ListenWIFI vs Active Voice
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.
Active Voice
This app simplifies language interpretation, making communication seamless and accessible. It aims to replace outdated equipment with an innovative, hassle-free solution for a more inclusive world.
- Live interpretation
- Simplified communication
- Replaces outdated equipment
- Hassle-free solution
- Fosters inclusivity
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ActiveVoice has been meticulously crafted with a singular objective: to redefine and simplify language interpretation, fostering greater inclusivity while rendering costly and outdated equipment obsolete. In a world where communication knows no boundaries, our innovative app emerges as the solution to make interpretation seamless, accessible, and hassle-free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Active Voice at 100% against ListenWIFI's 41%. Active Voice also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). ListenWIFI's advantage is ratings volume (261 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Active Voice holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ListenWIFI has 261 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of ListenWIFI's written reviews are positive against 100% of Active Voice's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ListenWIFI | Active Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (261 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 261 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Listen Technologies Corporation | Fabre's Tech LLC |
Customer experience
ListenWIFI
Active Voice
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
Active Voice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ListenWIFI
No in-app purchases
Active Voice
No in-app purchases








