IPhone QuickVoice vs Digital Voice Recorder

[BillyIdol]

Has anyone used this app on their Iphone? How many steps do you need to go through for you to record a quick voice memo from an off Iphone? How does this compare to a regular digital voice recorder?

I like my digital voice recorder but want it in a phone so I can do one touch voice memos because I get a lot of ideas while driving.

John

 

[Nola123]

I find the QuickVoice to have the fewest steps. It is possible to leave it as the open application without a battery drain on the iPhone. But while for driving, the 'slide to open' is still a pain because it requires looking down at the phone for longer than I feel comfortable with.

I posted about this exact issue a while back. I ended up using a separate Sony voice recorder for driving. With this I can feel the buttons and don't have to look down at all.

This is not ideal, though, because I got an iPhone with the hopes of having just one device for everything.

**But while typing this I have an idea. For while driving, I could set the phone to not go to sleep. This would keep the application awake and on.

 

[sventhebrit]

Hi Billy,
Have you looked at Dial2Do ?
I use whilst driving (with a headset of course). You simply dial the number, say "reminder" and speak. When finsihed, hang up the call and you receive an email in a couple of minutes with a transcript of what you said (and a link to a wav file - just in case you mumbled).
I also use in conjunction with www.toodledo.com and it adds task directly into the tool.
More info is here ... http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/use-your-voice-to-get-things-done-with-dial2do/
For short reminders, this is great.
Regards
Steve

 

[dschaffner]

I like my digital voice recorder but want it in a phone so I can do one touch voice memos because I get a lot of ideas while driving.

If you have lots of short ideas, I'd recommend that you take a look at Jott.

To make a jott it's just (1) iphone on (2) phone app (3) favorites (4) dial jott.

You can also record directly using the jott iphone app.

- Don

 

[rsailer]

Recall

If you have lots of short ideas, I'd recommend that you take a look at Jott.

To make a jott it's just (1) iphone on (2) phone app (3) favorites (4) dial jott.

You can also record directly using the jott iphone app.

- Don

Recall works well too and still emails you your note for free. Works with any cellphone (or other phone) by you calling a number. There is an iphone app too that uploads your note after you speak it and transcribes and emails it to you...

Randy

 

[sdauer]

Note2Self

I really like Note2Self. It has a simple interface and gives you the ability to email your message to yourself for processing.

 

[Helen S.G.]

iTalk iPhone App

Jott and ReQall have just been brilliant for me for a long time but now use an iPhone app that may answer your original Q about one touch memos while driving.

iTalk is a free iPhone app. Open the app and there's a big red button Press To Record. Press it again to pause, press again to record, etc. etc. Then listen to that one recording and write down each note/thought/idea.

As the other poster said, set Settings/General/Auto-Lock on "never" and the phone won't sleep.

 

[bhudgeons]

Evernote

I use the Evernote app -- voice notes, text notes or photo notes (with text recognition and search -- I snap lots of whiteboards), and the notes sync to a free desktop app.