# Detect Spyware vs Hear Through Walls

The clearest difference is rating: Detect Spyware at 5.0 against Hear Through Walls's 4.5. Detect Spyware also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 weeks). Hear Through Walls's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Detect Spyware sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 7 days. Hear Through Walls asks for nothing beyond the download.

Detect Spyware holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hear Through Walls has 50 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Detect Spyware ships an update daily, Hear Through Walls every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Detect Spyware | Hear Through Walls |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/detect-spyware-find-device/id6746565924/reviews)** | [4.5 (50 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hear-through-walls/id6791780146/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 6 | **50** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Daily** | Every 4 weeks |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 332 MB | 6 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16** | 16.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ryleigh Becker](https://appshunter.io/developer/1817433538) | [Ronald Lumor](https://appshunter.io/developer/1874119930) |

## What reviewers say

### Detect Spyware

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/detect-spyware-find-device/id6746565924)

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Detect Spyware: Find Device | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| DetectSpywareWeekly | $8.99 | per 7 days |
| DetectSpywareMonthly | $14.99 | per month |
| DetectSpywareMonthlyTrial | $15.99 | per month |


### Hear Through Walls

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hear-through-walls/id6791780146)

This app transforms your iPhone into a live hearing amplifier and remote microphone. It allows you to listen to sounds from another room or through walls by streaming audio from your device's microphone to connected Bluetooth earbuds.

**Highlights:** Live hearing amplification, Remote microphone functionality, Listen through walls, Audio baby monitoring, TV listening device, Bluetooth earbud integration

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Detect Spyware free?

Detect Spyware is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Hear Through Walls free?

Hear Through Walls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Detect Spyware or Hear Through Walls?

Detect Spyware is rated higher. Detect Spyware averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Hear Through Walls averages 4.5 from 50 ratings.

### Do Detect Spyware or Hear Through Walls have ads?

Detect Spyware shows ads; Hear Through Walls does not.

### Which is updated more often, Detect Spyware or Hear Through Walls?

Detect Spyware ships an update daily, and Hear Through Walls every 4 weeks. Most recently, Detect Spyware was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hear Through Walls on October 25, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*