Comparison

PhonHear Smart Hearing vs Hear from Another Room

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

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About

PhonHear Smart Hearing

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Welcome to PhonHear – Your Smart Hearing Companion If you need a hearing aid, start here. PhonHear transforms your favorite Bluetooth listening devices—whether they’re earbuds, headphones, bone conduction, or even wired earphones—into smart, discreet, and customizable hearing aids. No medical appointments. No stigma. Just better hearing—your way. PhonHear: The hearing aid that lives inside your headphones. Free Plans: - Create Siri shortcuts Subscription Plans: -
 Annual Plan - $100.00/year (Cancel anytime & 7 days free trial) - Semiannual Plan - $60.00/6 months (Cancel anytime & 7 days free trial) - Quarterly Plan -$35.00/3 months (Cancel anytime & 7 days free trial)
 - Onetime Plan - $200.00/Lifetime access What is included: - Connect external devices - Record and play back your voice - Real-time speech-to-text in multiple languages - Customize your voice with an Equalizer You'll be charged to your Apple account upon purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled 24 hours before the next cycle. Manage in Account Settings. Access ends after cancellation but is restored upon renewal. Terms of Use - https://sites.google.com/view/phonhear-terms-of-service/home - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy - https://sites.google.com/view/privacypolicy-phonehear/home

About

Hear from Another Room

This app transforms your iPhone into a remote microphone, allowing you to amplify and listen to sounds from another room through your wireless headphones. It's useful for monitoring babies or clearly hearing TV dialogue without disturbing others.

Highlights
  • Live audio listening
  • Audio boost controls
  • Noise reduction
  • Remote microphone functionality
  • Baby monitoring
  • TV audio amplification
Features
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Hear from Another Room is a hearing amplifier that lets you hear sound from another room at home using AirPods, Bluetooth earbuds, or wireless headphones. The Hear from Another Room app turns your iPhone into a remote microphone or audio baby monitor. Place your phone near the sound source, such as in front of a TV or near a baby crib, then listen to the amplified audio through your connected Bluetooth headphones. Use Hear from Another Room when you want to keep listening while you move around the house. You can leave your phone in the living room and continue hearing the audio from another room through your wireless earbuds or headphones. Hear from Another Room is helpful for TV listening and audio baby monitoring at home. Place your phone near the TV to hear dialogue more clearly through your headphones without turning up the volume for everyone else. You can also use Hear from Another Room as a simple audio baby monitor to listen for baby sounds from another room at home. Hear TV From Another Room Hear from Another Room is useful when you are watching TV but need to step away for a short time. Place your iPhone near the TV, connect your AirPods or Bluetooth headphones, and continue listening from another room while you cook, clean, do laundry, use the washroom, or move around the house. Hear from Another Room helps you follow TV dialogue, movies, news, sports, shows, and programs through your headphones while keeping the TV volume comfortable for everyone else nearby. Audio Baby Monitoring at Home Hear from Another Room can also be used as a simple audio baby monitor. Place your iPhone safely near the baby crib area or baby room, then listen for baby sounds through your wireless headphones from another room. Use Hear from Another Room to listen for crying, movement, soft sounds, and other baby sounds while you are in the kitchen, living room, home office, or another part of the house. Live Remote Microphone Hear from Another Room captures sound through your iPhone microphone and streams the live audio directly to your connected headphones. Your iPhone works like a wireless microphone, helping you hear sound from another room in real time. Simply connect your AirPods, Bluetooth earbuds, or wireless headphones, tap Listen, and place your phone near the sound you want to hear. Use Hear from Another Room to: • Hear TV audio from another room • Follow TV dialogue while you move around the house • Listen through AirPods or Bluetooth headphones • Monitor baby sounds from another room at home • Keep TV volume lower for others nearby • Hear important home sounds more clearly Place your phone: • Near a television • Close to a speaker • Near a baby crib area • In the room with the sound source Then listen privately through your AirPods, Bluetooth earbuds, or wireless headphones. Listening Features Hear from Another Room includes helpful audio tools for everyday home listening: • Live audio listening • Audio boost controls • Noise reduction • Equalizer presets • Manual equalizer sliders • Audio recording Free features include live audio listening, audio recording, equalizer presets, 25% Boost, and 30% Noise Reduction. Some advanced features require an upgrade, including full Boost, full Noise Reduction, and Manual Equalizer Sliders for adjusting sound quality. Customize your listening experience with: • Sound Boost — 25% free boost; full Boost requires upgrade • Noise Reduction — 25% free noise reduction included; full Noise Reduction requires upgrade • Equalizer Presets • Manual Equalizer Sliders — requires upgrade • Audio Recording — requires upgrade Optimized for: • AirPods • Bluetooth earbuds • Wireless headphones Hear from Another Room makes home listening simple. Place your iPhone near the sound source, connect your headphones, and hear live audio from another room in real time.

Screenshots

PhonHear Smart Hearing4 screens
Hear from Another Room4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PhonHear Smart Hearing at 13.0 against Hear from Another Room's 16.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. PhonHear Smart Hearing sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $35.00 per 3 months and Hear from Another Room sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
PhonHear Smart Hearing versus Hear from Another Room: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonHear Smart HearingHear from Another Room
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (17 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—17 — better
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSalomon OhayonRonald Lumor

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PhonHear Smart Hearing

Subscriptions3
  • Quarterly Plan7 Days trial$35.003 Months
  • Semiannual Plan7 Days trial$60.006 Months
  • Annual Plan7 Days trial$100.001 Year
One-time1
  • Onetime Plan$200.00
1 purchases

Hear from Another Room

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$3.99

Questions

Is PhonHear Smart Hearing free?
PhonHear Smart Hearing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hear from Another Room free?
Hear from Another Room is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PhonHear Smart Hearing or Hear from Another Room have ads?
Neither PhonHear Smart Hearing nor Hear from Another Room shows ads.

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