MAJOR UPDATE
Recording that keeps going
Recording on the watch keeps going with music and calls you don't answer. action button haptics and a discreet mode.
Nova Recorder
Voice recorder & transcription
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Nova Recorder is a notebook that writes itself. Tap once on your watch in the morning and the app records your day in the background. By evening it is all on your iPhone, sorted by day, with a map of where you were and bookmarks for the moments you wanted to keep.
What it does
• Continuous recording from Apple Watch, screen off or on
• Recording is cut into half-hour segments, so one failure never costs more than one segment
• Verified automatic transfer to iPhone. The watch deletes its copy only 24 hours after the iPhone confirms it arrived
• Each day plays as one continuous recording, with a waveform you drag and pinch to land on the exact moment
• Search what was said: recordings become text on the iPhone, in Hebrew and English, and every word is found with the time it was spoken
• Named bookmarks and tasks, from the watch or while listening, searchable by name, date and place
• Send a clip: mark a start and an end and share it as a file
• A timeline organised by weeks and months, and a map of the places you were
• Recording picks up again by itself after a phone call or after watchOS closes the app
• Automatic backup to iCloud Drive, and automatic space freeing on the phone once recordings pass 10 GB
Privacy
Recordings and text stay on your devices and in your own iCloud account. Transcription happens on the iPhone too. No server, no account, no ads, no tracking.
For personal use
Nova Recorder is made to help you remember your own day. It also records the people talking around you, so check the law where you are and tell people you are recording when it is required.
Subscription
Nova Recorder is used with an auto-renewable monthly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID, and it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings.
Terms of Use: https://izzyapps.pages.dev/nova/en/terms
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Ratings & Reviews
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New: recording on the watch keeps going while music plays and when a call comes in that you don't answer. After a call, the watch reminds you to go on recording. The action button gives a haptic when recording really starts and when it stops. A discreet mode on the watch. Transcription keeps going after you leave the app and on the charger, and the daily summary waits until the whole day is transcribed. Add reminders by hand and drag them into your own order. Name suggestions for voices that come back. Fixes and improvements.
The developer, YISRAEL Fried, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- YISRAEL Fried
- Size
- 26.7 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.5 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.5 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.5 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 26.5 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Monthly $2.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Yisrael Fried