The Sony Audio Recorder app was originally designed for the Xperia line of devices and select Sony audio peripherals, but it’s also been released to the larger Play Store audience. Extra features – In the pro version you get Bluetooth mic recording, skip silence, and other features.Design – Interface is neatly separated into ‘Record’ and ‘Listen’ tabs, and has both light and dark themes.Ease of Use – You can name and start recordings right from the main screen, and easily manage, share and edit existing recordings from the ‘Listen’ tab.Voice quality – Great quality, with PCM and MP4 formats, or the compressed AMR formats.Easy Voice Recorder does just that, and if you want to pay up for the Pro version, I think it’s great value too. With a voice recorder, one of the most important things is to just be able to pick it up and record, replicating the instant, direct process of using a dedicated handheld voice recorder. Extra Features – Any notable extra features.Design – How the app pleases, or doesn’t please, the eye.Ease of use – How easy the app is to pick up and use.Voice quality – How well the app’s recording sounds.

I’ve opted to assess these apps through four key criteria:

Easy voice recorder app