Just Press Record Downloads & RevenueJust Press Record · App Store
Just Press Record is #8 in Utilities Paid in Japan and charting in 18 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Full timeline · 31 events
- 🌟Just Press Record: featuring lifted it to #133 (from #185)提高生产力 · CN
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Apple: “提高效率”today · AE, CN, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Apple: “提高效率”today · AE, CN, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 📈Just Press Record entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · JP
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR, ZA
- 📈Just Press Record new best rank in the overall chart: #25Top Paid · All Apps · SE
- 📈Just Press Record new best rank in the overall chart: #29Top Paid · All Apps · AE
- 📈Just Press Record entered the top 10Top Paid · Utilities · KR
- 📈Just Press Record new best rank in the overall chart: #36Top Paid · All Apps · NL
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR
- 📈Just Press Record entered the top 10 in 3 chartsTop Paid · Utilities · AE · Top Paid · Utilities · GB · Top Paid · Utilities · SA
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR
- 📈Just Press Record entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Utilities · FR · Top Paid · Utilities · IN
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR
- 📈Just Press Record entered the top 10Top Paid · Utilities · BR
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA, TR
- 📈Just Press Record entered the top 10 in 3 chartsTop Paid · Utilities · AU · Top Paid · Utilities · ID · Top Paid · Utilities · IT
- 🆕Just Press Record first spotted by AppInsider#6 in Top Paid · Utilities · United States
- 🌟Just Press Record featured by Appleapps · AE, SA
- 📈Just Press Record new best rank in the overall chart: #66Top Paid · All Apps · DE
- 📈Just Press Record new best rank in the overall chart: #42Top Paid · All Apps · NL
- 📦Just Press Record version 51.3No release notes
- 🆕Just Press Record released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Just Press Record at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-07. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Just Press Record is a paid utility app for iOS and macOS users that provides one-tap audio recording, automatic transcription in over 30 languages, and seamless iCloud synchronization across devices including Apple Watch. The app maintains strong visibility in the Paid Utilities category, ranking #4 in India, #5 in Italy, and #7 in Japan, while holding steady positions in major markets like the US (#9) and Germany (#13).
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Just Press Record on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Just Press Record declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Just Press Record downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Just Press Record's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| UtilitiesPaid | #8 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #14 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #6 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #12 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #7 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #18 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #33 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #13 | |
| All AppsPaid | #116 | |
| All AppsPaid | #152 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #31 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #25 | |
| All AppsPaid | #123 | |
| All AppsPaid | #134 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #30 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #81 | |
| All AppsPaid | #91 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #24 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #99 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #90 | |
| UtilitiesPaid | #88 | |
| All AppsPaid | #144 | |
| All AppsPaid | #147 |
Apps near Just Press Record on the chart
Utilities Paid, around #8.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Just Press Record
From the 52 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's simplicity and seamless Apple Watch integration for quick voice capture and transcription. However, recent complaints highlight significant reliability issues with cloud syncing and inconsistent transcription accuracy.
Mostly positive (79% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being easy to use, and its features and content. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and connection and sync problems.
What people like
- Ease of use: “Simple Way To Capture Thoughts & Notes”
- Features & content: “I do have a feature request”
- Useful: “I’ve used it for years, but now it is even more useful”
- Connection & sync: “It’s a snap to use, love the Cloud sync”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs
- Connection & sync: “The only boon here is offline transcription and icloud integration, but again, what we needed was transcription”
About Just Press Record
Life is full of moments we would rather not forget - like your child’s first words, an important meeting or spontaneous idea. Capture these moments effortlessly on iPhone, iPad, Mac or for ultimate convenience, Apple Watch.
RECORD
• One tap to start, stop, pause and resume recording.
• Start and stop recording from the Lock Screen, Control Centre, the Action Button, Shortcuts, Siri, the Widget, a 3D Touch Quick Action or via the URL scheme.
• Unlimited recording time.
• Record discretely in the background.
• Choose to record from the built-in mic, AirPods or external microphones.
• Record independently on Apple Watch and sync later.
PLAY
• Seek backwards and forwards during playback.
• Adjustable playback speed.
TRANSCRIBE
• Turn speech into searchable text.
• Support for over 30 languages, independent of your device's language setting.
• Synchronized text highlighting and audio playback.
• Format as you record with punctuation commands.
EDIT
• Audio - visualise your audio in the waveform view and cut out the parts you don’t need.
• Text - make corrections and add new text to your transcriptions.
SHARE
• Share audio and text to other apps.
• Share easily to social media as a video clip.
• Share to iTunes on Mac or PC via USB cable.
• Print a hard copy of your transcripts.
• Share audio files from other apps to Just Press Record.
ORGANISATION
• View recent recordings or browse your library by date and time.
• Search by filename or transcription content.
• Dedicated tab for quick access to recordings made on Apple Watch.
• Rename recordings.
• Slide Over and Split View support on iPad.
• Add a badge to the app icon showing the number of unplayed recordings.
STORAGE
• Choose to store recordings in iCloud Drive or locally on-device.
• Recordings stored in iCloud Drive automatically sync across all your devices.
• Recordings stored locally benefit from Files app integration and automatic iTunes File Sharing.
• Transcriptions are stored within the audio file.
PRO-AUDIO
• Support for stereo recording from the built-in microphone on supported devices.
• Support for high quality external microphones connected via the Lightning Port.
• Customisable Audio Settings to enhance your recording experience.
• File types include WAV, AIF or standard iTunes M4A (ACC).
• High quality audio up to 96kHz / 24-bit.
ACCESSIBILITY
• VoiceOver support throughout the app.
• Magic Tap gesture to start / stop a recording.
APPLE WATCH
Just Press Record includes an Apple Watch app that gives you the freedom to record anywhere, even when your iPhone is not around.
• Start recording with a single tap on the Complication.
• Record discretely in the background.
• Unlimited recording time.
• Recordings automatically
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