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Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector

Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector

Listen to and identify bats.

139 ratings
61 reviews
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Free

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • March 29, 2014
  • August 25, 2026

Background Location Access

Developer

Wildlife Acoustics
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About

This app works with a specialized hardware module to detect, record, and identify bats by their ultrasonic echolocation calls. It offers real-time listening, spectrogram visualization, and automatic species identification for outdoor enthusiasts, citizen scientists, and researchers.

✓Listen to bat echolocation calls
✓View real-time spectrograms
✓Automatic bat species identification
✓Record full spectrum .wav files
✓Map bat recording locations
✓Transfer recordings to computer
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What users say about Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector

Reviews of Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector are mixed: the Reference app is rated 4.5/5 from 139 App Store ratings. What users like most: fascinating world of bats, easy to use app. Top complaints: requires expensive add-on, misleading about hardware needs. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🤩Fascinating world of bats
  • 👍Easy to use app
  • 💡Identifies bat species
  • 🔊Amplifies bat sounds
  • 🗺️GPS tagging for recordings
  • ✨Educational and fun
  • 🚀Accurate and easy
  • 👍Great for amateurs
  • 🤩Opens a new world
  • 👍Brilliant and innovative

Negative things

  • 💰Requires expensive add-on
  • 😞Misleading about hardware needs
  • 🔌Incompatible with newer iPhones
  • 🐛Missclassifications after updates
  • 🐛App won't open after update
  • 🐛Slow touch response
  • 🐛Fails with multiple bats
  • 🐛Background noise issues
  • 🐛Can't use audio with other apps
  • 🐛Picks up speaker output
  • 🐛Inconsistent GPS tracks
  • 🐛Finicky hardware/software
  • 🐛Crashes frequently
  • 🐛Wi-Fi sync is slow
  • 🐛Background recordings issue
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What's New in Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector

3.1.13

August 25, 2026

+Minor big fixes.

User reviews

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RIP off

Requires expensive add on detecting equipment to operate. Waste of time
He re insertHe re insert

Easy and fun to use

I'm a retired business rd biologist who always found bats fascinating. My wife got me the Echo Meter Touch 2, so I downloaded this app (iOS version) and have used it to find and ID bats all over the western US and in Costa Rica. It is so much fun and really easy to use. I highly recommend it!
MKS13579MKS13579

Great app with good tutorials

So cool to find bats in my neighborhood. I never knew
Awiens11Awiens11

STUNNING BIT OF KIT

I have used my Echo meter all over the place and is an absolutely fantastic bit of kit, well worth the money, easy to use and set up.
HERDOFHERDHALLHERDOFHERDHALL

I can see many bats flying around but tge detector can not identify any

I first purchased this device about three years ago and was very pleased with the performance but now even after downloading updates it appears go be unable to identify any bat signals. Very disappointing!
BertyBignBertyBign
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

12 issues

App does not function without purchase

Bug

No longer compatible with Apple phones

Bug

App is nonfunctional after update

Bug

App won't open after update

Bug

Touchscreen is slow

Bug

GPS tracks are unreliable

Bug

Latest upgrade has black text on black background

Bug

App no longer works on devices

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App is discontinued for iOS

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App is not compatible with iOS

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Echo meter touch and iOS 9.3.1 not working

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Bug with new update on iPad

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Requested Features

11 requests

Translate to Spanish

Feature

Translate to German

Feature

Improve identification with multiple bats

Feature

Add Chilean bats

Feature

Add Florida bats

Feature

Improve sonogram resolution

Feature

Allow selection of all recordings of same type

Feature

Load recordings direct to Google Drive

Feature

Fix Bluetooth issue with headphones

Feature

Display species sonograms

Feature

Provide free full license for Kaleidoscope

Feature

FAQ

What does the Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector app do?

The app works with the Echo Meter Touch hardware module to allow users to listen to, record, and automatically identify bats based on their ultrasonic echolocation calls. It translates these calls into audible frequencies and displays them on a real-time spectrogram.

What are the key features of the app?

Key features include real-time listening to bat calls using patented technology, viewing echolocations on a spectrogram, automatic identification of likely bat species, recording bat passes as .wav files, and mapping recording locations.

Is the app free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use. However, it requires the Echo Meter Touch hardware module (sold separately) to function. There are two models of the module available, with different features and price points.

What devices is the Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector app compatible with?

The app is designed for iOS devices. For location tracking features, your device must have GPS capability or you must use a Bluetooth GPS receiver. Continued use of GPS in the background can impact battery life.

Who would benefit from using this app?

This app is ideal for nature enthusiasts, hobbyists, citizen scientists, and professional researchers who want an affordable and informative way to study and interact with bats and their ultrasonic vocalizations.