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What are the best free android audio recorders?

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5 Options Considered

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Titanium Recorder
Sep 16, 2016
RecForge II
May 2, 2016
Easy voice recorder
Aug 24, 2017
Smart Voice Recorder
May 2, 2016
Sony Audio Recorder
Aug 24, 2017
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Titanium Recorder

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Sojan Janso
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Adjustable gain

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Gain control provides a way for the user to adjust how well the input is recorded depending on ones need or environment.
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Sojan Janso
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Completely free to use

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Titanium Recorder is offered on the Play store free with no restrictions to the user and zero advertisements.
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Sojan Janso
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Crystal clear recording

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With HD audio recording Titanium Recorder has very high quality sound.
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Sojan Janso
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Different quality options

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User have an assortment of options to pick from for their sound quality when recording such as 16-bit PCM, 8khz to 48 khz, stereo and multiple encoders (3gp, aac, mp3, wav/pcm).
thermoplastics
k3b
Top Con

Questionable permissions

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Why does an audio recorder need permissions for contacts and gps?
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Sojan Janso
Top Con

No cancel button

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When users are not happy with their recording there is no option to cancel, users will just have to take the time to delete it after.
Sojan Janso
Top Con

Can't record dirrectly to micro sd card

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Although recording directly to micro sd can trade off speed and cause audio jittering on old devices, its still a nice feature to have if one posseses a rapid micro sd card, and it sure is a trade off not to have it.
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RecForge II

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Sojan Janso
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Allows for one to customize how they record

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Stereo, mono, front mic, gain and user preset metadata for recordings makes for a lot of options available to the user in order to choose what best suits their needs at the time of recording.
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Sojan Janso
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Free version limited use with ads

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The free version will hamper you with a 3 minute limitation if you are recording with any other encoder than wav, (wav has no limit) all while displaying advertisements.

Easy voice recorder

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DevotedMacCuill
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Simple interface

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Clear interface, super easy to use.
Kristaps
DevotedMacCuill
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No spying

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Only asks permissions to the microphone and the files (to save the recording on the device).
Kristaps
DevotedMacCuill
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Widget

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A widget allows recording directly from the home screen.
DevotedMacCuill
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Free

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Contains ads. Pro version for $3.99.
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Smart Voice Recorder

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Sojan Janso
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Convenient cancel button

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Its very nice to be able to cancel a recording you know is horrible, without having to first save it, to then delete it.
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Sojan Janso
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Easily skip silence in a recording

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A feature rarely seen that can help if you wan't to "record your snoring" or just skip the no talking sections of a recorded speech, meeting or conversation.
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Sojan Janso
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Adjustable gain control

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Although some other simple recorders overlook this important feature, Smart Voice Recorder makes the effort to provide it which allows for user to adjust the gain to allow for better recording depending on their environment.
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Sojan Janso
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Simple interface

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Easily record something by starting the app and pushing the huge red button on the apps interface.
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Sojan Janso
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Slugish recording

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Although it provides acceptable quality, the app seems to often and for no apparent reason, jump the recording, skipping a few valuable moments of sound. This can be especially frustrating when recording music. To help avoid this, make sure you are recording on local device storage, and not on the...
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Sony Audio Recorder

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Free

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Kristaps
DevotedMacCuill
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Simple interface

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Clear interface, very easy to use.
Kristaps
DevotedMacCuill
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No ads

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A free app without a "Clash of the Titans" banner.
Kristaps
DevotedMacCuill
Top Con

No widget

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Doesn't have the option to add a recording button directly to the home screen.
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