Comparison

ListenWIFI vs Cinewav

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Sync movie audio to public screens
  • Watch visuals on a large display
  • Listen via personal smartphone
  • Audio-visual synchronization
  • Download specific event audio
Features
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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!

Screenshots

ListenWIFI4 screens
Cinewav4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ListenWIFI ships an update every 4 months, Cinewav monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ListenWIFI versus Cinewav: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListenWIFICinewav
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (261 ratings) — better4.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews40.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings261 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperListen Technologies CorporationCinewav Pte Ltd

Customer experience

ListenWIFI

All ratings254 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive40.5%
Neutral10.8%
Negative48.6%

Cinewav

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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

None

ListenWIFI

No in-app purchases

None

Cinewav

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ListenWIFI free?
ListenWIFI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cinewav free?
Cinewav is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ListenWIFI or Cinewav?
ListenWIFI is rated higher. ListenWIFI averages 4.1 out of 5 from 261 ratings, while Cinewav averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ListenWIFI or Cinewav have ads?
Neither ListenWIFI nor Cinewav shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ListenWIFI or Cinewav?
ListenWIFI ships an update every 4 months, and Cinewav monthly. Most recently, ListenWIFI was updated on October 23, 2026 and Cinewav on October 14, 2026.

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