Never miss what just happened.
ConvoTrace keeps the last ~90 minutes of audio rolling on your iPhone, so you can save the moment after it happens — not before. A rewind button for real life.
Recording stays on your iPhone. Transcription is optional — yours to enable. We'll only email you about the launch.
Buffer reaches back to
21:03
covering 90:00 of audio · up to now (21:04)
Buffering runs automatically.
How it works
Three steps. The first one is the only one you have to remember.
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Turn it on
ConvoTrace quietly keeps a rolling buffer of the most recent audio. Nothing to start, nothing to remember.
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Something happens
An odd noise, a verbal agreement, a bird call, a key moment in a meeting — you didn't need to have hit record.
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Tap Save
Drag the slider to choose the last N minutes (1–90). It's saved as a permanent clip — yours to play and share.
Built to capture the moment you almost lost
Calm, reliable, and honest about how iOS works.
Save after the fact
Tap Save, then drag the slider to choose how many recent minutes to keep — anywhere from 1 to 90. If less is buffered, ConvoTrace saves a partial clip gracefully instead of failing.
A clips library with a real player
Every saved clip shows its waveform. A SoundCloud-style mini-player lets you scrub and play back at 1× / 1.2× / 1.5× / 2× — perfect for re-listening fast.
Choose your quality
Voice, Standard, High, Maximum, or Lossless presets (AAC & ALAC), with live storage estimates so you always know the trade-off. Record in mono or stereo.
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Rolling 90-minute buffer
Always quietly keeping the last ~90 minutes (configurable). Older audio is continuously discarded.
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Private by default
Recording and your rolling buffer stay on your iPhone. Transcription is optional — only the clips you choose are uploaded.
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Honest reliability
If iOS ever stops recording, a pre-scheduled notification tells you — and the app marks exactly which range is missing.
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Waveforms everywhere
The buffer and every clip render as a live waveform, so you can see the sound, not just hear it.
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Friendly onboarding
Plain-language screens explain exactly how the microphone and notifications are used — before any system prompt.
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Save and share
Export any clip with the standard iOS share sheet — send to Files, Notes, Messages, or anywhere you like.
Private by default.
Recording happens entirely on your iPhone. The rolling buffer never leaves the device — you decide if anything ever does.
- Recording stays on-device. Your rolling buffer and saved clips live in local storage. They are never uploaded automatically.
- Transcription is opt-in. Only the clips you choose to transcribe are uploaded — turned into speaker-labelled text and synced to your account.
- Accounts are optional. Use the app anonymously, or Sign in with Apple to sync across devices. Delete your account and all server data anytime.
- No tracking. No analytics SDKs harvesting your activity, no third-party ad networks.
Being honest: iOS can pause background recording in some situations. ConvoTrace can't promise it never happens — but it tells you when it does and marks exactly which time range is missing, so you're never quietly misled.
Frequently asked
Only if you ask. Recording and your rolling buffer stay on your iPhone and are never uploaded automatically. When you tap Transcribe on a clip, that clip's audio is uploaded to ConvoTrace's servers, turned into speaker-labelled text, and synced to your account — nothing else leaves your phone.
Only while buffering is turned on — and you control that. When it's on, the app keeps a rolling window of the most recent audio and continuously discards anything older than your retention window.
Yes, to the extent iOS allows. ConvoTrace uses the system's background audio capabilities, and if iOS ever interrupts recording it notifies you and flags the missing range — so you always know your coverage is real.
It's bounded by your retention window, so it never grows without limit. At the default settings the rolling buffer is roughly ~42 MB. Higher-quality presets use more; the app shows live storage estimates as you choose.
Recording laws vary by location — some places require the consent of everyone being recorded. ConvoTrace is a tool; using it responsibly and legally is your responsibility. Please know and follow your local laws regarding audio recording.
ConvoTrace is pre-launch and not yet on the App Store. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment early access opens.
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