BlackBox vs Easy Voice Recorder: Which Should You Use?
Easy Voice Recorder is a flexible, widely used recorder for Android and iPhone, with a choice of formats, widgets, Wear OS recording and (in Pro) automatic upload to Google Drive or Dropbox. BlackBox is narrower and deeper: it records in the background all day or on a schedule, files each hour separately, and transcribes on-device on both platforms.
We make BlackBox, so read this as informed rather than neutral. Every Easy Voice Recorderdetail below comes from its own store listing or help docs (linked in References); where a listing doesn't say, the table says so rather than guessing. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
BlackBox vs Easy Voice Recorder: feature by feature
| Feature | BlackBox | Easy Voice Recorder |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | ✓iPhone and Android | ✓Android, Wear OS, iPhone, iPad |
| Keeps recording with the screen off | ✓Yes — screen off, in your pocket, in other apps | ✓Yes |
| Built for all-day (24/7) recording | ✓Yes — press record once and it runs all day | –No all-day mode described |
| Scheduled start and stop | ✓Yes — separate weekday and weekend windows | –Not stated in listing |
| Splits long recordings into files automatically | ✓Yes — one file per hour, days auto-archived | –Not stated in listing |
| Recording length limit | ✓No app-imposed limit; runs while the OS allows | ✓No time limits (Android listing) |
| Storage per hour of audio | ✓≈14.4 MB per hour | ◐Depends on format — AMR to save space, PCM for quality |
| Recording format | ✓AAC, 32 kbps mono, 16 kHz (tuned for speech) | ✓PCM, MP4, AMR; MP3, FLAC, AAC in Pro (Android) |
| Works without an account | ✓No account | –Not stated in listing |
| Where your audio is kept | ✓On your phone; optional backup to your own Files / Drive folder | ◐On device or iCloud Drive; Pro uploads to Drive / Dropbox |
| Transcription | ✓Yes — on-device, nothing uploaded | ◐iPhone version only |
| Speaker labels | ✓Yes — on-device | –Not stated in listing |
| AI summaries | ✕No | –Not stated in listing |
| Works offline | ✓Yes — recording and transcription | –Not stated in listing |
| In-app lock (Face ID / passcode) | ✓Yes — Face ID, Touch ID or passcode | –Not stated in listing |
| Records phone calls | ✕No — records the room, not the call line | ✕No — "not a call recorder" |
| Works with just your phone | ✓Yes — no extra device | ✓Yes |
✓ yes · ◐ partly or with conditions · ✕ no · – not stated in the listing. Background recording on any app runs only while iOS or Android allows it; a phone call takes the microphone from every recorder.
What Easy Voice Recorder users complain about
Themes from 1–2★ Google Play reviews of Easy Voice Recorder we read in October 2026, paraphrased.
Silent or missing recordings
The most common complaint: files that play back silent, or a library that vanished after an update or a move to a new phone.
Source: Google Play reviewsAds
Reviewers complain about intrusive ads in the free version, including ones that are hard to dismiss.
Source: Google Play reviewsBluetooth and watch transfers
Some Pro users report the app switching between the phone mic and a Bluetooth mic, and long Wear OS recordings being slow to move to the phone.
Source: Google Play reviewsWhen to pick Easy Voice Recorder instead
- You want to choose your recording format — PCM for quality, AMR to save space, or MP3/FLAC/AAC with Pro.
- You want to record from a Wear OS watch with a quick tile.
- You want automatic upload of each new recording to Google Drive or Dropbox (Pro).
- You want editing, folders, stereo, skip silence and a Bluetooth mic option in one app (Pro features on Android).
When BlackBox fits better
- You want recording to run all day, or start and stop on weekday and weekend schedules.
- You want long recordings split into hourly files and finished days archived automatically.
- You want transcription on Android as well as iPhone, done on the device.
- You want the library locked behind Face ID, fingerprint or a passcode.
Frequently asked questions
Can Easy Voice Recorder record on a schedule?
Its listings don't describe scheduling. BlackBox starts and stops recording automatically, with separate weekday and weekend windows.
Which uses less storage?
It depends on Easy Voice Recorder's format setting. BlackBox records 32 kbps mono AAC, about 14.4 MB per hour — roughly 346 MB for a full 24-hour day. Uncompressed PCM is many times larger.
Does Easy Voice Recorder transcribe?
The iPhone version lists transcription; the Android listing doesn't. BlackBox transcribes on-device on both iPhone and Android.
Can either record phone calls?
No. Digipom's listing says Easy Voice Recorder is not a call recorder, and BlackBox records the room around your phone, not the call line.
References
- Easy Voice Recorder — Google Play listing — Digipom, checked Oct 25, 2026
- Easy Voice Recorder — App Store listing — Digipom, checked Oct 25, 2026
- Easy Voice Recorder — Google Play ratings and reviews — Google Play, checked Oct 25, 2026
- BlackBox features and FAQ — BlackBox
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Record all day or on a schedule, browse by the hour and transcribe on-device — no account, and your audio stays on your phone. Test it on your device first: background limits vary by phone.