Comparison

Listen from a Distance vs EMF Detector

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

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About

Listen from a Distance

Transform your iPhone into a live remote microphone. Stream audio from your phone's microphone directly to your AirPods or Bluetooth headphones in real-time. Ideal for enhancing audio clarity in various situations, from watching TV to monitoring conversations.

Highlights
  • Live remote microphone functionality
  • Real-time audio streaming to headphones
  • Audio Boost controls
  • Noise Reduction features
  • Equalizer Presets and Manual Sliders
  • Audio Recording
Features
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Hear from a distance! Listen to conversations, TV, lectures or baby sounds from a distance. Monitor your sleeping baby from another room. The Listen from a Distance app turns your iPhone into a remote microphone and live sound amplifier that streams sound directly to AirPods or Bluetooth headphones. Listen from a Distance lets you place your phone near the sounds you want to hear and stream audio directly to your headphones in real time. Whether you're watching TV, following a conversation across the room, listening during a meeting, following a TV program from another room, or audio monitoring your baby, Hear Clear helps bring distant audio closer. Hear Clearly From Anywhere Simply connect your AirPods or Bluetooth headphones, tap Listen, and place your phone near the sound source. Your iPhone becomes a wireless microphone that streams live audio directly to your ears. The Listen from a Distance app is perfect for: • Watching TV without turning up the volume • Following conversations across the room • Listening during lectures and presentations • Monitoring your baby from another room • Hearing speakers more clearly in meetings • Keeping track of important sounds around the home Live Audio Streaming Listen from a Distance captures sound through your device's microphone and delivers it to your connected headphones with minimal delay. Place your phone: • Near a television • On a conference table • Close to a speaker or lecturer • Beside a crib or monitor area • Across the room during conversations Then listen privately through your Bluetooth headphones. Customize your listening experience with: • Audio Boost controls — limited free access up to 30%; full Boost requires upgrade • Noise Reduction — limited free access up to 25%; 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 a Distance works wherever you need clearer access to distant sounds. Great for Everyday Use Use Listen from a Distance at home, work, school, or while traveling: • Follow TV dialogue from another room • Listen during meetings and presentations • Hear conversations more clearly • Monitor your baby while you're busy in the kitchen • Keep media volume lower for others nearby • Improve clarity in noisy places Listen from a Distance makes remote listening simple by streaming live audio from your phone directly to your headphones. Important: Listen from a Distance is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition.

About

EMF Detector

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Four new tools join the meter in 1.1: Radar, Metal Finder, Presence Meter and SLS-Style Camera. Every number on screen comes from your iPhone's own sensors. The magnetometer reading is real. What it means is up to you. THE METER: EMF Detector reads your iPhone's magnetometer and shows the live magnetic field in µT or mG. Each start calibrates a baseline for the room and tells you how steady it was. Readings are classed Calm, Weak, Potential, High or Extreme. - Meter | Graph switch; live 30-second graph with X, Y and Z toggles - Sensitivity presets, haptic and beep feedback - Record Mode: a clean full-screen view for filming - Siri and Spotlight shortcut into the meter THE TOOLS TAB (all four free to open): - Radar: a live compass radar driven by the magnetometer. When the field reaches Potential or above, a blip appears in the direction your iPhone faces. - Metal Finder: shows how far the field moves from its baseline, with a threshold, beep and vibration. It responds to magnets and magnetic metals such as iron and steel, not to gold or aluminium. - Presence Meter: shows how much your iPhone itself moves, from its accelerometer. Set it down and it reacts to bumps and vibration. - SLS-Style Camera: a live rear-camera view. Apple's Vision framework looks for human body shapes on your iPhone and draws a stick figure only where it finds one. People, mannequins, photos and TVs can show figures; an empty room shows none. Your live EMF reading stays on screen. RECORDING: Tap Record and walk the space; each spike is marked as it happens. Tap Stop for the timeline, spikes, baseline and peaks. Compare any two sessions side by side. FREE AND PRO: Free: the meter, graph, Record Mode, recording (3 most recent sessions kept), session detail, compare and all four tools. Pro adds: no ads; unlimited history; CSV export; radar skins (colour themes: Thermal, Night Vision, Vintage); Presence Meter recording, sensitivity and sound alert; SLS-Style Camera extras: Depth (LiDAR) on iPhones with LiDAR, a night-vision-style filter and photo capture. Without Pro, a rewarded ad unlocks one session's export while its screen stays open, or a time-limited trial of the Pro tool extras. The trial does not remove ads or unlock history or export. SUBSCRIPTIONS: EMF Detector Pro: Weekly $2.99 (3-day free trial), Monthly $4.99 (3-day free trial), or Lifetime $24.99, a one-time purchase. Prices are in US dollars; the App Store shows your local price. Free trials are for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. To cancel: Settings > your name > Subscriptions > EMF Detector Pro > Cancel Subscription. To avoid renewal after a free trial, cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. ADS: Free users see Google AdMob ads: a native card labelled "Ad" on the meter and tool screens, and occasional full-screen ads after you stop a recording, when you leave a tool, and when you go back from a saved session, a comparison or the instructions. No ads appear on their own in Record Mode or while recording. ENTERTAINMENT NOTICE: The magnetometer reading is real. What it means is up to you. Magnetic fields change near wiring, appliances, magnets, metal and other phones, and this app cannot tell those apart from anything else. It is made for paranormal-style entertainment and does not claim that a change in the field means a ghost is present. PRIVACY: No account. The camera works only in the SLS-Style Camera tool; images are processed on your iPhone and nothing is stored or sent unless you share or save a photo. Sharing usage data (Google Analytics for Firebase) is your choice, changeable in Settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ashaquavision.com/privacy-policy/emf-detector-ios/ iPhone only. Requires a device with a magnetometer.

Screenshots

Listen from a Distance4 screens
EMF Detector4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Listen from a Distance at none against EMF Detector's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Listen from a Distance sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and EMF Detector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Listen from a Distance ships an update every 4 weeks, EMF Detector every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Listen from a Distance versus EMF Detector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListen from a DistanceEMF Detector
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (20 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB25 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRonald LumorAshir Mehmood

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Listen from a Distance

One-time1
  • Hear Clear Pro$3.99
1 purchases

EMF Detector

One-time1
  • EMF Detector Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Listen from a Distance free?
Listen from a Distance is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EMF Detector free?
EMF Detector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Listen from a Distance or EMF Detector have ads?
EMF Detector shows ads; Listen from a Distance does not.
Which is updated more often, Listen from a Distance or EMF Detector?
Listen from a Distance ships an update every 4 weeks, and EMF Detector every 3 weeks. Most recently, Listen from a Distance was updated on October 31, 2026 and EMF Detector on October 31, 2026.

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