Light Signals vs Ear Spy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Light Signals
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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.
Ear Spy
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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 donβt. 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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Light Signals | Ear Spy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days β better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MIZOU, CO., LTD. | Darshan Patel |
In-app purchases
Light Signals
- Remove Ads$1.99
Ear Spy
- Weekly Premium7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Lifetime Premium$29.99
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