Willieson,
You should review the permissions you’ve granted to apps.
On Android go to Settings > Privacy and safety > App permissions.
On iOS go to Settings > Privacy. Both have an entry for microphone, which will list all the apps that have access.
Which little bugger had access? Love to know.
I have a general question. Why is there a drive to get me to subscribe to a company’s app - it feels like the easiest way to manage me and my data ... I’d appreciate a more fully formed reason than that.
For now, they can all fuck themselves. This is a default life approach that has served me well.
Cheers