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best alternatives. The complication in particular
makes it more useful than it is on the iPhone.
You can use it for quick reminders or notes –
particularly if you’re worried iOS’s dictation won’t
accurately capture it with a traditional note taking
app – and I personally use it to ‘jot down’ story
ideas that hit me while I’m on my train commute.
Once you’re done, just press the big red button to
stop. You can access the recorded snippets from
either your Apple Watch or your iPhone (where
you’ll also find a transcription).
- Shazam
Price: Free from fave.co/2A7ap5G
Shazam tells you which song you’re listening to
when it’s able to hear a few seconds of audio, and
I hear it’s good for
cheating on pub trivia,
too. So people say
October 2019 • Macworld 121
FEATURE
best alternatives. The complication in particular
makes it more useful than it is on the iPhone.
You can use it for quick reminders or notes –
particularly if you’re worried iOS’s dictation won’t
accurately capture it with a traditional note taking
app – and I personally use it to ‘jot down’ story
ideas that hit me while I’m on my train commute.
Once you’re done, just press the big red button to
stop. You can access the recorded snippets from
either your Apple Watch or your iPhone (where
you’ll also find a transcription).
- Shazam
Price: Free from fave.co/2A7ap5G
Shazam tells you which song you’re listening to
when it’s able to hear a few seconds of audio, and
I hear it’s good for
cheating on pub trivia,
too. So people say