Private Ear Recorder
- CategoryUtilities
- Versions1 archived
- Installable1 of 1
- AvailabilityStill on the App Store
- Bundle IDnet.excelltech.PrivateEar
RequirementsCompatible with iPhone and iPod touch. Requires iOS 2.0 or later.
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Report an issueSet it and forget it! Private Ear is the only secure audio recorder that will only record when there is a sound to record!
You no longer have to worry about filling your device's hard disk with 'dead air' or unwanted people accessing your recordings!
Record anything, anywhere, and listen to it later with Private Ear's secure voice activated recorder!
Here is how Private Ear allows you to securely record events:
When you first install and load Private Ear you will be asked to enter a password. This will be used to ensure only you have access to the recordings you create. After you choose your password, hit the Record button to start the recording process.
You will be taken to a screen displaying the current sound levels in the room. Use the slider to set the Sound Threshold above the ambient sounds in the room. Only sounds louder than this Sound Threshold will be recorded. This allows you to save disk space by only recording when someone is talking or some event is taking place.
When you are satisfied with your Sound Threshold, hit the Start Recording button. The screen will change to indicate Private Ear is currently recording. You can now set your iPhone down and it will record any sounds above the Sound Threshold.
When you wish to stop recording, hit End Recording. You will be prompted for your password again to prevent others from gaining access to your recordings. After you enter your password and hit Activate Private Ear, select Analyze Recordings to listen to the recording you just made as well as any previous recordings.
***TIPS
- Backup your recordings to your computer using the Private Ear Client (Available for OSX at www.excelltechmobile.com/privateear.html)
- Make sure nothing is directly obstructing the iPhone's microphone when you set it down.
- If you forget your password you will have to delete Private Ear and download it again (there will be no charge when you download it again). Your recordings will be lost.
- Headphones recommended for listening to playback.
***Note: If you have a iPod Touch, the 'Apple Earphone with Remote and Mic' attachment is REQUIRED for this application to work.
Archived Reviews
8 of 24How do you delete recordings?
This has become a new hobby of mine. I set it to record while I'm sleeping so that when I talk in my sleep, I can hear what I'm saying the next morning. Sure, a lot of it is snoring, but I caught myself saying "hm, what the hell? Ky goddamn sell" or something like that. And then I caught me talking some gibberish that sounds like some weird African or Indian dialect. Fun stuff! My only complaint is not being able to export to my computer. My rating will by 5 stars when this is fixed.
How do you delete recordings? Nice app otherwise.
I have sent 4 emails of the last 2 weeks and no response at all. I agree with above. The file does me no good if I cant download it.
Terrible design and broken functionality. Looks like it hasn't been updated since 2008 (maybe even 1998). Truly awful...
When it works it's an OK app, but it was buggy to begin with, and with each new iOS upgrade gets progressively worse. I'm on iOS 5.1 and can get Private Ear to work about 30% of the time now. Restarting the phone used to be a sure fix, but even that doesn't always work now. There doesn't seem to be much activity by the developer to keep the app functional. I would recommend not purchasing this app until the developer gets it to where it again reliably performs its basic functions. Edit: No improvement in iOS 6.
The idea is good but needs to fix a serious flaw before I would recommend this to anyone. If someone talks then stops talking that is considered an interruption. If you get too many interruptions the program posts the error and will not clear and you can't use the program again. Also the lock out function doesn't work. The interface is nice and simple which is why I bumped the rating up to 2 stars. I would wait for the next revision before buying.
I works for me though I need to test it some more. I just purchase it today and test it for a short while and I like it. Speed of apps could be better.
Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.