Top 3 Ambient Recording Apps of 2019

Recording other’s surrounding is the next big thing in the world of espionage. We don’t really endorse snooping on another person but just for the sake of it and for keeping it up with the trend, here are the top 3 ambient recording apps of 2019 to feed your prying souls.

1.    Xnspy

Xnspy is number 1 on our list as it offers a good mix of basic and advanced monitoring features. You can remotely switch on the microphone of the target phone and listen to the voices and sounds surrounding the device. The app lets you record calls and listen to them from anywhere. You can view the time and date stamps of the recordings as well. You can send a discrete command to the phone remotely to initiate the surround recording while all the calls are automatically recorded. You can record up to 30 minutes of surroundings on a single command. If you wish to continue the recording, you have to send another command.

Xnspy is not only an ambient recording app but it lets you do many other things as well.

Other Features

• Text messages and phone call monitoring
• Access to the instant messenger chats
• GPS location tracking
• Access to multimedia, emails, and web browsing history
• Access to social media activity
• Wi-Fi log and Keylogger (For Android)
• Get notifications on certain words and when the phone user exits or enters a specific location. You have to add the words and locations on the Watchlist beforehand.
• Access to chats taking place on Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Viber, Skype and Kik.

Price and Compatibility

There are two editions you could choose from. Xnspy Basic and Xnspy Premium editions cost $8.33/month and $12.49/month respectively. The users could subscribe to any of the editions in the form of monthly, quarterly, and annual subscription plans.

Xnspy is compatible with both Android and iOS devices. And to monitor an iPhone, you don’t have to jailbreak the device either. Here is a compatibility chart for Xnspy:

2.    FlexiSpy:

Ranking second on our list, we have FlexiSpy—another popular choice. It is a useful application if you plan to spy on somebody’s calls or if you are suspicious of them in general and want to know the kind of things they might be involved in. FlexiSpy lets you record the surroundings of Android, iOS, and Symbian devices. It is equipped with a call interception feature that lets you listen to live calls with flexispy. You can also remotely activate the microphone of the phone you are monitoring.

You can set limits for the recording. You can access the files of recorded sounds and surroundings from the online user account. FlexiSpy’s ambient recording feature lets you record from 5 minutes to 1 hour at a time.

 Features

Some features of this app are mentioned below:

• Text messages monitoring
• Keylogger
• Access to contact lists
• Call log monitoring
• Web browsing history
• Access to installed apps on phone you are using
• GPS location tracking

Price and Compatibility

FlexiSpy has two editions for its users. The Premium Version is $68/month, and the Extreme Version costs $199 per quarter. You can get the Extreme Version for a 3- or 12-month subscription. As for the Premium version, it is available in one-month, 3-month, and 12-month subscriptions.

It supports Android and iOS devices, but you need to jailbreak the iPhone to install the app.

3.    MobiStealth

Last we have MobiStealth which lets you monitor someone’s conversations and activities. Similar to other ambient recording apps, you can use this app as a bug to listen to the surroundings. You can listen to the surroundings with the help of this app and then listen to the surroundings later on. Apart from that, you can also record the incoming and outgoing calls of the target phone.

Features
Here are some of the features of MobiStealth app:

• Text messages and call monitoring
• GPS locating tracking
• Record the calls and surroundings
• Screenshots
• Keylogging
• Monitoring the social media chats
• Access to emails

Price and Compatibility

MobiStealth has two versions for Android titled Pro-X and PRO. The Pro-X costs $69.99/month and the PRO is for $59.99/month. There’s also the Premium Plus plan for iOS devices. It costs $69.99/month. The app offers versions for PC and MAC as well.

The app is perfectly compatible with both iPhone and Android.

Last Words

All of these recording apps pretty much share the same features, but if you want affordability and more variety of features, then we would recommend Xnspy as none of the apps are offering so many monitoring features in an economical range. Moreover, Xnspy has a variety of detailed how-tos and tutorial guides so that users can easily get the hang of their app. A live demo version allows you to get yourself familiar with the interface of the service. With a 24/7 customer service to assist you, Xnspy certainly bags the winner title for being the best ambient recording app of the year.