Comparison

Hear Boost vs Waveform

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

Waveform

This app provides offline playback for local audio and video files, offering robust library management and seamless control. It allows for easy file import, organization, and sharing with other users nearby, all without an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Zero-latency offline playback
  • Import and organize local files
  • Instant search and flexible sorting
  • Multi-select for efficient management
  • Built-in artwork and metadata editing
  • Persistent mini player and Now Playing interface
  • Nearby audio sharing (Waves)
Features
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Waveform is an offline media player built for the audio and video files you already own. Import your media, organise your library, customize artwork and metadata, and play everything without streaming, subscriptions, or an internet connection. This app supports a wide range of audio and video formats, including MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, ALAC, MP4, MOV, WebM, and more. Features and Highlights: • Play audio and video stored on your device • Browse songs, artists, albums, playlists, and videos • Search and sort your library • Edit metadata and artwork • Build and manage playlists • Queue tracks with Up Next and Play Next • Shuffle, repeat, and set a sleep timer • Control playback with Now Playing and the mini player • Bring your library on the road with CarPlay • Bring your library anywhere with Apple Watch • Manage large libraries with multi-select tools • No streaming. No account. No subscription required App is compatible with: • iPhone and iPhone Duo • iPad • iMac • Apple TV • Apple Watch • Apple CarPlay • Siri Commands Thanks for using Waveform.

Screenshots

Hear Boost4 screens
Waveform4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waveform at none against Hear Boost's 18. Waveform also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). Hear Boost's advantage is ratings volume (12K vs 14). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement 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. Waveform asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Hear Boost against 4.3 for Waveform. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hear Boost has 12K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Hear Boost's written reviews are positive against 60% of Waveform's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hear Boost ships an update every 3 weeks, Waveform every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hear Boost versus Waveform: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHear BoostWaveform
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12K ratings)4.3 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.1% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture MomentsEvan Mourmouras

Customer experience

Hear Boost

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

Waveform

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Waveform

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
None

Waveform

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hear Boost free?
Hear Boost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Waveform free?
Waveform is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hear Boost or Waveform?
Waveform is rated higher. Hear Boost averages 4.2 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Waveform averages 4.3 from 14 ratings.
Do Hear Boost or Waveform have ads?
Neither Hear Boost nor Waveform shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hear Boost or Waveform?
Hear Boost ships an update every 3 weeks, and Waveform every 2 days. Most recently, Hear Boost was updated on October 30, 2026 and Waveform on October 28, 2026.

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