Talk about the things a text can’t hold. Share voice memos with your closest friends in a private group, then listen and reply whenever you have a quiet minute.
Roads Audio is a free iPhone app for friends and family who want to stay close by sharing voice memos in private groups, then listening and replying whenever it suits them.
It is made for the conversations a text cannot hold: what you are working on, what you have been thinking about, the story from your week. No one has to be online at the same time, so it works across time zones and busy schedules.
Use it to keep a long-distance friendship going, share family updates with relatives who live far away, run a book club, or give a close group of friends one place to talk about real life.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
TALK ON YOUR OWN TIME
Record when you have something to say, listen when you have a quiet minute, and reply when you are ready. Conversations stay in the group, so you can pick them up later in the day or later in the week.
HEAR THE PERSON, NOT JUST THE WORDS
Voice carries the tone, humor and warmth that get lost in a text. It feels like a real conversation, without scheduling a call or getting on video.
KEEP EACH CONVERSATION TOGETHER
Voice Threads keep every reply attached to the recording it answers, so you can follow a whole discussion without scrolling back through a chat.
SHARE QUICK UPDATES OR LONGER STORIES
Send a short note about your day, or take your time with a longer story. You are not squeezed into a few seconds.
PRIVATE GROUPS FOR YOUR PEOPLE
Create a group, invite the people you choose, and talk there. Your conversations are shared with your group, not posted publicly.
WORKS WELL WITH VOICEOVER
Roads Audio is designed to work with VoiceOver and other iOS accessibility features, so more people can record, listen and find their way through a conversation.
PRICING AND PRIVACY
Roads Audio is free. Recording, listening, replying and creating private groups are all free.
Roads Audio Plus is an optional subscription that adds playback speed control, transcripts, private pins to mark moments in a recording, Auto Play for listening to a whole conversation, downloading recordings, and uploading audio you already have.
You can make your first recording before creating an account. To share with others, sign in with Apple or Google.
Roads Audio is available on iPhone, in English.
Start a private group, record the first message, and keep the conversation going with the people who matter most.
This app is subject to the standard Apple End User License Agreement:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
This is one of the best apps I've ever had in my life!
Josh Goldenberg 
I think everyone should get Roads audio. It is extremely accessible, amazing audio quality, and the developer is one of the best app developers I've ever met. He goes out of his way to do everything he can for the app and for the users of the app. He accepts feedback, he's very cool about requesting features, he researches to make things better and easier, and the app has just improved so much over the past six months alone. For example, a few times, I had certain issues that I reported, they got fixed less than 12 hours later, seriously. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dave for all his hard work, because he doesn't have to do this, he's going out of his way to do this for everyone, and he deserves like an app developer award or however that works. I know a lot of people out there like to advertise apps and make them sound better than they are, I'm not that type of person, I'm very blunt, I'm very realistic, and I think it's unacceptable for people to believe false information. So everything I'm saying is as accurate as I can possibly make it, and if you want evidence, download the app and try it yourself.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the incredibly kind words and for being such a supportive part of Roads. Your feedback, bug reports, and feature ideas have massively helped make the app better. Reviews like this mean a lot. Thank you for using Roads and for being along for the journey!
I love this app, but definitely needs work done in terms of accessibility.
Nolan_Christopher_Parish269
Hi, this is a review regarding the roads audio talk app. I love this application and thank you for making it. I’d like to address some issues concerning accessibility that I am experiencing with your app. It would be great, if the buttons could be labeled properly From start to finish when updating this app, please. VoiceOver, the iOS screen reader on my iPhone, has trouble reading the label elements of what is visually on the screen. Especially with this app. From recording, to notification, and to settings as well. Could this potentially be fixed? That would be greatly appreciated seriously.
Developer Response
Thank you for this feedback and for taking the time to detail the accessibility issues. I'm happy to let you know that a new version has just been released with full VoiceOver support that addresses the button labeling issues you mentioned. The app should now be much more accessible for screen reader users.
I live far away from my family, but I still feel close!
melonfajita
I moved to another country and it’s been so hard being far away from my family. I text and call sometimes, but it’s still hard to keep in touch daily. I love roads because I can have conversations with my family like we did when I was home! It’s great getting to hear their voices and have everyone connect to one conversation even if we are all in different parts of the world.
Developer Response
Glad to hear Roads stood out for you and changed your perspective on audio apps. Thanks for giving it a shot and appreciating the interactive features!
Well thought out app
Sethconner10
I first started using this app with a friend and it's a lot of fun. We use this app now instead of texting or voicemails since we are both traveling and it makes keeping up with each other a lot easier. I’ll definitely be using this with family and as a tool in college with class projects. Keep up the great work! Happy to be part of this app and can’t wait to see it grow.
Developer Response
Thank you so much for the positive feedback! Thrilled to hear that Roads is making keeping in touch while traveling easier for you. It's wonderful to know it's becoming a tool for both personal and academic purposes. Thanks for being a part of the app, and watch for updates because they're coming and will even further enhance your experience 😎
Fixed an issue that could cause an error when signing in or out.
Additional minor issues fixed.
Version 2.36.1
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