Private Ear Recorder Downloads & RevenuePrivate Ear Recorder · App Store
Not in any tracked top chart right now.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperExcelltech Inc.
CategoryUtilities
Price1.99 EUR
Released
Rating★ 4.0 (1)
Version3.0.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
20 Oct 2026
20 Oct 2026Installs (est.)1k+ worldwide
Private Ear Recorder update history & changes
Last change · 7 events since 28 Jan 2009Full timeline ↓📦Updated to version 3.0.1📈Charting in a new country📈Entered the top 100🆕First spotted by AppInsider📦Version 3.0🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 7 events
- 📦Private Ear Recorder updated to version 3.0.1• Capture the beginning of a sound: new clips include up to half a second of audio from before the sound crosses your threshold.
• Pause, resume, and seek through clips with elapsed and total playback time. Tap or drag anywhere on the scrubber to move through your audio.
• Stop listening directly from the Recordings tab, even before a clip has been saved.
• See when listening has stopped after an interruption or audio-device change, and restart with one tap.
• Enjoy smoother clip deletion that keeps the remaining recordings in place, with the confirmation anchored to the selected clip on iPad.
• Scrub without accidentally revealing Delete. Deletion is available from each clip’s options menu.… more - 📈Private Ear Recorder charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈Private Ear Recorder entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · AR
- 📈Private Ear Recorder charting in a new countryArgentina
- 🆕Private Ear Recorder first spotted by AppInsider#18 in Top Paid · Utilities · France
- 📦Private Ear Recorder version 3.0Private Ear has been rebuilt for modern iPhone and iPad devices.
• Set your sound threshold against live microphone levels using the slider or draggable threshold line.
• Capture quieter sounds with thresholds down to -80 dBFS.
• Choose how long clips stay open during quiet pauses.
• Browse clips grouped by recording session and play each session in order.
• See live playback levels and a miniature dBFS display in each playing clip.
• Rename, share WAV audio, and delete clips in the recording library.
• Enjoy a dark electronic-recorder design with support for larger text sizes.
• Import readable recordings from the original app automatically.
Upgrade note: the old in-app password lock is no longer used. Use your device passcode and iOS app locking to protect access. WAV sharing replaces the old desktop transfer client.… more - 🆕Private Ear Recorder released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.0 ★
1 ratings
Measured
Private Ear Recorder on the App Store
App details
App ID
295471964
Publisher
Excelltech Inc.
On the store since
Jan 2009
17 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 18.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Size
1 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment
Private Ear Recorder downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Not charting right now. | ||
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.0 ★
1 ratings
Measured
Ratings
1
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.0★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
20/100
faster than 0% of Utilities apps
Review 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.
About Private Ear Recorder
Keep the sound. Skip the silence.
Private Ear is a sound-activated audio recorder for iPhone and iPad. Set a sound threshold, start listening, and save clips when the microphone level rises above it.
SET THE THRESHOLD WITH CONFIDENCE
Watch live sound levels as you adjust the threshold. Move the slider or drag the threshold line directly on the scrolling meter to choose which sounds to capture. Foreground metering does not save audio until you tap Start listening.
KEEP NATURAL PAUSES
Choose a Silence delay to keep a clip open through short pauses, or choose Immediately to end it as soon as sound drops below the threshold. Continuous sound is split into clips of up to 10 minutes.
LISTEN, LOCK, AND COME BACK
After you start listening, Private Ear can continue with your device locked or while you use another app. Microphone use is clearly indicated. Calls, microphone changes, and other audio interruptions can stop listening.
FIND THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER
Clips are grouped by recording session, with the session start time and individual clip timestamps. Play a whole session in order, skipping the gaps between clips, or play a single clip. Watch the playback level trace and miniature dBFS display as you listen. Rename, share as WAV, or delete clips from the library.
A POCKET RECORDER WITH CHARACTER
A dark electronic-device design pairs segmented displays with a physical-style threshold slider. Layouts adapt to iPhone, iPad, and larger text sizes.
YOUR AUDIO STAYS WITH YOU
No accounts, ads, tracking, or analytics. Audio is stored on your device and is shared only when you choose to export it. Device backups may include your recordings.
UPGRADING FROM THE ORIGINAL PRIVATE EAR
Readable recordings stored by the original app are imported automatically. Version 3.0 uses your device's security instead of the old in-app password lock. The former desktop transfer client is replaced by WAV sharing.
Microphone permission is required. The sound meter shows digital microphone levels (dBFS), not calibrated environmental decibels. Record only with the permission of the people involved.
Private Ear is a sound-activated audio recorder for iPhone and iPad. Set a sound threshold, start listening, and save clips when the microphone level rises above it.
SET THE THRESHOLD WITH CONFIDENCE
Watch live sound levels as you adjust the threshold. Move the slider or drag the threshold line directly on the scrolling meter to choose which sounds to capture. Foreground metering does not save audio until you tap Start listening.
KEEP NATURAL PAUSES
Choose a Silence delay to keep a clip open through short pauses, or choose Immediately to end it as soon as sound drops below the threshold. Continuous sound is split into clips of up to 10 minutes.
LISTEN, LOCK, AND COME BACK
After you start listening, Private Ear can continue with your device locked or while you use another app. Microphone use is clearly indicated. Calls, microphone changes, and other audio interruptions can stop listening.
FIND THE MOMENTS THAT MATTER
Clips are grouped by recording session, with the session start time and individual clip timestamps. Play a whole session in order, skipping the gaps between clips, or play a single clip. Watch the playback level trace and miniature dBFS display as you listen. Rename, share as WAV, or delete clips from the library.
A POCKET RECORDER WITH CHARACTER
A dark electronic-device design pairs segmented displays with a physical-style threshold slider. Layouts adapt to iPhone, iPad, and larger text sizes.
YOUR AUDIO STAYS WITH YOU
No accounts, ads, tracking, or analytics. Audio is stored on your device and is shared only when you choose to export it. Device backups may include your recordings.
UPGRADING FROM THE ORIGINAL PRIVATE EAR
Readable recordings stored by the original app are imported automatically. Version 3.0 uses your device's security instead of the old in-app password lock. The former desktop transfer client is replaced by WAV sharing.
Microphone permission is required. The sound meter shows digital microphone levels (dBFS), not calibrated environmental decibels. Record only with the permission of the people involved.
Latest updates
3.0.1
• Capture the beginning of a sound: new clips include up to half a second of audio from before the sound crosses your threshold.
• Pause, resume, and seek through clips with elapsed and total playback time. Tap or drag anywhere on the scrubber to move through your audio.
• Stop listening directly from the Recordings tab, even before a clip has been saved.
• See when listening has stopped after an interruption or audio-device change, and restart with one tap.
• Enjoy smoother clip deletion that keeps the remaining recordings in place, with the confirmation anchored to the selected clip on iPad.
• Scrub without accidentally revealing Delete. Deletion is available from each clip’s options menu.
3.0
Private Ear has been rebuilt for modern iPhone and iPad devices.
• Set your sound threshold against live microphone levels using the slider or draggable threshold line.
• Capture quieter sounds with thresholds down to -80 dBFS.
• Choose how long clips stay open during quiet pauses.
• Browse clips grouped by recording session and play each session in order.
• See live playback levels and a miniature dBFS display in each playing clip.
• Rename, share WAV audio, and delete clips in the recording library.
• Enjoy a dark electronic-recorder design with support for larger text sizes.
• Import readable recordings from the original app automatically.
Upgrade note: the old in-app password lock is no longer used. Use your device passcode and iOS app locking to protect access. WAV sharing replaces the old desktop transfer client.
