Recostar

What Recostar does

Recostar is a subscription-based mobile call recording service operated by BMI Telecom, targeting individual smartphone users (iOS and Android) and, to a lesser extent, corporate teams that need recorded conversations for training, quality control, and compliance. Its core technical differentiator is an operator-level recording architecture that uses carrier telephone services (conference-call bridging) to capture both sides of a conversation, bypassing the platform-level restrictions on direct call recording imposed by iOS and Android 9+. The product portfolio includes Recostar Pro (199 RUB/month, full incoming/outgoing recording with private number and ad-free experience), Recostar Lite (69 RUB/month, outgoing-only), a 3-day free trial, plus iOS and Android apps and a web application for corporate users with CRM integration. Audio is stored in encrypted cloud storage (SSL/RSA, hosted on Amazon AWS), and BMI Telecom's proprietary ASR engine produces searchable transcripts, extracts key phrases, and identifies enrolled speakers, with the privacy policy noting that call data is used to train the AI.

The business model is pure PLG/self-serve freemium-to-subscription, distributed through the Apple App Store and Google Play with no advertising, supported by an underlying VoIP platform and partnerships with all major Russian mobile carriers (MTS, Beeline, MegaFon, Tele2) plus payment processing via Transactpro. Legal entities span Russia (ООО БМИ Телеком, Moscow), Latvia (SIA BMI Telecom, Riga, the European HQ), and the US (BMI Telecom Inc., referenced for Privacy Shield), with GDPR, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield compliance. The company is privately held, has 1-10 employees, has never raised external funding, and discloses no revenue, subscriber count, or download figures; it is operationally active but operates at small scale with limited disclosed momentum signals.

Name

Recostar

Legal name

SIA BMI Telecom

Website

https://recostar.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Call Recording Software

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro primary industry

Numbering, DID, Porting & Carrier-of-Record Services (HDAIAHAK)

Keywords

• Call recording software
• Mobile audio recording
• Voice transcription services
• Telephony recording platform
• Cloud voice recording

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Recostar Pro: Monthly subscription at 199 rubles/month for premium features including private recording number, call recording on user's own number, cloud storage, ad-free experience, and CRM integration for corporate users.
2. Subscription - Recostar Lite: Monthly subscription at 69 rubles/month for basic call recording features including incoming and outgoing call recording, international calls support, cloud storage.
3. Freemium/Trial: Free 3-day trial period for Recostar Free version. Allows users to test service before committing to paid subscription. No restrictions during trial.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Recostar is a cloud-based call recording platform operated by BMI Telecom that records phone conversations on iOS and Android smartphones where native call recording is restricted. The service uses carrier telephone/conference call infrastructure to capture calls at the operator level rather than on the device, then stores encrypted recordings in the cloud. It is delivered through mobile apps for iOS and Android, a web application for corporate users, and an underlying VoIP platform.

Product overview

Recostar is a call recording platform operated by BMI Telecom that works across iPhone, Android, and web browsers. The product portfolio consists of Recostar Lite (free version with 3-day trial, supports outgoing calls internationally) and Recostar Pro (paid subscription at 199 rubles/month with full incoming/outgoing call recording, private recording numbers, and multi-country support). The ecosystem includes dedicated mobile apps for iOS and Android, a web application for accessing recordings from any device, and the underlying Recostar VoIP Platform that handles call routing and recording via carrier conference calling services. All recordings are stored in encrypted cloud storage with 1 GB free storage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recostar Mobile App (iOS and Android) Cross-platform mobile application for iPhone and Android (version 9+) that records incoming and outgoing calls using carrier conference calling service, bypassing iOS and Android platform restrictions. Works on any smartphone with any carrier, does not require WiFi or 4G, and stores recordings in encrypted cloud storage.
• Recostar Web Application Web-based interface for accessing, saving, sharing, and listening to call recordings from any device. Targeted at corporate users for team sharing, employee training, quality control, and integration with corporate CRM systems.
• Recostar VoIP Platform Voice over IP platform used by Recostar for call routing and recording services. Users may record conversations using the mobile application, web application, or this VoIP platform. Underpins the carrier-based recording mechanism.

Quantifiable outcome

• No WiFi or 4G required for recording
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Amazon AWScoreTechnology or IntegrationAmazon AWS powers the encrypted cloud storage for Recostar user recordings. This is a critical infrastructure partnership enabling secure storage of call recordings.
• TransactprocoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party payment processor for handling payment card transactions. All card payment information is retained according to Transactpro's privacy policy.
• Mobile Carriers (Russia)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Russian mobile operators (MTS, Beeline, MegaFon, Tele2) to utilize conference call service for enabling call recording. Works with all major Russian carriers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Zoom: Zoom includes cloud call recording and transcription as part of its broader video/voice communications platform. While not directly competing in consumer phone-call recording, Zoom's enterprise recording capabilities and Otter.ai integration define the upper bound of where Recostar's ASR-enabled recording could expand.
• Gong.io: Gong is an enterprise conversation intelligence platform that records, transcribes, and analyzes sales calls. It represents the end-state B2B destination Recostar could pursue with its ASR technology and CRM integration hooks, and defines the competitive landscape for AI-driven call analytics.
• RingCentral: RingCentral is a major UCaaS/VoIP provider offering enterprise call recording as part of its broader unified communications suite. It represents both an indirect competitor (enterprise compliance recording) and a potential acquirer/partner for Recostar's carrier-level recording technology.
• Talkdesk: Talkdesk is a cloud contact center platform offering call recording, transcription, and quality management. It overlaps with Recostar's B2B compliance recording use case (employee training, quality control) at the enterprise end of the market.

Emerging players

• Otter.ai: Otter.ai is a meeting/conversation transcription and summarization platform that uses proprietary ASR. While focused on meeting use cases rather than phone calls, it is a relevant peer on the ASR/transcription stack and represents the B2B conversation-intelligence trajectory Recostar could pursue via its own ASR technology.
• Avoma: Avoma is an AI meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and summarizes business conversations. It is comparable to Recostar's stated direction (carrier-level recording + proprietary ASR + CRM integration) and represents a relevant trajectory peer for the B2B conversation intelligence expansion.
• Call Recorder (various Android apps): A long tail of Android call recording apps (e.g., Cube ACR, Boldbeast) competes with Recostar on the Android side specifically. These apps typically rely on on-device recording via accessibility services rather than carrier-level routing, making them less reliable on Android 9+ but cheaper for the consumer — a meaningful competitive constraint Recostar explicitly acknowledges in its FAQ.

Direct peers

• TapeACall: TapeACall is a direct consumer-facing call recording app for iPhone and Android that uses a conference call bridge to record conversations, mirroring Recostar's carrier-level approach. Both target individual smartphone users with subscription pricing and one-button recording, though TapeACall is US-based and Recostar is Russia/Latvia-based.
• NoNotes: NoNotes offers subscription-based call recording for iOS and Android using a similar dial-in conference bridge model, directly competing with Recostar Pro in the consumer call recording space. Both monetize via monthly subscriptions and target users frustrated by native iOS/Android recording restrictions.
• Rev Call Recorder: Rev provides a consumer call recording app with optional professional transcription services, paralleling Recostar's combination of recording plus ASR-derived transcripts. Both serve the individual user who wants searchable transcripts of recorded conversations, with subscription pricing models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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