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Alibi vs Reverb: catalog facts
Alibi	Reverb
Best for: Using an Android phone as a dashcam or rolling audio recorder	Best for: Capturing moments of audio you did not know to record in advance
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0.
Android	Android
Rolling background recording saves only what you need Records audio or video All 4 strengths for Alibi Rolling background recording saves only what you need Records audio or video Works fully offline Highly configurable	Rolling buffer lets you save audio after it was heard Disk-backed history that persists across restarts All 4 strengths for Reverb Rolling buffer lets you save audio after it was heard Disk-backed history that persists across restarts Retention limits by time or size Configurable audio format and source
Android only Continuous background recording uses battery	Android only Continuous recording uses storage and battery
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Alibi github.com/Myzel394/Alibi f-droid.org/packages/app.myzel394.alibi Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Reverb sanyambrar.com/projects/reverb github.com/SmallThingz/reverb f-droid.org/packages/app.smallthingz.reverb Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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