Microwave Leak Detector vs Mosquitone Detector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Microwave Leak Detector
This utility app uses your device's magnetic field sensor to indicate potential electromagnetic leaks from your microwave oven. It's designed for entertainment and to alert you to possible issues with your appliance's casing.
- Detects magnetic field changes
- Uses iOS device sensor
- Indicates potential microwave leaks
- For entertainment purposes
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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Use this app to detect a leak in your home Microwave. Poorly manufactured or physically damaged Microwave Ovens may allow electromagnetic energy (used to cook your food) to escape into the surrounding environments. This app serves to indicate if this may be happening to you. This app utilizes the embedded magnetic field sensor in your iOS device to detect surrounding magnetic field changes. This app does not intend to serve as a fully calibrated Microwave Leak Detector, only to indicate that a Microwave Leak could be present. Microwave energy that is used to cook your food induces magnetic field changes. If your Microwave Oven has a leak, the embedded sensor in your iOS device can be used to detect those magnetic field changes leaking through your Microwave's casing. This app should be used for entertainment purposes only.
Mosquitone Detector
This sound measurement app detects high-frequency and ultrasonic noises that are inaudible to humans. It helps identify potentially harmful noise sources, especially those used to deter pests or young people. The app offers modes to detect and pinpoint the direction of these sounds.
- High frequency and ultrasonic sound detection
- Peak frequency display
- Sound source direction search (360 degrees)
- Selectable frequency bands (8-16 kHz, 16-23 kHz)
- Adjustable gain ranges
- Measurement screen rotation
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"Mosquitone Detector" is a sound measurement app that detects high frequency noises and ultrasonic sounds hard to hear for human ears. The human audible range is generally said to be 20 Hz to 20 kHz, but sounds above 10kHz gradually become harder to hear with age. On the other hand, prolonged exposure to noise at excessively high sound pressure levels has been pointed out as potentially harmful to health, including hearing. You may be unknowingly exposed to artificially generated dangerous high-frequency noise. This app can detect and visualize such noises. For example, there are increasing cases where high frequency noise generators are installed in various places as a purpose of repelling young people and beast pests using very high frequency mosquito noises, which are inaudible to general adults. Young children, in particular, may be exposed to very loud noise in an uncomfortable environment because adults cannot recognize it. Use this app to find high frequency noise and quickly get away from the bad spot or remove the noise source. Two operating modes are available in this app, Detection Mode and Search Mode. Detection Mode can detect if there are high frequency noises and ultrasonic sounds. Search Mode can pinpoint the direction of high frequency sound sources. Features: - Detection of high frequency sound and ultrasonic wave, display of the peak frequency of the highest level. - Search for sound source direction: 360 degrees horizontally - Detectable frequency range: 8 kHz - 16 kHz / 16 kHz - 23 kHz (2 band division) - Function to switch the gain range: 0dB - 100dB / -10dB - 90dB / -20dB - 80dB (in Detection Mode) - Measurement screen rotation function (Rotate) Operating procedure: 1) Selection of detectable frequency band Select the frequency band as more than 16kHz or less than 16kHz. 2) Selection of Operational mode - Detection Mode (Detect) It finds an inaudible high frequency and ultrasonic sound in the frequency band more than 16 kHz (or less than 16 kHz). Tap START button and it starts the detection function. If high frequency or ultrasonic sound exist, it will be displayed on the graph as the peak frequency. You can make the graph display easier to see by switching the gain range. - Search Mode (Search) It finds the direction of occurrence of the high-frequency sound source that detected the peak frequency. Search mode can be used only when high frequency or ultrasonic sound is founded in Detect mode. Please make sure to hold the bottom built-in microphone of iPhone so that it faces outward. If you measure with the microphone facing inward, microphone sensitivity will deteriorate, and accurate measurement will not be possible. Tap Start button, and firmly hold the iPhone terminal, please turn slowly clockwise. Recommended that the time required for a rotation is about 15 seconds and the rotation speed in the graph is approximately 4 rpm. The measurement is completed by one revolution, and the signal strength of the peak frequency is displayed on the pie chart. You can find approximate direction of the high-frequency sound source relative to your standing position. 3) Snapshot Measurement results can be saved as image files in “Photos,” and a timestamp is embedded in the image. Note: If the frequency changes periodically or randomly, it is not possible to determine the direction of occurrence in "Search". Ultrasonic measurement depends on the sensitivity characteristics of the built-in microphone, so the measurement result may vary. Peak frequency measurements (dB) conform to general noise levels. Remarks: It is still under study about health effects on human body by listening to high frequencies including ultrasonic sound. If the high frequency noise of high level is detected daily, we recommend that you consult an expert. Please visit our iOS App Support page for more information on this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Microwave Leak Detector at Free against Mosquitone Detector's $7.99. Microwave Leak Detector also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (4.0 vs 2.1). Mosquitone Detector's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 41 months). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Microwave Leak Detector is free to download; Mosquitone Detector costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Microwave Leak Detector holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Microwave Leak Detector's written reviews are positive against 56% of Mosquitone Detector's.
Microwave Leak Detector ships an update every 41 months, Mosquitone Detector every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Microwave Leak Detector | Mosquitone Detector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (12 ratings) — better | 2.1 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gregory Enterprises | TOON,LLC |
Customer experience
Microwave Leak Detector
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In-app purchases
Microwave Leak Detector
No in-app purchases
Mosquitone Detector
No in-app purchases
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