Comparing Top Call Recorders on the Market
Among the most famous call recorders, currently available for download on App Store and Google Play, the following two really stand out: Cube ACR and TapeACall, while a bunch of other apps look confusing, from their actual name, to the list of available features. And while the branding aspect isn’t usually of the primal importance, it’s kinda good to know that the app developer (the correct! one) is available for contact and assistance in case you face a technical issue with the app.
Just a little example: there are two (or more?) different Automatic Call Recorders, and there’re developers, who don’t even bother selecting a name other than a “Call Recorder”.
Anyway, this is how the three known apps (Cube ACR, TapeACall, Rev call recorder by Rev) compare on the key functional aspects.
Call Recording Quality
Being one of the most famous apps on the call recording market, Cube ACR, available both on iOS and Android (which is crucial) happens to offer a wide variety of helpful features. But the most vital part is that it still enables you to record both incoming and outgoing calls in excellent quality.
And “excellent” here is not the exaggeration, because the app actually ensures the beginning of recording starts when it needs to, without extra hassle, and you can hear both ends clearly, without any blips or glitches.
Yes, recording on iPhones takes a little extra from a user, given the platform limitations (i.e. you need to call a service number, then merge two calls to begin the recording) , but the overall experience is quite smooth.
Meanwhile, TapeACall also boasts a good recording quality, but some users have been reporting issues, while merging the calls in the latest versions, so no perfection here.
As for Rev Voice Recorder, there’s somewhat a confusion on iOS, since the developer offers two apps: Rev: Record & Transcribe and Rev Call Recorder, and one has to peruse the description carefully to finally find out that the latter one is only available in the U.S., which may lead to missouts during the first recordings. Bummer.
Quality Transcription
Among the three apps, the quality of transcribing a 5-minute call by Cube ACR, for instance, was actually amazing, and really fast.
As for TapeACall, the transcription flow is a little trickier, which may be an issue, when you need to get the transcript fast for further sharing and use.
As for Rev, one of the developer’s apps on iPhone requires payment for the transcription services (per minute of audio), which seems absolutely inconvenient, as the app itself is offered as free, simply because a customer may face an unexpectedly high fee, while transcribing a crucial conversation, e.g. with a potential scammer (where you can’t miss a minute just for the sake of sparing a dime).
Cloud Backup
All of the three apps allow backing up recordings in the cloud, with TapeACall even boasting an opportunity to share recordings via SMS, which honestly seems odd.
Meanwhile, what I enjoyed in Cube ACR is the simplicity of the backup itself, as well as the ability to restore recordings in the app after logging out/clearing the cache.
Privacy & Security
When it comes to recording calls, it’s vital to ensure there’s no data leakage in the process, and more importantly, there are options to add extra protection to already recorded audios, hence ensuring no one will get access to them, e.g. in case of the phone loss.
In this respect,Cube ACR, for instance, allows protecting the app with a PIN/Touch ID/Face ID, which adds an extra layer of data security, and this is good.
A little extra
Many user reviews are mentioning extra features as the practical app benefits, and when it comes to recording calls, marking an important part of the conversation right during the recording simply by shaking one’s phone comes super-handy.
In this respect, the “shake-to-mark” feature in Cube ACR, for example, works smoothly all the time, so you don’t have to shake your iPhone like crazy to make the mark. And none of the other two rivals are emphasizing this feature in any way.
Another Cube ACR’s feature - geotagging a call, is also of a practical use, however, in view of the platform limitations, it’s only available for Android users.
