Comparison

Light Signals vs Ear Spy

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

Head to head
About

Light Signals

Features
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This app lets you talk to the people around you with Morse code flashed from your device's flashlight. Alongside a set of ready-made example phrases, you can register words of your own. In the settings menu, you can adjust the brightness of the flashlight.

About

Ear Spy

Features
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Want to hear better from farther away? Super Ear turns your iPhone into a powerful listening device and sound amplifier. Capture live audio with the microphone, boost it in real time, and hear it clearly through your headphones. Use Super Ear when you need a hear boost in conversations, meetings, lectures, or while watching TV from across the room. How Listening Device Works? Listening Device picks up sound from your iPhone microphone, lets you shape it with the equalizer, then amplifies it and streams it to your headphones. Boost the sounds you want. Lower the ones you don’t. How to use Listening Device? 1. Allow microphone access. 2. Connect headphones. 3. Start listening and raise volume or boost. 4. Fine-tune the equalizer for clearer sound. 5. Record and replay clips in My Recordings. Listening Device Features β€’ Real-time sound amplifier β€’ Hear boost for distant audio β€’ Equalizer to tune frequencies β€’ Volume boost for super hearing β€’ Record and save audio β€’ Auto recording β€’ Simple, lightweight, and easy to use How Listening Device Helps ? β€’ Conversations and meetings β€’ Lectures from the back of the room β€’ TV, radio, speakers, and laptops β€’ Online calls and conferences β€’ Everyday sounds you need louder and clearer Place your iPhone near the sound source, put on headphones, and Super Ear will amplify, filter, and boost what you hear. Super Ear is a consumer sound amplifier. It is not a medical device and is not a substitute for a hearing aid prescribed by a hearing professional. Download Super Ear and start hearing more clearly from a distance. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Light Signals4 screens
Ear Spy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ear Spy at 16.0 against Light Signals's 26.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Light Signals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Ear Spy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Light Signals ships an update every 9 days, Ear Spy every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Light Signals versus Ear Spy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLight SignalsEar Spy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days β€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.116.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMIZOU, CO., LTD.Darshan Patel

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Light Signals

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
2 purchases

Ear Spy

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly Premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$29.99

Questions

Is Light Signals free?
Light Signals is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ear Spy free?
Ear Spy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Light Signals or Ear Spy have ads?
Both Light Signals and Ear Spy show ads.
Which is updated more often, Light Signals or Ear Spy?
Light Signals ships an update every 9 days, and Ear Spy every 2 weeks. Most recently, Light Signals was updated on October 30, 2026 and Ear Spy on November 6, 2026.

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