ListenWIFI vs Cinewav
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ListenWIFI
Stream live venue audio directly to your smart device over Wi-Fi. Experience ultra-low latency for events, assistive listening, and silent screens. Connect easily via Wi-Fi and use your own headphones or hearing aids.
- Stream live audio over Wi-Fi
- Ultra-low latency
- Use own headphones/hearing aids
- Automated channel connection
- In-app QR code connection
- Multi-language support
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The ListenWIFI app delivers live venue audio over Wi-Fi to smart devices in venues equipped with ListenWIFI or Listen EVERYWHERE* systems. ListenWIFI is the most advanced Wi-Fi audio streaming product on the market—experience real-time audio for assistive listening, live event audio, and silent screens with ultra-low latency technology. ListenWIFI benefits: • Stream live audio to your smart device • Use your preferred headphones, neck loop, or hearing aids • Industry-best low latency to minimize lip sync issues • Automated channel connection as you move throughout a venue with ListenWIFI location beacons installed • In-app QR code for channel connection at venues where QR codes are posted • Seamless language selection when multiple languages are available ListenWIFI is easy to use, simply: 1) Download the app 2) Connect to the venue’s Wi-Fi network** 3) Open the app and listen Note: We recommend using wired headphones or neck loops to avoid audio delay from Bluetooth® wireless technology enabled products. *Listen EVERYWHERE, the prior version of ListenWIFI, remains fully compatible with the ListenWIFI app. ** You must be connected to the venue’s Wi-Fi network where the ListenWIFI, or Listen EVERYWHERE, system is installed to stream audio. Listen Technologies creates innovative solutions for assistive listening and communication technologies; for more information, visit www.listentech.com.
Cinewav
Experience movies in a unique way by syncing your phone's audio with a public screening. Watch visuals on a big screen while enjoying synchronized sound directly on your device.
- Sync movie audio to public screens
- Watch visuals on a large display
- Listen via personal smartphone
- Audio-visual synchronization
- Download specific event audio
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The Cinewav app allows the downloading of an audio file for specific movie (or other audio-visual content) events held by Cinewav so you can watch the movie visuals on a big public screen while listening to the audio on your personal smartphone. The audio visual sync will happen in the app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: ListenWIFI at 261 against Cinewav's 4. ListenWIFI also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Cinewav's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for ListenWIFI against 4.0 for Cinewav. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ListenWIFI has 261 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of ListenWIFI's written reviews are positive against 33% of Cinewav's.
ListenWIFI ships an update every 4 months, Cinewav monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ListenWIFI | Cinewav |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (261 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.5% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 261 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 129 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Listen Technologies Corporation | Cinewav Pte Ltd |
Customer experience
ListenWIFI
Cinewav
Bugs and requests
ListenWIFI
Reported bugs
15 issues- App crashes automatically
- App locks up and won't disconnect
- No sound after connecting
- Blue screen with logo, no sound
- Keeps cutting in and out
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- Lagging audio
- Audio description problems
- Drops connection often
- Sound delayed compared to live speaker
- Audio volume not loud enough
- Echo effect between live mic and headphones
- Choppy audio periodically
- New connection issue after certain load
- Audio keeps shutting off
- Not connecting with accessibility mode/VoiceOver on
Requested features
4 requests- Real-time audio
- Stereo audio for hearing aids
- Ability to check number of connected users
- Improved instructions for use
Cinewav
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ListenWIFI
No in-app purchases
Cinewav
No in-app purchases









