A Better Audio Recorder for Your iPhone

Voice Memos records audio. Wave records audio and turns it into searchable text with speaker labels and AI summaries. Same one-tap recording, much more useful output.

The problems you know too well

Voice Memos Are Just Audio Files

Apple's Voice Memos gives you an audio file you'll probably never listen to again. Wave gives you a transcript you can read, search, and share in seconds.

Can't Find That One Recording

Scrolling through a list of "New Recording 47" is useless. Wave auto-titles recordings based on content and lets you search across all transcripts by keyword.

No Speaker Labels in Voice Memos

In a multi-person recording, Voice Memos can't tell you who said what. Wave identifies speakers automatically and labels every line.

Features

Everything you need to capture every conversation

One-Tap Recording

Open Wave, tap record. Same simplicity as Voice Memos but with transcription, summaries, and search built in.

Background Recording

Lock your iPhone, switch apps, put your phone in your pocket. Wave keeps recording in the background without interruption.

Apple Watch Recording

Start a recording from your wrist. The Apple Watch app captures audio independently — leave your phone behind during a walk-and-talk.

Automatic Transcription

Every recording is transcribed the moment you stop. Speaker labels, timestamps, and paragraph breaks — ready to read.

AI Summaries

Wave summarizes every recording into key points. Skim the summary instead of replaying an hour of audio.

Cross-Device Sync

Record on iPhone, read the transcript on your Mac or Windows PC. Everything syncs automatically across all your devices.

Perfect for

Voice memos and quick thoughtsIn-person meetingsLectures and classesPhone interviewsConversations you want to rememberApple Watch recordings on the go
FAQs

Common questions

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