Sleep Talk Recorder

Ok this isn’t much of a review, but I’m having a slight problem. I have paid to get the full version on my old phone, but on this phone I can restore it. It’s mostly because “in-app purchases” are allowed, which is dumb. The thing is, nobody knows the passcode and we can’t reset it (trust me, we’ve spent a long time trying to turn it off). So now I’m stuck with the free version. Now for the review part, it’s really nice. It’s easy to use and there is a place to check out other people’s recordings (they’re funny). In the free version, though, you can only record for two hours. People tend to talk within the first 2 hours of sleep, but on occasion it’s sometimes past that. You can add “favorites” and name them so you know what the recordings are about. The worst part is, it sometimes can’t figure out that there is white noise and I’ll have a recording of my fan for hours on end. Other than that, it’s great!

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*** Would love to update this with a better review if the developer would help me resolve this instead of blowing me off. Customers not important - buyer beware*** Had critical recordings that were inaccessible. I had exported others with no issue and liked the app until... I had made some critical recordings and tried exporting them like the others, however what it gave was a link back to the App Store. In the meantime, the app crashed and when I reopened it, the recordings didn't show as if I'd never used it. Yet, my settings indicated almost 5 gigs worth of data were contained in this app. So it was all there, just somehow corrupted. It had been 2 weeks worth of recordings that were very valuable to me that were simply locked away. I made 3 or 4 attempts to contact support via the App Store, email, and on Facebook yet I got no response from them at all. I tried everything possible to recover the data with no luck. An app is only as good as it works. This will tease then let you down. Was better before the last 2 updates. Fair warning - pass on this one.

You know this is a fun app to have, or you wouldn't be looking for something like this! It works perfectly, does all that it says it does, and captures some really hysterical stuff! Helpful, yes! A year ago my son had pneumonia. With this app I captured 135 coughing episodes in one night and was able to show/play them (not all) to the pediatrician. I do understand doctors hear parents say, "my kid coughed all night!" This way parents are able to actually show it wasn't just once or twice that felt like "all night", it was 135 episodes! That said, keeping it by his bedside the rest of the week, we were also able to see the effects of the antibiotics in that each night there were fewer and fewer episodes. A good tool to have. And then back to the fun stuff!

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I used this for the first time last night and set an activation delay of 3 hours, since I know I don’t talk in the first few hours of the night. When I went to listen to the first 2 “free” hours of recordings, it’s all locked. Why am I not able to listen to the first two hours of recordings as promised? I don’t think I should be forced to purchase the app without first being able to try it for free to see if I like it and if it’s worth it. This is a total scam. Update: After contacting the company, they told me to set the activation delay for a shorter amount of time. No offer to unlock my 2 free hours and resolve the issue. Why build in an activation delay if it makes it impossible to actually access your 3 hours of “free” recordings using the free version? And what’s up with the false advertising? I realize the charge for the app isn’t much, but I refuse to give any money to a company that misrepresents itself and won’t stand behind its product/service. Total scam. Don’t waste your money.

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My 3 year old daughter sleeps with me and she will be in the middle of talking in her sleep (one of the main reasons I wanted this) and it just stops recording her and starts a new one so I miss things. Even when she was having a little coughing spell it stopped recording her mid cough. It’s very inconsistent and very annoying because of it. These issues need to be fixed. If there is a sound it shouldn’t stop recording or start a new one. I thought this was supposed to record all sounds and people talking so why is it stopping when there are words being spoken or sounds??? I would rather have my money back and try a different app. The ONLY thing I am happy with is the very tiniest of sounds it picks up like my oldest daughter moving dishes around in the kitchen which is completely on the other side of the house and which kind of contradicts it shutting off when there are very loud sounds right next to it.