CallVault or Automatic Call Recorder Pro?
A call recorder from SMSROBOT LTD. Its Google Play listing shows a last update of 1 November 2022. Every fact about it below comes from its own page.
Last checked
When Automatic Call Recorder Pro is the better pick
- You want to install from Google Play and share recordings by hand to Dropbox, Google Drive or a messaging app.
When CallVault is
- Updated this year. Its listing last changed in November 2022.
- Automatic backup to private storage, with a web library.
- No ads, on any plan.
What each one costs
| In-app purchases | $3.49 per item, as Google Play lists it in the US. The plan behind each price is not stated there. source |
|---|
| Free | Free | 2 GB of private backup |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | 4.99 USD a month or 39 USD a year | 20 GB of private backup |
| Family | 9.99 USD a month or 79 USD a year a seat | 30 GB of private backup |
Side by side
| What it does | CallVault | Automatic Call Recorder Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Records phone calls on Android | Yes | Yes source |
| Starts recording by itself | Yes | Yes source |
| Records WhatsApp and other internet calls | No | Not stated on their site |
| The other person is clear without the speaker | Partly | Not stated on their site |
| Announces the recording on the call | No | Not stated on their site |
| Works without rooting the phone | Yes | Not stated on their site |
| Installs from Google Play | No | Yes source |
| Says recordings stay on the phone | Yes | Yes source |
| Copies recordings off the phone | Yes | Partly source |
| Plays recordings in a web library | Yes | Not stated on their site |
| Imports recordings other apps made | Yes | Not stated on their site |
| Writes a transcript of the call | No | Not stated on their site |
| Shows no ads | Yes | No source |
| Open source | No | Not stated on their site |
Moving across
CallVault can import from a folder another recorder writes to, and it has been built around phone makers' recorders and BCR-compatible ones. We haven't tested Automatic Call Recorder Pro's files, so try one first. The steps are in the docs.