Is eXtra Voice Recorder Pro Safe?

Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what eXtra Voice Recorder Pro's developer declared.

1. 1

   Tracking

   Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.

2. 2

   Location

   Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › eXtra Voice Recorder Pro. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.

3. 3

   Photos

   Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.

4. 4

   Microphone & camera

   Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone and Camera. The orange and green dots in the status bar show when either is in use.

5. 5

   Sign-in

   When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.

6. 6

   Lock the app

   On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.

Does eXtra Voice Recorder Pro track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

1. Find eXtra Voice Recorder Pro on your Home Screen or in App Library.
2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. eXtra Voice Recorder Pro now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not eXtra Voice Recorder Pro has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

The current version shipped in March 2021, 5 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.

• A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what eXtra Voice Recorder Pro sends.
• It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
• Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
• Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
• Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.

The question to ask eXtra Voice Recorder Pro's developer: Are my recordings uploaded to transcribe them?

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1. Q1eXtra Voice Recorder Pro's privacy label says it uses data to track you.

   True False
   Right.

   Not quite.

   False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on eXtra Voice Recorder Pro's label.

2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.

   True False
   Right.

   Not quite.

   Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.

3. Q3eXtra Voice Recorder Pro collects Location.

   True False
   Right.

   Not quite.

   True: Location appears on its label.

4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.

   True False
   Right.

   Not quite.

   It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.

   True False
   Right.

   Not quite.

   Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.