The fastest voice recorder for Apple Watch. Double tap to record, or tap the button. Hands-free voice capture from your wrist.
Join — people waiting. Launching soon at $6.99 (one-time).
Pinch your thumb and index finger together to start recording. No buttons, no screens. Pure accessibility. Works on Series 9 and Ultra 2.
Tap the red button on your Watch and start speaking. No menus, no setup, no friction. Just record.
Recordings save on your Watch, then transfer to iPhone automatically over Bluetooth. Play back, share, or export anywhere.
Everything stays on your devices. No cloud servers, no tracking, no analytics. Your voice, your data.
Choose between M4A (compact, ~1MB/min) or WAV (lossless, ~10MB/min). Professional quality from your wrist.
Add Capture to your watch face as a complication. Tap it to launch directly into recording mode.
Recording continues even when your wrist drops or notifications arrive. Bulletproof reliability.
"Hey Siri, start recording in Capture." Hands-free control via Siri Shortcuts. Works with Apple Watch and iPhone.
Other Apple Watch recorders make you pay every month. Capture doesn't.
| Capture Watch | Just Press Record | Voice Memos (Apple) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 once | $4.99/mo | Free (limited) |
| Double Tap gesture | ✅ Series 9+ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Privacy (local-only) | ✅ No cloud | ⚠️ Cloud sync | ⚠️ iCloud only |
| Watch face complication | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| WAV export | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Tags & organisation | ✅ Coming in V2 | ❌ | ❌ |
| Lifetime updates | ✅ Pay once | ❌ Sub required | ✅ |
The app launches great. But V2 makes it extraordinary.
Organise recordings with tags — meeting, idea, work, personal. Filter your library in seconds. 7 system tags + custom colours.
On-device transcription via Apple Speech framework. No cloud, no privacy trade-off. Get a full text transcript alongside your audio.
"Hey Siri, start a meeting recording in Capture." Custom Siri commands for hands-free control in every situation.
Buy once — every V2 feature included, no extra charge.
Pinch your fingers together (Series 9+) or tap the red circle on screen. Recording starts instantly. Timer shows elapsed time.
Recording runs in the background. Check your watch, get notifications, live your life. Your audio is safe.
Pinch again or tap the red square to stop recording. File saves on your Watch and syncs to iPhone via iCloud.
Open Capture on iPhone to play back, export to Files, or share via Messages, Mail, or AirDrop.
One price. Everything included. No subscriptions.
Buy once, own forever. Like the good old days.