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Express Dictate Dictation App App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ Missing DictationsI updated to ISO 8 and all my very important recordings are gone ??!! HELP !.Version: 5.80
✓ Voice activation works - but never stops!The voice activation feature is nicely adjustable, but never shuts off..Version: 0
✓ ITThe previous version had an auto numbering feature for dictations. Please bring this back as it was a vital feature..Version: 5.80
✓ No good with iOS 6/iPhone 5Used to be good. Now can no longer create new dictation or delete old dictations..Version: 5.31
✓ Volume on recordings too lowThe app seems to work ok - sounds fine playing back recordings on iphone, but if sending via email on wav or ECT formats the volume is barely audible.Version: 7.04
✓ Dishonest. Don't updateThis isn't a bug fix as described. Payment is necessary to remove ads and do the same as pre-update. Come on NCH, be honest to your users and I'm sure most of us would upgrade and pay if we felt it appropriate.... A very disappointed user of NCH software for over 10 years..Version: 5.80
✓ Doesn’t record!!!Very disappointed!! The app seems useless in iPhone 8. I creates “dictations” but doesn’t record anything and the control buttons are not responsive at all. I paid $2.99 to remove the ads. Still doesn’t work. I want my money back!!!! Totally useless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.Version: 7.04
✓ Was good now does not workIt worked perfectly until the iOS 7 update. Now, it does not work at all..Version: 5.31
✓ Good. Needs More. Here's why:-PocketDictate Navigation: • Record indicator in 100ths of a second. •Playback Ball and stick slider to show location. Playback Count up and down indicator in 100ths of a second. Sliding the ball indicator does not change the counters, so you don't know where you are until you press play. • Buttons to jump to start and end. • Buttons to move forward/back in small increments. • Input volume meter. WHAT IT DOES:- • Records, pause recording, continue recording. • Option to Overwrite anywhere, Insert a section anywhere (very useful, and uncommon in the 40 recorders I have looked at). Can append at end, or start new recording. • Files the recording. • Allows editing of name. • Playback with overwrite, insert, append. • Share recording by WiFi and email. • Playback volume good: in settings screen has input volume booster. (Suggest this should be on the recording screen). • Voice activated recording with input threshold level slider in Settings screen. VAR only works the first time you speak, then reverts to full time record, so is useless. Needs update. WHAT IT DOES NOT DO:- • NO mark and delete unwanted bits. • NO macros. Useful for storing often used phrases, and also for templates, • NO scrolling real-time waveform. This would allow accurate marking for cutting of even a single sound, e.g. a cough. Not possible on a compressed recording line. • NO Voice activated recording to avoid silences. (Apart from very first sound over threshold). • NO Bookmarks that can be inserted during recording, and playback, listed and editable. • NO ability to mark and save sections of a recording. • NO ability to shuffle and assemble saved clips to form new recording. OVERALL IMPRESSION:- • Good volume on playback, and good editing features make this more useful and versatile. Needs more work..Version: 0
✓ Brilliant just Dosent workBrilliant app but doesn't work when trying to send file by email sort it please your loosing customers everyday.Version: 5.31
✓ Useless sine iOS7Used to be perfect. I used it in my own business and tied it in with the other NCH Software. Since the update the program constantly crashes when I try to email a dictation. I've contacted NCH a number of times and they've been promising an update for ages but seem to have given up. When it worked this was the best software I've ever used. Now I'm rating it as 1 star. Get your act together NCH!.Version: 5.31
✓ Missing featureAgree with previous review - prior version allowed for dictated file name to include an number that automatically incremented. Now all files are labeled the same name unless you manually type in any changed. Bring back the ability to automatically number the files..Version: 5.80
✓ Not compatible with iOS (11)Used to work on earlier iOS, but not functional since device upgrade to iOS 11.Version: 5.94
✓ Barely working, but no supportI upgraded to iOS 7 and still can dictate and send short files (<~8-9 minutes) via email. However, it seems to crash after splitting a long dictation and sending the first part to my secretaries who have the transcription software. Thus, the last part of the dictation is stuck on my phone, no way to access those files apparently. NCH's online support is for Express Dictate, not Pocket Dictate, and you can't call unless you have paid Platinum level support. NCH has not responded to my online question, either. Upgrade desperately needed!!!.Version: 5.31
✓ Unusable interfaceDesigned by someone who appears never to have used a dictating device..Version: 5.31
✓ Pocket dictateWhen I try to email to my typist (either dct or wav file), the file arrives as a dat file & won't open on her end. No reply from tech support. Also, where does typist get codes for Express Scribe?.Version: 5.19
✓ CanThe app works very well at recording. One of the main points of this app is to send recordings to your Mac via email so you can use them in the NCH's ExpressScribe transcription software. It simply will not send my recordings. I am able to send files from other apps that have this feature with no problem. Copying the files across with third party software like PhoneView doesn't help because the files are in a format that ExpressScribe does not understand (the emailed files are supposed to be in a format it does understand according to the documentation). Application is useless if you main way of working with recordings is on your Mac or PC. I contacted NCH product support. They responded by asking me to send them screen shots from my Mac. I explained to them that the product only runs on the iPhone and what additional information do they need. No response..Version: 5.31
✓ NCH express dictateStops recording unexpectedly at 10 minutes. Worse than useless..Version: 5.83
✓ Good basics, needs MP3 exportThis is a nice little app that does a good job on the recording, Exporting is a different story. The only practical way to use this to transfer and save recordings is to export and email to yourself. (Shame since the iPhone sits there already connected to the computer) After you email to yourself you don't have a WAV or MP3, you get a .DCT format that you can listen to by downloading their free Express Scribe app. If you want to listen to your recordings with iTunes, as I do, you'll need to use another audio capture app to get an MP3 file. But, this works fine for recording and listening via the NCH apps. Good quality recordings.Version: 5.31
✓ Not working with iOS7It was working great until I upgraded my iPhone to iOS 7. Now it crashes and I can't email it to transcribe..Version: 5.31
✓ RubbishUsed to be a great up. Where is the update????.Version: 5.31
✓ Needs updateThey were not prepared for the new iOS. The app no longer will send the dictations through email. Please update as soon as possible.Version: 5.31
✓ Get UpdatedGet on and update this brilliant and convenient software NCH. I can't believe that you are prepared to get left behind and not have a working App for the IPad. Come on!.Version: 5.31
✓ Avoid at all costs!If you are a happy user of the previous version of this app, called pocket dictate, turn off auto updates as soon as you can and do not upgrade to this version. the vendor lists 'bug fixes' as the reason for the update. rather, it is a money grab. it will break the app severely, requiring you to pay to get rid of 'ads', which include a nag screen that pops up every single time you hit the record button and makes you wait a few seconds before you can continue your work--not an ad, just a screen urging you to buy the app. i can't believe this isn't in violation of app store rules, to pretend it is an update but to severely cripple what was previously available for free. and by the way, when you run the update it will delete all your old files without warning, so be sure you have sent them somewhere. if you pay for the in-app purchases, which we did, it's not all fun and games after. the new version is full of bugs. they stopped auto-incrementing the file names. every user in our company who has installed it has the beginnings of their dictations cut off (and this is most likely because the programmer put in a delay to allow for the nag screen for unpaid users of the app, so every time you hit record the app goes and searches for proof of purchase). they added more options for file format, but if you use the DCT format and need encryption, you have the option between a much poorer quality file with a smaller size, and a higher quality file that is huge and takes a long time to send anywhere; the previous options were just fine, so there's no rationale for pushing us to these two extremes. the free version of pocket dictate was great, and we would have been happy to pay for it had they offered it for sale. i would pay for it now if they offered the old version exactly as it was. but the way they've gone about the upgrade is awful, and whether you pay or not you're getting an app that is much worse..Version: 5.80
✓ Not suitable for back end VR with DragonI downloaded this hoping to be able to record my dictations, send them to the computer and get Dragon NaturallySpeaking to transcribe them. Unfortunately the quality of the WAV file is not high enough, and therefore it will work. Shame as the GUI is quite user-friendly..Version: 0
✓ Pocket dictateDon't update! It was free and now the blackmail you into paying for it and limit it's use!!!! Avoid like the plague!!.Version: 5.80
✓ Some problemsThe program installed and ran okay but when I tried sending an encrypted file I could not open it up with Express Scribe. I could not find the user ID information to decrypt the file. I checked on the IPOD and there was no place that I could find to put any information regarding this in..Version: 5.19
✓ Dont upgradeThe app is the best out there so if u are a new user, get it! that said, if u have the old version and up grade ull have to pay $5 for unlimited recoding and additional $5 for voice activation an additional $5 for removing the ads. i personally wouldnt have minded upgrading with ads to support the developer for the great job they did but $15 is a little too much. make the app the old way and sell it for $5 and ull get lots of customers.Version: 5.31
✓ The WorstTerrible. Freezes, skips and scrambles. Not worth the download..Version: 5.89
✓ Previous Version More FunctionalThe previous version had an auto numbering feature for consecutive dictations. Tapping new would advance the dictation name by 1 after the manner "Dictation 1, Dictation 2, Dictation 3..." Please bring this back as it is a vital feature. Otherwise works nicely as a dictation program on the iPhone. Terrific sound quality and works great with Express Scribe..Version: 5.80
✓ DO NOT UPDATEThe only bug fix with the last version was that it crashed on sending by email but it did still send. This version charges you to unlock various features such as deleting advertising. Hardly an update..Version: 5.80
✓ Useless after iOS7 upgradeI'd like to add my voice to the complaints about this app working under iOS 7. I used to make a lot of use of this app. Now that I have upgraded to iOS 7 the sound is jittery and dictation is incomplete. I'm sure once the app has been overhauled it will be a great app again. Come on guys, when can we expect an update? It's not like none of us saw iOS 7 coming!!.Version: 5.31
✓ Still crashing just after loadingUsed to work OK but after a recent update it shows a title page for a few seconds then exits to the icon screen. Used rarely before but now deleting it. Using 8GB iPod touch..Version: 5.92
✓ Liked older version way betterI updated this app and lost all of the functions I used it for. I lost the voice activation and unlimited recording time. Updates should improve an app not limit it's functions, having previously raved and recommended this app prior to the update I must say I am feeling a bit cheated..Version: 5.83
✓ UselessWorks brilliantly at recording, but don't commit anything important to it! I'm paying the price for this, having recorded a vital 1hr interview which I can't email from my iphone. In fact, there's no way to get it off my iphone at all since the ftp doesn't work, the email doesn't work and most times it shuts down while performing 'Automatic Gain Control'. Really annoying app, but with so much promise. Time to cough up for a dictaphone ap....Version: 5.19
✓ Fake update, just a money grabThe free version was awesome, loved it. I'm extremely disappointed by the so-called "update" which was just a money grab. All it did was lock the previously free version and take it off the market..Version: 5.80
✓ DON'T UPDATE to 5.81 if you have Pocket DictateThis may cure bugs with 5.80, but it still removes voice activated dictation and charges you to put it back again, limits the length of dictations and charges you to restore unlimited dictation, and it adds advertising and charges you to remove it again. (It doesnt add DropBox integration which would be a desirable feature worth paying for.) It basically has the same effect as 5.80!which is to cripple a previously great app. Luckily I was on the lookout for these issues after a previous negative experience..Version: 5.81
✓ Dictation not going throughSimilar to some of the other user of this program, since I updated my iPhone software, I have been having problems with some of the dictation/e-mail not going through to me transcriptionist and then the resend feature not working. Hopefully they fix this problem soon which makes this software unreliable..Version: 5.31
✓ Do not purchase this app!!!This app is a con! It does not tell you that once you email your recording, in order to listen to it you are directed to a website where you need to buy the software which allows you to listen to that particular file format. Also, the instructions to connect to ITunes are incorrect and outdated. Much better apps elsewhere..Version: 5.31
✓ Not a replacement for dictaphone!!They say it has all the functions of an old fashioned dictaphone but it does not pause! This is essential if I am flicking through large documents as I need to pause often. I have suggested this to them and I see an update out but still no pause button. Not good enough so I am ditching their transcription system and pc software for a better one. Go elsewhere if you need a proper dictation app..Version: 0
✓ Update of the app stinks!The old version was fantastic. It was user-friendly and reliable. The updated version is worthless. I can't get it to deliver my dictation despite getting a message that says it has been delivered. It is no longer intuitive to use--none of the functions are where I expect them to be. And, I have to pay to get rid of the ads. Fail!.Version: 5.80
✓ Not sending correctly since iOS7This WAS a great app until the iOS7 update. Sending notifications are not working correctly and as a result my client is sending me the same files 3-4 times each. This app is badly in need of an update to correct this. I am a long-time user of other great NCH software products and sent a bug report via the NCH Software website last week. Once this issue is corrected I will give it a 5-star review..Version: 5.31
✓ DO NOT UPDATETerrible update. Deleted all my draft dictations and added constant intrusive pop ups asking you to purchase the app. Basically the free version of this app is now useless and I will be deleting it..Version: 5.80
✓ Update pleaseWhat is going on?? Used to work perfectly - now on iOS7 it crashes every time I try to send a file by e- mail - come on NCH sort it out or I'm off....Version: 5.31
✓ Poor PRI feel scammed after the update. No dictation allowed after 10 minutes- have to purchase more time, advert pop ups-pay to block, voice activation-pay to get, it seems the update only favours the developers pockets. Will delete update as suggested and resync, do not update is my advice..Version: 5.80
✓ Soon deletedA fiddly nightmare that needs an instruction book. Voice activation works well but the whole thing is slow to respond and won't let me press the control buttons when it decides I'm not allowed to. Difficult to use. Hard going..Version: 0
✓ Stay away from this appThe latest update deleted all my recordings. Thanks for that knobbers.Version: 5.80
✓ Bummer!The upgrade deleted all my saved dictations! I have to re-record them all!.Version: 5.80
✓ I need a bit of help, pleaseGreat app just takes a while to get used to it, firstly I can't create a new media file without it asking me to write a name for it first, which I have done but it doesn't create one! Also where in iTunes do the files get sent to? Many thanks.Version: 5.31
✓ Poor - buy Dictamus insteadI use NCH's transcription software on my PA's computer but this app is very weak. It is hard to control easily, does nots support dropbox and looks ugly. Spend £5.99 and buy Dictamus send and receive - it is superb..Version: 5.19
✓ I lost twenty minutes of a dictationBecause of stupid design. I did not realize once you hit overwrite it automAtically deletes every part of the dictation forward. And then no undo button? No warning that I am about to delete 20 minutes of audio that I spent two hours preparing for?.Version: 5.31
✓ Huge scam!This is the first time I have ever left negative feedback on an app. I was excited to use it for my office. Seemed to work so bought the playback peddle. Then my partners and I started losing long dictations and having trouble emailing them to our stenographer. So we paid for phone support. Despite numerous attempts to get support, they never once spoke with us. If there is a resolution to our issues we will never know. We have uninstalled the program and reported them to Visa as a fraudulent vendor..Version: 5.31
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