Comparison

Window Seat App vs PhoneMic

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

Head to head
About

Window Seat App

Features
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WindowSeat is a subscription for your kids that helps them fall in love with reading and playing at home. Individually curated books and games are delivered and picked up based on the subscription frequency (weekly, fortnightly or monthly)

About

PhoneMic

Transform your smartphone into a high-quality wireless microphone for your Windows or Linux PC. Enjoy low latency audio streaming over Wi-Fi, with the ability to mute directly from your lock screen. Perfect for streaming, calls, and recordings.

Highlights
  • Wireless microphone for PC
  • Low latency audio streaming
  • Works on Windows and Linux
  • Mute from lock screen
  • Live level meter
  • Private local network streaming
Features
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PhoneMic turns your phone into a wireless microphone for your Windows or Linux PC. BEFORE YOU START: PhoneMic comes in two halves. This app is the microphone; a small free app on your PC is the other half. Install it first - download it at phonemicapp.com - or the phone has nowhere to send your voice. SETUP ON WINDOWS 1. On your PC, open phonemicapp.com and run PhoneMicSetup.exe. It is free. 2. Install VB-CABLE when the installer asks, then reboot the PC once. 3. Put the phone and the PC on the same Wi-Fi. Your PC appears in PhoneMic by itself - tap it, then tap Start. Then in Zoom, Teams, Discord, OBS or any other app on the PC, choose CABLE Output as the microphone. SETUP ON LINUX 1. On your PC, open phonemicapp.com and paste the one-line install command into a terminal. No driver and no VB-CABLE. 2. Put the phone and the PC on the same Wi-Fi, pick the PC in PhoneMic, then tap Start. 3. In Zoom, Meet, Discord, OBS or any other app, choose Phone Mic as the microphone. The app also has a full step-by-step guide built in, under the question mark in the top left. FEATURES - Low latency - uncompressed 48 kHz audio over your Wi-Fi, delay of a few dozen milliseconds - Works everywhere - shows up as a standard microphone on Windows and Linux - Keep streaming with the phone locked or the app in the background - Mute straight from the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island - Live level meter so you can see your voice coming through - Private by design - audio never leaves your local network REQUIREMENTS - A Windows 10 or 11 PC, or a Linux PC with a PipeWire desktop (Fedora 36+, Ubuntu 22.10+, Debian 12+, Arch), with the free PhoneMic receiver installed - Phone and PC on the same Wi-Fi network SUBSCRIPTIONS PhoneMic requires an active subscription to use the microphone and PC connection features. Choose $4.99 per week, with a 3-day free trial for eligible subscribers, or $24.99 per year, charged when you subscribe. Prices are in US dollars; local prices are shown in the app. Existing monthly subscribers keep their current plan. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or after the free trial ends if eligible. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in Settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://phonemicapp.com/iphone-mic-pc/privacy/

Screenshots

Window Seat App3 screens
PhoneMic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Window Seat App at none against PhoneMic's 3. Window Seat App also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). PhoneMic's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PhoneMic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Window Seat App asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Window Seat App ships an update every 2 weeks, PhoneMic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Window Seat App versus PhoneMic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWindow Seat AppPhoneMic
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Monetizationโ€”Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size34 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGayatri Software Services Pvt LtdSerdar Oztetik

In-app purchases

None

Window Seat App

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PhoneMic

Subscriptions3
  • PhoneMic1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • PhoneMic Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • PhoneMic Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Window Seat App free?
Window Seat App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhoneMic free?
PhoneMic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Window Seat App or PhoneMic have ads?
Neither Window Seat App nor PhoneMic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Window Seat App or PhoneMic?
Window Seat App ships an update every 2 weeks, and PhoneMic every 6 days. Most recently, Window Seat App was updated on November 7, 2026 and PhoneMic on November 10, 2026.

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