’ Sync recordings, bookmarks and settings with iCloud
β€’ Copy recordings to your Mac or PC with Finder or iTunes
β€’ Import audio from other apps
β€’ Select many recordings to send, move or delete at once

PRIVATE AND ACCESSIBLE
β€’ Lock the app with a passcode, Touch ID or Face ID
β€’ Dark and light themes, full VoiceOver support
β€’ One app for iPhone and iPad

GREAT FOR
β€’ Meetings, interviews and lectures
β€’ Dictating notes, memos and to-do lists
β€’ Music practice, rehearsals and everyday sounds

A complete user manual is built into the app.

Please note: this app does not record phone calls.

We'd love your feedback and ideas: https://alonsoftware.com/support.php
Learn more: https://www.alonsoftware.com/dictaphone_apple.php

Version

2.3.2

Free or Paid

Paid

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

13.4.1

Accessibility Comments

100% accessible!!

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

All buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

The app is fully accessible with VoiceOver and is easy to navigate and use.

Other Comments

this app is great for recording any kind of audio. the latest version even includes the VoiceOver actions rotor. You can even record sounds from other apps while in background. The developer is very responsive, and cares about accessibility. if you have any questions or accessibility comments, please email: [email protected]

Recommendations

3 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by Amir Soleimani 5 years 7 months ago

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Comments

By Amir Soleimani on Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 14:36

With its exemplary accessibility, Alon Dictaphone-Voice Recorder has been my go-to app for recording MP3 and uncompressed audio files over the past few years, but the latest update with its Rotor options has taken accessibility to a new and exciting level. Quite interestingly, Alon Dictaphone-Voice Recorder was also an accessible audio recorder app for the Symbian S60 OS on Nokia phones -- maybe the same developers work on the iOS flavor. Kudos to its developers.

By cool cat on Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 14:53

Hi! A couple questions: can you arrange the audio files in multiple folders and audio bookmarks really interest me, is anyone willing to give a short explanation on how they work? For example in the app description its says it can record other apps in the background, lets say I'm listening to a podcast, can I do a double tap to make a audio bookmark in multiple places and ALON will save the places I tapped on.

By Fawaz Abdul rahman on Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 22:23

Hello,
it was mentioned in the description that it tsupports stario, I am wondering is that about external mics or it supports stario when recording from the iPhone?
thanks.

By JC on Friday, May 1, 2020 - 03:52

Hi,
To the previous poster that mentioned bookmarks, I have not tryed that myself, but please email the developer at: [email protected]
Next, the stereo recording only works with external microphones, such as the Ambeo Smart headset, and other lightning stereo mics, like the Shure MV88.
The next update will include low-pass filter to cut out all of the background noise while recording audio.

One great feature I love about this recorder, unlike other recording apps I've tested, is voice activated recording. I have the threshold set to 50%, so it only records when voice is detected, and pauses when no voice is herd. excellent feature, especially when it comes to dictating notes, or whatever. it reminds me of the VCVA setting in the Olympus digital recorder I used to own, the DS-30. great feature!! it does the same thing as this. So glad the developer added this, while continuing to make the interface accessible for all users.
I should also mention that I was apart of the beta, testing the feature and sharing feedback with the developer, and he responded and took my feedback into consideration, and, well, what do you know, it work, feature added!!

By Justin Philips on Sunday, May 10, 2020 - 00:04

Will it work with iPhone 6 i.e. 12.4.5?

By Justin Philips on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 23:26

Would appreciate a podcast from any users or an explanation!

By KE7ZUM on Friday, December 25, 2020 - 22:48

I just tried this out and the stereo field seems way too narrow to me even in left right portrait. I am loosing my earing a bit, so that might be why. nice app. wish the magic tap could be implemented so as to make it easier for me to start recording.

By KE7ZUM on Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 18:50

go to settings, recording, and it's there. I cant' really explain it well. but once you set it up you do not need to do it again.

By Sabrina on Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 21:14

Figured it out. I love the stereo landscape thing. The best feature though is the ability append on a recording. I have been looking for this a lot.

By KE7ZUM on Friday, March 12, 2021 - 04:46

Yes, I just had to use it to file a bug with apple. it worked actually quite nice. I don't think I've ever seen a feature in any other recorder like that, except for noted.

By Mlth on Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 20:26

Hi!
I just got this app, and really enjoy it!
I'm wondering, however, if anyone has managed to get trimming to work with VoiceOver?
I select the recording and press the audio editing button, but the trim button is dimmed and doesn't react to me pressing it.

Best
Malthe

By Michal Suchy on Saturday, April 13, 2024 - 18:08

Hello. Does the Alon dictaphone support stereo recording with built-in microphones? I have an iPhone XS and the Just press recorder records for me in stereo with the built-in microphones. Thanks, Michal.