# Audio Recorder

> Record voice memos, sound and talks in high quality with Voice Recorder.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smartmobitools.voicerecorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smartmobitools.voicerecorder)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.smartmobitools.voicerecorder`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Smart Mobi Tools
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 2,106,922
- **Rating:** 4.44 / 5 (8,144 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-26
- **First published:** 2017-05-27
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2025-10-29
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartmobitools.voicerecorder)
- **Website:** [http://smartmobitools.com](http://smartmobitools.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://smartmobitools.com/privacy-ar/](http://smartmobitools.com/privacy-ar/)

## Description

**Audio Recorder** is a professional and user-friendly Chrome extension designed to capture high-quality voice memos, talks, music, and other sounds. Ideal for students, journalists, musicians, and anyone needing clear audio recordings, it offers HD sound capture from built-in microphones with customizable options such as stereo recording, silence removal, and noise cancellation.

It allows easy organization by letting users group recordings into categories, add tags, colors, and icons, and mark favorite segments with bookmarks. The extension supports background recording and smooth playback, plus external SD card saving for added convenience. Wireless transfer over Wi-Fi enables fast export of recordings to your computer without extra software. Pro features include attaching the current location to recordings, app pin code protection, and recording in MP3 format. Enhance your audio capture experience with Audio Recorder's comprehensive and intuitive toolset.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY`
- `com.smartmobitools.voicerecorder.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users praise the app for its ease of use, good audio quality, and helpful organizational features, making it versatile for note-taking, music, and study. However, multiple reviews highlight significant drawbacks including subscription fees, app crashes, failure to save recordings reliably, difficulty managing recorded files, and concerns about data privacy. While it provides useful functionality, these issues negatively impact the overall user experience and lead some to seek alternatives.

### Pros

- Easy to use with a simple and clear interface suitable for quick recording tasks.
- Good audio recording quality with clear and vibrant sound.
- Organizational features like categories/tags to manage recordings.
- Ability to playback recordings with features such as changing playback speed and bookmarks.
- Useful for various purposes including study, music, notes, and casual audio recording.

### Cons

- Subscription model with recurring fees is a common complaint; many users prefer one-time purchase options.
- App instability issues including random crashes and failure to save recordings properly.
- Problems with accessing or locating recorded files and file management outside the app.
- Inconsistencies with app reverting from premium to basic mode, causing ads to show despite subscription.
- Data privacy concerns related to ad personalization and unwanted data collection.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smartmobitools.voicerecorder)