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How the five-minute trial works
No account and no sign-up. Every recording stops at five minutes and keeps everything it captured. Here is why, and what a licence changes.
Published September 28, 2026 · The Memory Notch team
A time limit, not a feature limit
Many trials hold a feature back until you pay: no export, no speaker labels, a watermark. Memory Notch does the opposite. The trial includes recording, transcription, speaker labels and your local library. The only limit is that each recording stops at five minutes.
That way one real recording tells you whether the app is right for you.
What happens at 5:00
The recording stops and saves everything captured so far: the audio, the transcript and the note. Nothing is thrown away and nothing is held back until you pay. If five minutes covered what you needed, you’re done.
What a licence changes
A US$79 one-time licence removes the five-minute limit. You can use it on up to five devices you own, and it includes a year of updates. Versions released in that year stay unlimited after it ends. The licence adds nothing the trial held back, because the trial held nothing back. It only changes how long a recording can run.
The licence agreement has the full terms.
On iPhone and iPad
The iPhone and iPad app, coming soon to the App Store, works the same way: free recordings last up to five minutes, and a one-time purchase removes the limit. A Mac licence key unlocks it too.
Frequently asked questions
Does the trial expire?
No. The five-minute recording trial has no expiry date. It limits the length of each recording, not how many you make.
Do I need an account to try it?
No. Memory Notch records without an account, a sign-up or a licence key. You only need a key for recordings longer than five minutes.