First, I'm not an android user, I'm an IOS user.
I have need of hiring a short-term reader for a project.
I've found one but she uses Android.
What app would you all recommend she use for recording? Requirements:
1. free
2. can record for hours at a time, no recording time limit.
3. easy to use.
4. can export .mp3 or .m4a files
Thanks!
By techluver, 31 March, 2026
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Save in a Lossless Format if Possible
Not being an Android user, I do not have any recommendations for specific apps. But if I may, I do want to offer one tip for your recording. If at all possible, try and get something that can export to a lossless format like FLAC. This is especially important if you want to do any kind of editing of the recorded audio, as with MP3 you will have degradation of the recorded audio when it is saved.
ASR Recorder
Would be your best bet me thinks:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nll.asr&hl=en-US
, one of the few accessible recorders that's still being updated and does support flac in the free version.
Hopefully more have other suggestions for free options.