Easy Voice Recorder vs Lightning Voice

Easy Voice Recorder records meetings, classes, personal notes, songs and other audio without time limits. It is available on Android, iOS and macOS, with platform-specific features described for Android and iOS. On Android, recordings can use PCM or MP4, or AMR to save space; the app can record in the background and use widgets and shortcuts. Android also supports Wear OS recording with an included watch tile. Pro adds automatic Google Drive or Dropbox uploads, MP3, FLAC and AAC recording, Bluetooth microphones, trimming, folders and notification-bar controls. On iOS, recordings can be transcribed, shared by email or other apps, saved to the device or iCloud Drive, trimmed, and turned into videos with photos. Recordings are stored locally rather than in the cloud and do not automatically transfer to a new device. Digipom says it does not collect, share or copy recordings or transcriptions. The free plan has ads and in-app purchases. Easy Voice Recorder Pro costs $4.99, paid once; other listed one-time purchases range from 0.99 USD to 1.99 USD.

Lightning Voice is an iPhone app for scheduled voice reminders. It sends a local notification when a reminder is due, then lets you open the reminder and play its recorded note. Titles are optional when a recording exists. Scheduling offers quick presets, a full time picker, and weekday repeats. On-device history records heard and missed reminders. A Home Screen widget shows the next reminder, while Control Center and Siri can open New Voice Reminder on supported systems. Reminders and recordings remain on the device without cloud sync or a required account; the microphone activates only when recording starts. The app requires iOS 17 or later and lists English and Simplified Chinese. Notification delivery follows iOS settings, so Focus, mute, Low Power Mode, or denied permission can limit alerts. The free plan allows 10 enabled reminders; Pro starts at $0.99 per month.