# Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector — user reviews > 59 indexed App Store user reviews of Echo Meter Touch Bat Detector by Wildlife Acoustics, rated 4.50/5 from 139 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo-meter-touch-bat-detector/id693958125/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/echo-meter-touch-bat-detector/id693958125.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 107 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 11 ## Newest reviews (11 of 59) ### 4/5 — Idioma *2026-01-25, version 3.1.2* A ver, para cuándo traducción al español ### 2/5 — Unusable *2025-10-11* Unfortunately I actually have the echo meter (it was a gift), but they no longer make the echo meter for apple phones and none of the third party adapters work :( so I have the meter and app, and can’t connect them! super frustrated that they stopped making for apple. We tried everything and even went to the apple store because we thought we needed brand-name adapter - but apple doesn’t make usbc to lightning adapter :( bummed ### 3/5 — App très efficace avec des améliorations possibles *2025-06-01, version 3.0.5* Très bonne ergonomie pour utiliser les echo meter touch pro. L’activation des enregistrements en manuel ou auto fait le job. Les basses fréquences utiles pour certaines espèces sont noyées dans un bruit et des effets micro gênants qu’on n’a pas avec de vrais micros. Au dessus de 20-25kHz c’est bon. Depuis les dernières mises à jour, je trouve le tactile de chaque bouton plus lent et il faut parfois appuyer plusieurs fois pour obtenir l’action voulue. (Problème vu que sur cette app) ### 4/5 — S'hauria de millorar *2024-07-07, version 3.0.2* Bona identificacio pero falla quan hi ha dos animals seguits. Ho hauria de poder discernir. Molts noid haurien de suggerir o orientar perqué: no es lo mateix dos especies juntes que cap clara. Cal aprfundir! ### 4/5 — Gute App mit Optimierungspotenial *2023-07-09* Alles gut aber es wäre toll die Flattermänner auch deutschsprachig angezeigt zu bekommen Bzw. eine Funktion bei der man selbst die Bezeichnung der Fledermäuse zusätzlich hinterlegen kann ### 1/5 — Black *2022-08-31* The latest upgrade may have fixed some bugs but now the time, date and battery status lettering is black on a black background. Previously it was white lettering on a black background. We work in low light situations, WA, and black letters on a black background doesn’t work! Put it back to white please! ### 4/5 — Nicht ohne Mängel *2021-08-27* Im Prinzip eine tolle Sache: Zusammen mit dem Echometer (touch) bekommt man einen ungefähren Überblick, welche Fledermäuse gerade herumfliegen. Aber: wenn es sich nicht gerade um die Zwerg- oder Mückenfledermaus handelt, bekommt man immer zwei Arten zur Auswahl und man muss dann selbst entscheiden, was man vor sich hat. So ganz genau weiß man’s dann eben doch nicht, allerdings fängt man automatisch an, sich intensiver mit Fledermäusen zu beschäftigen, um selbst herauszubekommen, um welche Art es sich jetzt tatsächlich handelt und das ist ja vielleicht auch der Sinn der Sache. Ein weiteres Minus ist, dass intensives Grillengezirp die Aufnahmen verfälscht: der Echometer detektiert dann immer den Riesenabendsegler, obwohl der bei uns allerhöchstens sporadisch auftreten soll… Trotzdem macht die Anwendung unglaublich viel Spaß und kann Fledermausliebhabern ganz klar empfohlen werden! ### 2/5 — What the hell just happened? *2021-08-21, version 2.8.4* I’ve been using the EM Touch Pro since the day it came out. I was really impressed with it, so much so, I got my wildlife charity to stock and sell them. Recently though, I haven’t used it for a while until tonight (21st Aug 21’). What have they done? It’s awful. Soooo much background noise that isn’t from insects or the like. I switch to heterodyne and the speaker goes nuts that I have to shut it down or damage my ears. The display cannot make it’s mind up as to what way round it should be either. It used to be user friendly, but not now. Whatever updates WA did, undo them, they’re awful. ### 4/5 — Fun, but the software could be better *2021-08-15* We bought the echo-meter 2 ultrasonic mike and downloaded this app. It’s been a lot of fun listening to the bats, but a bit frustrating in a number of ways. So a 4-star review, but they should fix the code. 1. This isn’t their fault, but on an iPhone you can’t use anything audio at the same time as the app so e.g. no headphones of Bluetooth speakers. This would be OK, except that: 2. The echo-meter appears to pick up output from the speaker (why isn’t it either cancelled in software, or given a setting to block everything below e.g. 15 kHz?). The result is low-frequency “echoes” of the bat signals. At least, I think that that’s what’s going on. 3. There’s no way to get the app to show you what it thinks that the species sonograms are. The code apparently uses a clustering algorithm, so it could display the characteristic patterns that it’s looking for. Why would you do that on the app not a computer you might ask: 4. While you can download your recordings, the free version of your application that they recommend (kaleidoscope) is less capable than the iOS app and has no ability to ID bats. For a $170 piece of kit that’s really annoying. I can see why they don’t give a full pro license, but a version that’s as good as the app would be reasonable and appreciated. Oh, and Kaleidoscope can’t display the GPS info either (I could probably do that myself as the metadata is transferred), and it sorts incorrectly. And doesn’t read all the fields in the csv files (maybe the pro version does???) ### 1/5 — App completely unusable. *2020-06-23* Been using this for ages with my echometer touch. From way back when the app cost 200 dollars. The latest version no longer works on any of my devices. It just continuously stutters. Support has given no help even though my hardware is listed as being supported. The only response from support I received was to never update my iPad or iPod touch. Very disappointed. ### 3/5 — Doesn’t work at all without ultrasonic module *2020-06-21* App looks promising but you can’t even try it out without buying their $200 microphone. I wish they would add a feature to use the built in iPhone microphone instead. It obviously doesn’t have the same frequency range but would allow someone to play around with it before making a large investment. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — I can see many bats flying around but tge detector can not identify any *2026-06-20* 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! ### 1/5 — Misleading… *2026-05-24* An absolute waste of effort; seems app does not function unless you purchase a device through the app for $149. Very disappointing 😢 ### 1/5 — !! Do not update to Version 3.1 !! - Missclassifications of bat species *2025-08-24* The previous version was great, I had very few complaints and would have given 5 stars. But the update has made the app nonfunctional. All species are missclassified. E.g a call of a horseshoe bat is mistaken for a soprano pipistrelle. No human who has a bit of an experience would ever make this mistake due to the distinctly shaped calls of horseshoe bats. All other species are also mixed up (common pipistrelle mistaken for northern bat, northern bat mistaken for noctule …). Do not download the new version! This needs to be fixed asap. ### 1/5 — Discontinued? *2024-04-28* The in app link for the plug in module results in a 404 - as does the App Store link for the developers website ### 1/5 — Not clear this requires expensive additional kit *2024-02-25* It’s not made clear that a) you need expensive microphone to use and b) doesn’t actually work with iPhone anyway. Developers seem to assume prior knowledge of these facts as it’s not clear in the app information. Just state these requirements clearly before all the tedious technical minutiae as it’s frustrating to download only to discover it’s completely useless. ### 1/5 — Not on iPhone *2023-09-24* No IOS therefore unusable for me. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2023-08-22* Why is the app still available in the Apple Store if it’s discontinued for iOS? ### 1/5 — Bola, bola, bola mess *2023-08-06* It’s just a website link ### 1/5 — Just marketing! *2023-05-23* This is for Echo Meter 2 which requires a part that isn’t made and costs money. It is not the free original Echo Meter and is nothing but s promotional pitch for other products. Won’t do business with this company again. ### 1/5 — Not compatible with iOS *2022-12-16* I would give this zero stars if I could as this is not compatible with iOS devices. Apparently it used to work for iOS but why keep it on the store if the device you have to buy to get it to work won’t fit an Apple phone? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Easy and fun to use *2026-08-04* 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! ### 5/5 — Great app with good tutorials *2026-08-02* So cool to find bats in my neighborhood. I never knew ### 5/5 — STUNNING BIT OF KIT *2026-07-27* 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. ### 5/5 — Love this app *2026-03-11* It’s like having a magic little device that lets you enter the world of the little bats once it hits twilight. I had to wait an extra day once it came in because the weather had dropped below 50°F here and I knew the bats would be in torpor, but the next day I got out and identified so many different species right in my backyard. It even amplifies the sound so that you can hear what they might sound like at a range you can hear and understand and it’s just really amazing. The app is very easy to use as well. I do wish it would identify the bats whether you were recording or not, but it’s a small downside for the very many ups the app has. ### 5/5 — Working great but now broken *2025-08-24* I use this app a lot and it’s great. However an update was released yesterday and now the app won’t open. Please fix ### 5/5 — Great little device *2025-08-21* This device is surprisingly easy and accurate, especially for my area in California. ### 5/5 — It’s like having a superpower! *2025-06-10* I love bats! But how can I identify which species it is if they only come out in the dark? The answer to that conundrum is this app, along with an Echo Meter Touch Pro 2. The hardware enables recording and displaying sounds up to more than 350kHz, and identifies the species from their distinctive echolocation chirps. Now I know who my new bat friends are! ### 5/5 — Pocket Ultrasonic Access and Analysis *2022-05-04* It is important to note that this App is only useful when used in conjunction the specified ultrasonic microphone. My review is based on using the App in that setting. I purchased an Echo Touch 2 Pro last fall and I love it. The device is very small and coupled with an inexpensive short stubby extension it easily plugs into my iPhone without a need to remove the case. When I’m not actually using it I keep it in and the extension within its small case and carry it in the pocket of my favorite jacket for ready access. I originally bought the device for a purpose unrelated to monitoring bats. I had an interest in testing ultrasonic rodent repellers and had no way to compare the intensity of their output or the character of their sound. They light up when you turn them on but you have no direct way to verify what they are actually doing beyond that and no way to tell if they stop working. An internet search for ultrasonic sound detectors brought me to the Echo Touch 2 and I was sorry to see that they no longer offered the lower price base model. The higher price for the Pro model looked a bit daunting but after a couple of days of debate I went ahead and ordered. It was a great purchase, coupled with the App it provided everything I needed to contrast ultrasonic emitter models; their output levels and detailed characteristics of the sounds they emitted. It was also useful in mapping volume levels throughout an area and at a distance. I especially appreciated it when checking mobile repellers installed under the hood in vehicles. That location may sound weird but rodents can cause expensive damage to engine wiring and penetrate into vehicle interiors, even cars normally kept in a garage are at risk when parked away from home for a few hours. Although I had no particular interest in bats when I purchased it, I thought it only appropriate to give it a try for its intended purpose too. What an eye opener that was. The first time I went into the backyard and turned it on I heard and then saw a bat almost immediately. I’d been living here 25 years and never noticed any bats before that night. The sound and visual information presented was incredible. Over the next few days I made a point to closely investigate the user information available about the various settings and I became much more adept at getting the most from the device and the App. While the occasional backyard bat was interesting, I decided to explore other locations in my area and started doing evening walks beside a nearby river. That quickly became a daily habit and I’d set out just before dark and cover a mile or so each way. The App and device would detect several dozen to well over a hundred bat signatures every evening and allow me to clearly hear them. I learned the types of bats in the area, where they tended to cluster and with the App’s indications of their presence I was able to spot many of them too. After returning home from an evening “bat walk” I usually review all the individual recordings captured by the App. I consider the types of bats suggested by the classification feature, the frequencies and how their sounds look (rising/falling) on the screen and the repetition patterns. I also use the satellite view map GPS tagging within the App to see where each recording was captured to note the bats favorite hunting locations. It’s been very interesting working with the excellent automatic recordings and associated GPS location information to learn about the types of bats and the areas they frequent. I love the detailed information presented on the screen and the multiple ways to filter and listen to the sounds bats emit. The price of the device might seem steep if you aren’t actively engaged in research but it works very well and combined with the App it opens the door into an amazing world that you were likely unaware of. I’m using it with an iPhone 12 Pro and I’ve never had a problem with the App or microphone device and I’m quite pleased with both. I don’t have a way to contrast it with any similar device but I feel it has excellent sensitivity. It has on occasion detected bats that I could see were quite distant and yet I could hear them clearly. Another reviewer mentioned that they wanted to be able to listen to something else while using the App but that doesn’t make sense to me. When I use it I am 100% focused on listening to it because I’m there to detect and locate bats. Sometimes the sounds are faint when the bats are distant but if you are listening you’ll still know they are present. ### 5/5 — Fabuleux *2020-08-20, version 2.7.25* Echo meter touch 2 : Voilà un outil dont tout les amateurs de naturalisme se raviront. Naturaliste éclairé, j’aurais rêvé d’avoir pareil appareil 20 ans plus tôt. Lorsque j’étudiais en protection de la nature il nous fallait compter sur de grands noms comme M. Barataud pour profiter du matériel et de la compétence pour parvenir à de tels résultats. Simple, ludique, ultra efficace... le top en famille ou sur le terrain. Une application bien conçue avec pointage gps, enregistrements bien classés et de qualité. Je pense que le pro est plus précis, mais je ne suis pas chiropterologue et ce n’est pas ces outils qui feront de vous des spécialistes mais l’expérience et la connaissance. Avec ce micro vous avez une clef pour découvrir le monde de l’inaudible nocturne, le rêve! ### 5/5 — Eine echte Bereicherung! *2020-06-02* Schon immer haben mich Fledermäuse interessiert. Man sie sie schemenhaft vorbei fliegen und weiß nicht welche Art sich dahinter verbirgt. Das APP mit der Hardware funktioniert super. Jetzt wird am Abend der Himmel abgescannt. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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