Comparison

Aurloom vs elsehear

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

Head to head
About

Aurloom

This app helps you relive memories by connecting your audio recordings with photos taken on the same day. It offers customizable recording options, speaker labeling, and searchable transcripts. All your audio is stored locally and synced across your devices.

Highlights
  • Audio recording with photo sync
  • Customizable mic presets
  • Speaker labeling and naming
  • Searchable audio transcripts
  • Import voicemails and audio files
  • Universal purchase for iPhone, iPad, Mac
  • Local-first file storage
Features
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Aurloom: The first app built for your aural memories. Open any recording, tap the Photos icon, and every picture from that same day is waiting there. Press play and swipe through them. The moment comes back whole. THE HOME FOR EVERY AUDIO MOMENT Every recording you've ever made deserves a better home than a folder of timestamps. Aurloom is where they live. PHOTO CONNECTION Every recording paired with your photos from the same day. Relive the moment the way you lived it — sound and image together. CUSTOMIZABLE CAPTURE Built for wherever life happens. Selfie, Environment, and Interview mic presets with directional switching. A safety track runs in parallel so nothing ever gets clipped. EVERY VOICE, NAMED Label speakers, assign names, build a cast of characters for every memory. Power editing — bulk assign, keyboard shortcuts, NLE-style controls — on Mac. ONE ARCHIVE. EVERY DEVICE. iPhone, iPad, and Mac. One Universal Purchase. Your recordings, transcripts, and speaker labels perfectly synced via your own iCloud. SEARCHABLE TRANSCRIPTS Every word, forever. Tap any word to jump to that exact moment in the audio. VOICEMAIL RESCUE Import any audio — including voicemails — and relive them all. YOUR FILES ARE ALWAYS YOURS Local-first architecture. Plain .m4a files with every detail written directly into the audio. They play anywhere, in any app, on any device. Record, import, and catalog every audio moment in your life — then relive them alongside your photos. Free to start. $2.99/month or $19.99/year. One month free trial. Terms of Use: https://www.aurloom.app/terms

About

elsehear

Features
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Listen to real places around the world, live. Browse places around the world and tune into their live soundscapes. Discover the coordinates and stories behind the sounds you hear. Tap "Take me somewhere" and let Elsehear choose your next destination. Save your favorite places and return to them whenever you like. Favorites sync across your iPhones when you sign in with the same Apple account. See your current place and playback status on the Lock Screen with Live Activities. Browse places and control playback on your paired iPhone with the Apple Watch companion. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French, and German. Elsehear is an art project for sharing the sounds of the world. With thanks to Locus Sonus and the contributors who keep these open microphones listening. Sign in with Apple and an internet connection are required. Audio comes from live sources, so sounds and stream availability vary. Be here, hear elsewhere.

Screenshots

Aurloom4 screens
elsehear4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: elsehear at none against Aurloom's 2. elsehear also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Aurloom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. elsehear asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aurloom ships an update every 4 days, elsehear every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aurloom versus elsehear: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAurloomelsehear
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEDGAR GUSTAVO FURSEdohyun ahn

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Aurloom

Subscriptions2
  • Aurloom Monthly1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Aurloom Yearly1 Month trial$19.991 Year
None

elsehear

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aurloom free?
Aurloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is elsehear free?
elsehear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Aurloom or elsehear have ads?
Neither Aurloom nor elsehear shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aurloom or elsehear?
Aurloom ships an update every 4 days, and elsehear every 3 days. Most recently, Aurloom was updated on October 17, 2026 and elsehear on October 16, 2026.

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