Best call recording apps for iPhone (2026)

Call recording apps for iPhone, side by side

Facts come from each company's own website, help center or App Store listing, checked on November 11, 2026. Prices are in U.S. dollars.

App	Best for, and price	How a call is captured, and what the other person hears
VoxNote	Notes from many calls on your existing number. From $13.33 a month billed yearly ($159.99), or $16.99 monthly. 7-day free trial. See pricing	Incoming calls are captured on their own through call forwarding. For outgoing calls, you dial from the VoxNote app. The other person hears nothing: no beep, no message, no bot.
iPhone Call Recording	A few calls a month, when everyone is fine hearing a notice. Free, iOS 18.1 and later.	You tap Call Recording during each call, with one other person on the line. Both people hear an audio notice that the call is being recorded. Apple Support
TapeACall	Call audio and transcripts, if you don't mind a 3-way merge. Free to download; the App Store lists subscriptions from $7.99 to $89.99. TapeACall on the App Store	For incoming calls, you open the app, call TapeACall's recording line and tap Merge Calls. Your carrier must support 3-way calling. Its help center doesn't say what the other person hears. TapeACall Help Center
Google Voice	A free second number, when you only need incoming calls. Free personal account; most calls from the U.S. to the U.S. and Canada are free. Google Voice Help, cost	Personal accounts record only incoming calls to your Google Voice number: you press 4 during the call. Everyone hears an announcement when recording starts and stops. Google Voice Help
Call Recorder for iPhone (JatApp)	Saving calls as audio, with transcripts. Free to download, then a subscription; the App Store lists plans from $5.99 a week to $49.99 a year.	It uses your carrier's conference call feature, so the call becomes a 3-way call. Its App Store listing doesn't say what the other person hears. App Store
Speakerphone and Voice Memos	An occasional call, with no app on the call and no subscription. Free.	You put the call on speaker and capture it with Voice Memos on a second iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. No app joins the call, but they may notice the speakerphone. Voice Memos on the App Store
Rev Call Recorder (discontinued)	Nothing now. Rev ended support on October 31, 2025.	It merged a Rev recording line into each call. The app won't install on new iPhones. Rev Help Center

Call transcription rules vary from place to place, and you're responsible for following the ones that apply to you and your profession.

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The 6 apps, and 1 to avoid

1. VoxNote: best for notes from many calls on your existing number

Best for: Anyone who wants notes from their calls on the number they already have, from 1 person to a team.
How it captures a call: Incoming calls reach VoxNote through call forwarding set up with your carrier, and ring in the VoxNote app. For outgoing calls, you dial from the VoxNote app, and the person you call sees your number. No merge, no hold, nothing to tap during the call.
Price: From $13.33 a month billed yearly ($159.99), or $16.99 monthly, with a 7-day free trial.
What the other person hears: Nothing. No beep, no message, no bot. Call transcription rules vary from place to place, and you're responsible for following the ones that apply to you and your profession.
After the call: A summary, the full transcript and a follow-up email draft, on your phone, on the web and in ChatGPT, Claude, Grok or Meta Muse.

Where others win: VoxNote is a paid app, and it's on iPhone only today (Android in November 2026). If you take a few calls a month and only want the audio, the iPhone's built-in Call Recording is free.

Source: VoxNote pricing, checked November 11, 2026.

2. iPhone Call Recording: best free option for a few calls

Best for: A few calls a month, when everyone is fine hearing a notice.
How it captures a call: During a call in the Phone app, you tap Call Recording. It works when you're talking to one other person, and it isn't available in some regions, including the European Union.
Price: Free, on iOS 18.1 and later.
What the other person hears: An audio notice that the call is being recorded.
After the call: The recording in a Call Recordings folder in Notes, a transcript in select regions and languages, and a summary with Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones.

Where it wins: it's free, built in, and needs no merge. Where it falls short: you start it by hand on every call, and the notice is played to the other person.

Source: Apple Support, checked November 11, 2026. Read our iPhone call recording comparison.

3. TapeACall: best for call audio and transcripts, with a merge

Best for: People who want call audio and transcripts, and don't mind merging a recording line.
How it captures a call: For an incoming call, you answer, open TapeACall, call its recording line and tap Merge Calls. Your carrier must support 3-way calling. Outgoing calls can be merged for you, in the U.S. only.
Price: Free to download, then a subscription. The App Store lists in-app purchases from $7.99 to $89.99, including weekly plans at $9.99.
What the other person hears: TapeACall's help center doesn't say. The call becomes a 3-way conference with TapeACall's recording line.
After the call: The audio, which you can download, and transcripts you request in the app.

Where it wins: it also works on Android, and on calls you're already on. Where it falls short: a merge step on incoming calls, and your access to recordings ends if your subscription expires, according to its help center.

Sources: TapeACall Help Center, TapeACall Help Center, automatic recording, TapeACall Help Center, cancelling, TapeACall on the App Store, checked November 11, 2026.

4. Google Voice: best free option for incoming calls on a second number

Best for: A free second phone number, when you only need to keep incoming calls.
How it captures a call: With a personal account, you answer a call to your Google Voice number and press 4 to start. Only incoming calls can be recorded.
Price: Free personal account. From the U.S., most calls to the U.S. and Canada are free.
What the other person hears: Everyone on the call hears an announcement when recording starts and when it stops.
After the call: The recording in the Calls tab, which you can download.

Where it wins: it's free. Where it falls short: it works only on calls to your Google Voice number, not your mobile number, and only on incoming calls.

Sources: Google Voice Help, Google Voice Help, cost, checked November 11, 2026.

5. Call Recorder for iPhone (JatApp): the most-rated call recorder on the App Store

Best for: Saving incoming and outgoing calls as audio, with transcripts and translation.
How it captures a call: It uses your carrier's conference call feature, so the call becomes a 3-way call. Your carrier must support it.
Price: Free to download, then a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription, with a 3-day free trial on the weekly plan. The App Store lists plans from $5.99 a week to $49.99 a year.
What the other person hears: Its App Store listing doesn't say.
After the call: The audio, a transcript in one tap, and a translation of the transcript.

Where it wins: it has the most ratings of any call recorder on the U.S. App Store (80,292, average 4.6, on November 11, 2026). Where it falls short: weekly plans renew every week, so check the price before the trial ends.

Source: App Store, checked November 11, 2026.

6. Speakerphone and Voice Memos: best for an occasional call, with no app

Best for: An occasional call, when you don't want an app on the call.
How it captures a call: You put the call on speaker and capture it with Voice Memos on a second iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch.
Price: Free. Voice Memos comes from Apple.
What the other person hears: No app joins the call, so nothing is played. They may notice they're on speaker.
After the call: An audio file. Voice Memos can turn it into text.

Where it wins: it's the method people recommend most in the Reddit threads we read in November 2026, because it's free and works with any phone. Where it falls short: you need a second device and a quiet room, and it's manual on every call.

Source: Voice Memos on the App Store, checked November 11, 2026.

Not recommended: Rev Call Recorder, discontinued

Rev Call Recorder was free, and merged a Rev recording line into each call. Rev ended support on October 31, 2025, and the app won't install on new iPhones. Rev's current app, Rev: Record & Transcribe, records audio in the app, and its App Store listing says call recording is not supported. Some lists still recommend it.

Sources: Rev Help Center, Rev on the App Store, checked November 11, 2026. Read our Rev Call Recorder alternative page.

How we picked

We started from what people actually use on iPhone: the apps and methods named most in 2,445 Reddit comments and 3,569 App Store reviews we read in November 2026.
Every pick had to work on iPhone, on a regular phone call, today. Rev Call Recorder stays on the page only as a warning.
For each one, we checked the price, how a call is captured and what the other person hears, on the company's own pages, on November 11, 2026.
We left out recorders you buy, like Plaud and Pocket, and business phone systems with a new number, like Aircall and JustCall. We compare them one by one on our comparison pages.
We make VoxNote, so we put it first and say where the others do better.

How VoxNote works

Download VoxNote and set up call forwarding. It takes about 5 minutes.
Call like you always do, on your own number.
Read the summary, the transcript and the follow-up email after the call.

Call recording apps for iPhone: common questions

What is the best call recording app for iPhone?

It depends on how many calls you take. For a few calls a month, the iPhone's built-in Call Recording is free on iOS 18.1 and later, and both people hear a notice. For call audio and transcripts with a 3-way merge, TapeACall. For notes from many calls on your existing number, with nothing to merge, VoxNote, which we make.

Does iPhone call recording notify the other person?

Yes. When you tap Call Recording during a call, both people hear an audio notice that the call is being recorded, according to Apple Support. Google Voice also plays an announcement to everyone on the call.

Is there a free call recorder for iPhone?

Yes. The iPhone's built-in Call Recording is free on iOS 18.1 and later. Google Voice is free for personal accounts and records incoming calls to your Google Voice number. You can also put a call on speaker and capture it with Voice Memos on a second device. TapeACall and Call Recorder for iPhone are free to download, then need a subscription.

Is there an iPhone call recorder that doesn't need a 3-way merge?

Yes. VoxNote doesn't merge calls. Incoming calls reach VoxNote through call forwarding on your own number, so there's no hold, no merge and nothing to tap during the call. For outgoing calls, you dial from the VoxNote app. The iPhone's built-in Call Recording doesn't need a merge either, but it plays a notice.

Does the other person know VoxNote is on?

Nothing signals it on their end: no beep, no message, no bot. Call transcription rules vary from place to place, and you're responsible for following the ones that apply to you and your profession.

Can I transcribe phone calls on iPhone?

Yes. The iPhone's built-in Call Recording shows a transcript in the Notes app in select regions and languages. TapeACall and Call Recorder for iPhone transcribe calls you saved with them. VoxNote sends a summary, the full transcript and a follow-up email draft after each call.

What happened to Rev Call Recorder?

Rev ended support for Rev Call Recorder on October 31, 2025. The app won't install on new iPhones, and Rev's current app says call recording is not supported, according to Rev's help center and App Store listing.

Last updated November 11, 2026. See also: iPhone call recording alternative · Rev Call Recorder alternative · All comparisons

The best call recording app for iPhone in 2026: 6 options compared