Vertical Indicator vs PhoneMic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vertical Indicator
This app uses your phone's camera to automatically measure your vertical jump height. Get instant results and athlete performance analytics to help improve explosiveness for sports like basketball and volleyball.
- Automatic vertical jump measurement
- Instant jump height results
- Athlete performance analytics
- Camera-based measurement
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Vertical Indicator automatically measures your vertical jump using your phone’s camera. Just set your phone down, jump, and instantly see your jump height. Perfect for basketball, volleyball, football, and athletes who want to improve explosiveness. Features: • Automatic vertical jump measurement • Instant jump height results • Athlete performance analytics Whether you're training for dunking, volleyball blocks, or improving athletic performance, Vertical Indicator helps you measure every jump. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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.
- Wireless microphone for PC
- Low latency audio streaming
- Works on Windows and Linux
- Mute from lock screen
- Live level meter
- Private local network streaming
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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/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Vertical Indicator at free with in-app purchases against PhoneMic's subscription. PhoneMic's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Vertical Indicator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and PhoneMic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vertical Indicator ships an update every 2 months, PhoneMic every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vertical Indicator | PhoneMic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JASON MARSHALL JONES | Serdar Oztetik |
Customer experience
Vertical Indicator
PhoneMic
In-app purchases
Vertical Indicator
- Ad Remove$4.991 Year
PhoneMic
- PhoneMic1 Month trial$4.991 Month
- PhoneMic Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- PhoneMic Yearly$24.991 Year









