Power 800 vs TheaterEars
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Power 800
Listen to Boston's top tropical radio station on your iOS device without cost. Connect with the station through social media, email, or phone directly within the application.
- Stream live radio
- Connect via social media
- Direct email contact
- Phone contact within app
- iOS device support
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Stream Bostons #1 Tropical station via your iOS device for free! Communicate with Power 800 via Facebook, Twitter, email and phone, from right within the app
TheaterEars
Watch new release films in Spanish at the movie theater. Select your movie, showtime, and language, and the app will sync to play the full soundtrack in Spanish through your phone. Enjoy cine en Español without language barriers.
- Watch new release films in Spanish
- Syncs with movie via phone microphone
- Thousands of theaters available (US & PR)
- Advanced reservations for upcoming movies
- Supports all premium formats (IMAX, 3D, etc.)
- Rate and share favorite movies
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NOTE: Content only available in the United States and Puerto Rico Join the movement! The TheaterEars app allows you to watch new release films at the movie theater in Spanish. Simply load the app select your movie, showtime and language to get the movie track on your phone. When you arrive at the movietheater, TheaterEars will sync to the movie through your phone's microphone and then play the full movie soundtrack in your chosen language. For millions, cine en Español, is now within reach without the barriers of language. • THOUSANDS OF THEATERS AVAILABLE (United States & Puerto Rico): TheaterEars is available in thousands of movie theaters nationwide. Simply select your date, movie theater, and showtime and you’ll be ready to use TheaterEars. • ADVANCED RESERVATIONS: Want to make sure that you don’t miss out on your favorite upcoming movie? With TheaterEars you can reserve your movie before it comes out (on selected titles). You’ll automatically be notified when the movie is available for you in our area. • AT HOME SHOWTIMES: Selected movies will be available for at home use. • ALL FORMATS: Use TheaterEars for all standard movies plus all premium formats such as IMAX, RealD, 3D, XD, Dolby Cinema, and more. • EASY TO CHANGE SHOWTIME: Change of plans? No problem. Change your movie showtime directly on the app anytime before showtime. • MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT: Need support in English…en Español? No problem. TheaterEars interfaces with its users in both English and Spanish. • RATE & SHARE YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES: Love a movie? You can show your love by rating it on the TheaterEars app. Then you can share your ratings with friends on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram). • MOVIE DESCRIPTIONS: Learn more about upcoming and current movies, access the movie summary, actors, and more on the TheaterEars app. Hundreds of Thousands have used TheaterEars to watch great movies such as F9, Avengers: Endgame, Joker, Coco, and more. TheaterEars is always adding new movies, so stay tuned for updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Power 800 at none against TheaterEars's 6. Power 800 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 61%). TheaterEars's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 27 months) and ratings volume (59K vs 3). On price, rating, device support 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
Both are free to download. TheaterEars sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Power 800 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Power 800 against 4.9 for TheaterEars. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TheaterEars has 59K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Power 800's written reviews are positive against 61% of TheaterEars's.
Power 800 ships an update every 27 months, TheaterEars every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Power 800 | TheaterEars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (59K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 60.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 59K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #99 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.5 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Costa Eagle Broadcasting | Theater Ears, LLC |
Customer experience
Power 800
TheaterEars
Bugs and requests
Power 800
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TheaterEars
Reported bugs
6 issues- Doesn't work in Canada
- Charged after canceling
- Keeps saying synced but no sound
- Some movies aren't showing up
- Location not found
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- Incorrect information
Requested features
3 requests- English Stream
- Add more movies please
- Bring Brazilian Portuguese track! Specially for animations!
In-app purchases
Power 800
No in-app purchases
TheaterEars
- ULTRA Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- ULTRA Subscription (Returning)1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Ultra Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
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- ULTRA - Yearly Sub (Returning)2 Months trial$19.991 Year
- TE ULTRA - Annual Subscription$35.991 Year
- Translation$0.99
