Install TapeACall – Record Calls using conference lines and stores conversations in the cloud, therefore, you can download recorded calls, manage them or upload to other cloud services in MP3 format. The freebie is not limited in recording lengths yet limited to sixty seconds of recorded playback, read further in our review to see if you should upgrade to the full version!
Price: Free, $3.99 (Launch Price)
Tested on: Samsung Galaxy S4
Content Rating: Everyone
Pros
Record phone calls!Easy to manage, label, download or upload MP3 files of conversations locally or to cloud services!Can be initiated before a call or during!Easy to follow tutorial and simple interface!Cons
Must conference a call and merge in order to work.TapeACall uses a conference line to record your call rather than a one-touch button to record stealthy in real-time like MP3 InCall Recorder & Voice I’ve been evaluating. The aforementioned app executes probably the best of all these types of call recording apps. So using TapeACall requires you to tap the red ‘Record’ icon which basically initiates a phone call to the toll-free line (in the US), after the beep it then gives you the opportunity to call who you’d like to record a conversation with. Now let’s stop here as there are legalities here and you must check the laws in your vicinity on call recording- luckily the app points to an online informational guide via Wikipedia in the settings if you need help.
In addition to initiating calls the app can be done while on a call but it requires a few vital steps. You must place the person on hold to ‘Add A Call’, thus phoning the TapeACall contact that should be stored as result of installing the app, once connected it’s important to ‘Merge’ the call. Once done with the conversation you can access the recordings. In the free version of the app you can listen to and download up to one minute of the conversation, you’ll have to upgrade for $3.99 for the entire length of the recording. You can either get a public download link to use and/or share or upload recordings as MP3 files into other cloud services like Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Skydrive, etc. To keep you organized, just long-press a recording in the list to manage a custom label or you can delete it and this does remove them from being stored online at TapeACall’s website (it even gives a cool deletion message). Lastly, you should know recordings are saved up to one year.
This type of app can be very useful, especially for conference meetings and such- although I wouldn’t recommend it for legal admission purposes due to various laws it can be a vital tool for recording phone conversations.
This area is my only gripe about the service after coming off the heels of MP3 InCall Recorder & Voice. With this app you can set to automatically record all calls or selectively by tapping one button in-call. Whereas TapeACall requires a few extra steps.
The interface is simple and straightforward. I value that they have a very easy tutorial guide to walk you through call recordings once activated.
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