Dictaphone - Audio Recorder
Voice Record & Share Memos
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Turn recordings into text with Transcribe. Unlock only the features you need with one-time purchases, or install Alon Dictaphone to unlock everything at once.
Dictaphone is a fast, high-quality voice recorder for meetings, lectures, interviews, dictation and everyday notes. Record with one tap, keep your hands free, and turn speech into text when you need it.
WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE DICTAPHONE
• Pro-grade audio: MP3 or WAV up to 48 kHz / 320 kbps, including 32-bit WAV
• Unlimited recording length, in the background and with the screen locked
• Stereo with the built-in microphones (iOS 14+), or pick an external, wired or Bluetooth mic
• Record from your Apple Watch, or use it as a remote control
• Start recording on launch, from Control Center or from the new widget
• Listen through headphones while you record
• Lock the app with a passcode or Touch ID
• Stop timers, fast forward/rewind, sort by name, date, length or size
• Import audio from other apps
• Copy recordings to your Mac or PC for free with Finder or iTunes
• Settings sync with iCloud
• Dark and light themes, full VoiceOver support
UNLOCK MORE, YOUR WAY
Dictaphone is free to download. Add only the features you need, or unlock everything at once. Every purchase is one-time. No subscriptions.
Option 1: Pick single features (in-app purchases)
• Transcribe: turn recordings into text, with timestamps
• Share Audio Memos: unlocks all of the app's send and sharing methods, such as email, Dropbox (with auto-sync), Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, Evernote, SoundCloud, YouTube, SharePoint, FTP/WebDAV and Open In. Copying to your computer by cable stays free.
• Edit Options: append, overwrite, insert, trim, cut and join recordings
• Advanced Audio Pack: microphone gain, voice-activated recording that skips silence, playback volume and balance
• Adjustable Playback Speed: from 0.5x to 4x
• Bookmarks: mark key moments with text notes or photos and jump straight to them
• Categories: organize recordings into folders, with a Deleted bin
• Multiple Selection: share, move or delete many recordings at once
• Ad Free: remove all ads
Option 2: Unlock everything with Alon Dictaphone
Install Alon Dictaphone, our Pro app, on the same device and this app instantly works as the full Pro version. Every feature above is unlocked and your recordings stay right where they are. No migration, no switching apps.
GREAT FOR
• Meetings, interviews and lectures
• Dictating notes, memos and to-do lists
• 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
• Added a new widget
• Ability to set playback speed for short audio recordings
• Added "Delay Time" setting for voice-activated recording
• Improved usability
• Bug fixes
The developer, ALON Software, 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:
- Usage Data
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Provider
- ALON Software Limited
- Size
- 134.3 MB
- Category
- Business
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 13.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 4.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 29 more
- English, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
User-Generated Content
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Share Audio Memos USD 1.99
- Transcribing USD 0.99
- Without Advertisement USD 0.99
- Advanced Audio Pack USD 0.99
- Bookmarks USD 0.99
- Edit audio recording USD 0.99
- Adjustable Playback Speed USD 0.99
- Multiple Selection USD 0.99
- Categories USD 0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 ALON Software Ltd.