Comparison

Hear Boost vs Server Manager

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

Head to head
About

Hear Boost

Amplify your hearing and record distant sounds with this app. It allows you to capture conversations and ambient noises at up to 200x your microphone's normal capacity. Features include microphone input selection, voice filtering, and an equalizer for sound adjustment.

Highlights
  • Enhanced hearing and recording
  • Capture distant conversations
  • Up to 200x microphone amplification
  • Selectable microphone input
  • Voice filter switch
  • Adjustable equalizer
  • Background operation
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Hear Boost gives you enhanced hearing and recording ability to easily capture far away conversations and sounds. Hear the world around you in an enhanced way like you may have never heard it before. Listen and record up to 200x what your microphone normally delivers. Choose from any microphone input. A recording and hearing tool for journalists, students, parents, the curious or anyone who wants to enhance their hearing. Our microphone input and voice filter switch make this app the perfect tool for journalists to record interviews and students to record lectures. Add the equalizer to dial in or reduce certain sounds. Explore ((Spaces)) to hear the world through spacey environments. Hear Boost can work in the background so you can place your device anywhere with the display off while it’s still monitoring or recording. There is no limit to recording. It will keep recording until you stop it or your storage has run out of free space. We suggest you use headphones. Without headphones connected it will feedback on itself and make a very unpleasant sound. Use with any Bluetooth headset. All subscriptions include all features! Subscriptions: Monthly - $4.99 USD 6 Months - $14.99 USD Yearly - $19.99 ALSO BY FUTURE MOMENTS: Jam Recorder You Jam. We Split into Stems Podcast Cleaner Remove Noise from Audio Video Audio Splitter MSV Remix Remix the Audio of Your Video MicSwap Remix AI Audio Stem Separator Audio Cleaner AI Audio Cleanup Magic MAIVE AI Video Generator VideoVerb Add Reverb to Your Videos Hear Boost Get Super Hearing & Recording MicSwap Mic Modeler & Recorder MicSwap MultiTrack Multitrack Mic Modeler & Recorder MicSwap Video Edit Video Audio with Mic Models & FX MicSwap Camera The Best Sounding Video Camera AudioFix Denoise & Clean the Sound of Your Video VideoMaster Instant Audio Post-Production for Videos AudioVerb Add Reverb & Delay to Your Audio AudioMaster Audio Mastering for Podcasts & Music Volume Booster Easily Boost the Sound of Your Audio or Video --- Privacy Policy: https://future-moments.com/termsandprivacy#privacy Terms of Use: https://future-moments.com/termsandprivacy

About

Server Manager

Manage your FileMaker Servers with ease. This app offers iCloud sync, Siri integration, and a dashboard for quick overviews. Perform database actions, manage clients, and configure schedules efficiently.

Highlights
  • iCloud Sync across devices
  • Siri integration for server info
  • Dashboard with status overview
  • Database actions (open, close, delete)
  • Client management and messaging
  • Schedule creation and monitoring
  • 2FA and Claris ID support
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ServerManager brings FileMaker Server admin to your iPhone and iPad — fully native, beautifully designed, and automation-ready. Monitor databases, manage clients, run schedules, and put routine checks on autopilot with Shortcuts. The same app runs on Mac, where AI tools can connect directly. FREE TIER Start with a single FileMaker server at no cost: - Connect to FileMaker Server 2020, 2021, 2025, or FileMaker Cloud - Live dashboard with server stats, clients, and databases - Monitor schedules as they run - Biometric sign-in with Face ID / Touch ID - Sync across your devices via iCloud Keychain PREMIUM — Subscribe to unlock - Unlimited servers. Add and organize every server you manage, from a client's dev box to your production stack. - Shortcuts & App Intents. 13+ modern intents for servers, databases, clients, and schedules. Build "morning status check" workflows that run from your Home Screen, Siri, or a Focus trigger. - Full server settings editing. General, Folders, Notifications, SSL, Data API, OData, ODBC/JDBC, WPE, CWP, plugins, external auth, licensing, restrict access — every knob the Admin Console exposes, redesigned for touch. - AI integration. Let Claude, Codex, Gemini, and other MCP-compatible AI tools query your servers and databases directly. The MCP bridge runs on your Mac; your iPhone sees the live activity log, approval state, and audit trail. - AI activity log. Every AI tool call — protocol, database, account, outcome — is recorded, filterable, and syncs across your devices via iCloud. - Per-server access control. Choose which servers Shortcuts and AI can touch, with optional biometric gates on destructive actions. DESIGNED FOR APPLE - Native SwiftUI — iPhone, iPad, and Mac - iCloud Keychain syncs servers and credentials across your devices - Biometric gates where it counts - Siri Shortcuts and App Intents throughout - Universal purchase — download on iPhone, iPad, or Mac with a single buy WORKS WITH - FileMaker Server 20, 21, and 22 (2025) - FileMaker Cloud - Any MCP-compatible AI client PRIVACY Your credentials live in Keychain and never leave your devices. The MCP server (when running on Mac) binds to localhost only — AI tools on the same Mac can reach it, nothing on your network can. Every AI action lands in the activity log.

Screenshots

Hear Boost4 screens
Server Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hear Boost at 4.2 against Server Manager's 1.0. Hear Boost also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Server Manager's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hear Boost sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Server Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hear Boost holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hear Boost has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Hear Boost's written reviews are positive against 43% of Server Manager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hear Boost ships an update every 3 weeks, Server Manager weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hear Boost versus Server Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHear BoostServer Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.1% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings12K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture MomentsMonolithic Apps

Customer experience

Hear Boost

All ratings11,634 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral6.5%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews349 reviews
Positive50.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative41.8%

Server Manager

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Bugs and requests

Hear Boost

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Recordings not saving properly
  • Equalizer not working as expected
  • Constant feedback/distortion
  • App freezing/crashing on launch

Requested features

5 requests
  • Microphone selection option
  • Noise cancellation feature
  • Bluetooth speaker support
  • Real-time transcription
  • Hearing aid integration

Server Manager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Hear Boost

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Monthly1 Month trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • 6 Months$7.996 Months
  • Trial + Annual3 Days trial2 variants$14.991 Year
  • 6 Months$14.996 Months
  • Annual + Trial3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Annual + Trial3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Transcription up to 1 hour$0.99
  • Unlimited Use Forever$1.99
  • Transcription up to 2 hours$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Transcription up to 3 hours$2.99
  • Custom Equalizer$3.99
  • All Spaces$4.99
2 purchases

Server Manager

Subscriptions2
  • Standard Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Standard Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Hear Boost free?
Hear Boost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Server Manager free?
Server Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hear Boost or Server Manager?
Hear Boost is rated higher. Hear Boost averages 4.2 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Server Manager averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hear Boost or Server Manager have ads?
Neither Hear Boost nor Server Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hear Boost or Server Manager?
Hear Boost ships an update every 3 weeks, and Server Manager weekly. Most recently, Hear Boost was updated on October 26, 2026 and Server Manager on October 18, 2026.

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