Automatically record when the sound intensity exceeds the threshold,skip silence
Voice Activated Recorder by YHWMob-Lab automatically starts recording when ambient sound crosses a defined threshold, skipping long silences to save storage. Designed for long-session use—such as snoring, sleep talks, meetings, and classes—it offers background recording, auto/manual threshold options, and convenient export with WAV-to-M4A conversion. With 100,000+ total downloads and 2.2K in the last 30 days, it holds a solid 4.37 rating from 1,923 reviews and has been available for about 3126 days in the TOOLS category.
Pros & Cons
Automatic and manual threshold options for precise control
Background recording for uninterrupted capture
Automatic naming by date/time and clear timeline sorting
WAV-to-M4A conversion to save storage space
Built-in audio player with auto-play and waveform visualization
Transcription/notes features are not listed in the feature set
Some advanced features are described as Premium-only (folder management, multi-file merge, waveform display in WAV playback, countdown timer)
No explicit mention of cloud sync or cross-device sharing in the feature list
About Voice Activated Recorder
Voice Activated Recorder is a tools app developed by YHWMob-Lab.
Download Statistics
Voice Activated Recorder has been downloaded 450 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 2.2 thousand times.
User Ratings
Voice Activated Recorder is rated 4.37 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 1.9 thousand ratings.
App Information
Voice Activated Recorder is FREE to download. The APK download size is 3.79 MB. The latest version available is 4.0.00. The last update was on April 23, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Voice Activated Recorder requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play January 2018.
Description
Auto audio recorder that automatically starts recording when the sound intensity exceeds the threshold, skipping relative silence, especially suitable for long-time recording scenes, such as snoring or breathing during sleep ( snore + apnea, cough etc.), dream / sleep talk recording, meeting and class recording etc.
Easy to use with the help of automatic threshold settings. Not only can it skip many hours of silence, but it can also keep the original time when the recording occurred.
More other functions such as folder management /multiple file sharing, export recordings by copying or WiFi/Bluetooth transfer, merging & deleting /audio compressor ("wav" -> "m4a", saving storage space) /auto play and waveforms for ".wav" files etc.
💡 Features:
- Automatically skip sounds that are weaker than the threshold, treated as "silence". The silence duration is adjustable between "1s" and "40s".
- Be able to record in the background.
- Easy to use, the voice activation threshold setting can be automatic and the manual option is available.
- Support sensitivity options (Low, Medium and High) for Automatic settings, this sensitivity is relative to the background noise level.
- Audio player with auto-play function, highlighting the current playing recording and auto-scrolling etc.
- Recordings are automatically named based on the date and time they occurred, and sorted on the timeline.
- Powerful recording management, such as labeling, multi-file sharing/deleting etc.
- For Android 10+, users can copy the selected recordings to the shared directory "Downloads" of the primary external storage and removable storage (SD card, etc.), for Android 10-, all recordings are directly accessible and the path is available.
- Audio file converter from .wav to .m4a, saving storage space.
- Save recordings safely in many special cases, such as shut down/low battery/low storage.
For premium users, no ads & more features as below:
- Folder management. Manual or automatic folder creator, located on the "My folders" page (the "+" button) and settings page(the switch button). - Multi-file merge. All recorded clips (.wav) can be merged into one single file, on the recording file page ( "Merge multiple files" item). - Waveform for ".wav" files. The waveform of the ".wav" file can be displayed during playback, this visual pattern can help users tell which files are snores and which are sleep talk. Generally speaking, a snore is a regular wave, while talking is more likely to be irregular. Located on the ".wav" file player ( the waveform checkbox). - Countdown timer. Set timer to turn off recorder, on the home page ( the timer icon).
❓Q & A,
Q: What are the "threshold" and "silence" settings? A: The threshold is a reference (1~100) for users to determine how loud the sound is to activate recording, adjust it based on the environmental noise level. The silence setting is used to make the weaker sound below the threshold last for a few seconds before stopping automatically in order to maintain the continuity of the sound, the range is (1s~40s). In short, the threshold is for starting and the silence setting is for stopping. E.g, in a quiet place, for snore recording, the threshold = "4"~"8"/the silence=10s, for talking, the threshold ="2"~"5"/the silence = 4s+. Those settings are for your reference, might need to be adjusted slightly.
Q: Why do I get the "No Single from MIC" message? A: Due to privacy protection, the latest Android starts blocking the MIC source when the user is on a call or another higher priority voice recorder takes over the MIC.
Q: Why does this app in the background stop recording when another recorder is started at the same time ? A: Starting from Android 10, the system allows multiple recording apps to be started at the same time, but only one is recording (except for the voice recognition assistant), and the other will be blocked from recording based on privacy protection and priority.
Recent changes: *** Updated Privacy Policy *** Minor UI improvements and cleanup.
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Works like a champ, even during voice calls, with no trace to cross handling of your phone. For a free app, can't beat it. If it were paid, I'd then want a few more bells and whistles, but being that I see seldom use it, it provides what I need. Great works in the coding unit. And thanks. 1ShadowMight
★★★★★Gee· Jul 14, 2025
Excuse me, the recorder is nice, but the problem is that when I play YouTube videos on my phone it keeps recording. It would be nice if you implement a feature for it to stop when the sound is coming from the phone.
★★★★★Blue X· Jan 17, 2026
Awesome. I wanted to see who was talking at night while I was asleep. yeah I get snoring, but there's more too it. I heard voices that were nowhere near me. I'm a new ghost hunter and this comes in handy to capture what you can't get while you're awake. I'm super excited to continue using this app. It even caught the dresser drawers rattling while I was sleeping. Thanks developer for the opportunity to use this app
★★★★☆Phoerocks· Nov 6, 2024
This recorder deserves 5/5 but can you please, unless I'm mistaken, add the option to automatically save the recordings in a public phone folder (eg: /Internal Storage/Recordings/) as at the moment I believe you store them in the app's protected folder, preventing other apps from accessing the recordings. As is, I must manually share and re-save each recording, which takes ages! Thanks
★★☆☆☆Ilya S· Aug 20, 2025
App stopped recording mid-sentence. Had been set to medium sensitivity look for something else even constantly recording is better than depending on this
★☆☆☆☆FABIAN WAINTAL· Nov 9, 2025
FORGET IT!!! You have to PAY and BUY the voice activation feature... WHY CALL IT VOICE ACTIVATED RECORDER if you have to PAY to get THAT???
★☆☆☆☆Sherri Mickeysdottir· Mar 29, 2025
Over 3 nights, I got over 200 recordings... of static. I even spoke out loud once and heard my husband talk in his sleep twice... No voice activation triggered this app, though he spoke loud enough to wake me up. I was able to hear 3 human coughs and one fart. Maybe change the name to "noise activated?" It sure doesn't respond to voices. Very disappointing, do not recommend.
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Technologies used by Voice Activated Recorder
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Trust & Safety: Trust and safety: The app requests standard microphone and network permissions (RECORD_AUDIO, INTERNET, FOREGROUND_SERVICE, FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE) along with ad ID and billing identifiers; privacy policy has been updated; no unusual or dangerous permissions detected.
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