Olive Notes vs Hear from Another Room
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Olive Notes
This app offers a secure and discreet platform for individuals experiencing domestic abuse. It allows users to log incidents, store evidence like photos and videos, and access vital support resources and safety planning tools. In emergencies, it can send SOS alerts and share live locations with trusted contacts.
- Secure incident and evidence logging
- Store photos, videos, audio, and notes
- SOS emergency alerts
- Live location sharing
- Domestic abuse support resources
- Discreet Mask Mode
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Olive Notes is a discreet domestic abuse support app designed to help individuals stay safe, organised, and connected during difficult situations. The app provides a secure space to record incidents, store important evidence, and access tools that can assist in documenting abuse and seeking support. Create detailed incident logs, securely store photos, videos, audio recordings, and notes, and keep all your evidence organised in one place. Whether you're documenting patterns of behaviour, recording incidents as they occur, or simply keeping a personal record, Olive Notes makes it easy to securely store information when you need it most. In an emergency, users can quickly send SOS alerts, share their live location with trusted contacts, and notify emergency contacts that assistance may be required. Trusted contacts can receive updates and access important information when authorised, helping to improve communication during critical situations. Olive Notes also includes a comprehensive library of domestic abuse support resources, including safety guides, planning tools, educational content, practical advice, and direct access to support helplines. Whether you're looking for information about coercive control, emotional abuse, financial abuse, physical abuse, or available support services, helpful resources are available within the app. For additional privacy, Olive Notes features a discreet Mask Mode, allowing the app to appear as a cookbook. This helps users access important features without drawing unwanted attention. The app can launch directly into Mask Mode, providing an extra layer of discretion when privacy is essential. Key Features: • Secure incident and evidence logging • Store photos, videos, audio recordings and notes • SOS emergency alerts • Live location sharing • Trusted contact notifications • Domestic abuse support guides and resources • Safety planning tools and practical advice • Quick access to support helplines • Discreet Mask Mode for added privacy • Secure and easy-to-use design Olive Notes is designed to provide practical tools, helpful information, and discreet support, all in one place. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Hear from Another Room
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Hear from Another Room is a hearing amplifier that lets you hear sound from another room at home using AirPods, Bluetooth earbuds, or wireless headphones. The Hear from Another Room app turns your iPhone into a remote microphone or audio baby monitor. Place your phone near the sound source, such as in front of a TV or near a baby crib, then listen to the amplified audio through your connected Bluetooth headphones. Use Hear from Another Room when you want to keep listening while you move around the house. You can leave your phone in the living room and continue hearing the audio from another room through your wireless earbuds or headphones. Hear from Another Room is helpful for TV listening and audio baby monitoring at home. Place your phone near the TV to hear dialogue more clearly through your headphones without turning up the volume for everyone else. You can also use Hear from Another Room as a simple audio baby monitor to listen for baby sounds from another room at home. Hear TV From Another Room Hear from Another Room is useful when you are watching TV but need to step away for a short time. Place your iPhone near the TV, connect your AirPods or Bluetooth headphones, and continue listening from another room while you cook, clean, do laundry, use the washroom, or move around the house. Hear from Another Room helps you follow TV dialogue, movies, news, sports, shows, and programs through your headphones while keeping the TV volume comfortable for everyone else nearby. Audio Baby Monitoring at Home Hear from Another Room can also be used as a simple audio baby monitor. Place your iPhone safely near the baby crib area or baby room, then listen for baby sounds through your wireless headphones from another room. Use Hear from Another Room to listen for crying, movement, soft sounds, and other baby sounds while you are in the kitchen, living room, home office, or another part of the house. Live Remote Microphone Hear from Another Room captures sound through your iPhone microphone and streams the live audio directly to your connected headphones. Your iPhone works like a wireless microphone, helping you hear sound from another room in real time. Simply connect your AirPods, Bluetooth earbuds, or wireless headphones, tap Listen, and place your phone near the sound you want to hear. Use Hear from Another Room to: • Hear TV audio from another room • Follow TV dialogue while you move around the house • Listen through AirPods or Bluetooth headphones • Monitor baby sounds from another room at home • Keep TV volume lower for others nearby • Hear important home sounds more clearly Place your phone: • Near a television • Close to a speaker • Near a baby crib area • In the room with the sound source Then listen privately through your AirPods, Bluetooth earbuds, or wireless headphones. Listening Features Hear from Another Room includes helpful audio tools for everyday home listening: • Live audio listening • Audio boost controls • Noise reduction • Equalizer presets • Manual equalizer sliders • Audio recording Free features include live audio listening, audio recording, equalizer presets, 25% Boost, and 30% Noise Reduction. Some advanced features require an upgrade, including full Boost, full Noise Reduction, and Manual Equalizer Sliders for adjusting sound quality. Customize your listening experience with: • Sound Boost — 25% free boost; full Boost requires upgrade • Noise Reduction — 25% free noise reduction included; full Noise Reduction requires upgrade • Equalizer Presets • Manual Equalizer Sliders — requires upgrade • Audio Recording — requires upgrade Optimized for: • AirPods • Bluetooth earbuds • Wireless headphones Hear from Another Room makes home listening simple. Place your iPhone near the sound source, connect your headphones, and hear live audio from another room in real time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Olive Notes at none against Hear from Another Room's 1. Olive Notes also leads on iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Hear from Another Room sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Olive Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Olive Notes | Hear from Another Room |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tyrell Eli | Ronald Lumor |
In-app purchases
Olive Notes
No in-app purchases
Hear from Another Room
- Lifetime Access$3.99
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