Comparison

PhoneMic vs Datum Tools

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Wireless microphone for PC
  • Low latency audio streaming
  • Works on Windows and Linux
  • Mute from lock screen
  • Live level meter
  • Private local network streaming
Features
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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/

About

Datum Tools

Features
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Datum is built and tested with licensed architects and active developers. Datum Tools is a suite of tools for architects, developers, brokers, bankers, students, teachers, and more. Use Datum to estimate the cost of a project, the architecture fee, what a site can hold, what code requires, and more. Build: Quickly study building scale, site capacity, FAR, parking analysis, and building heights and construction types. Code: Understand construction type and framing (wood, steel, concrete), egress stair counts, and plumbing fixture counts easily, cited to the IBC. Cost: Quickly understand order-of-magnitude cost and market-based estimates, exportable as a PDF. The tool will rough estimate a host of building types. Optimized for the planning stages of design and development. Terms of Use: https://datumtools.org/terms.html

Screenshots

PhoneMic4 screens
Datum Tools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Datum Tools at 15.0 against PhoneMic's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PhoneMic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Datum Tools sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PhoneMic ships an update every 6 days, Datum Tools weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
PhoneMic versus Datum Tools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhoneMicDatum Tools
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 6 days โ€” betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerdar OztetikJOSHUA ERICH PABST

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PhoneMic

Subscriptions3
  • PhoneMic1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • PhoneMic Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • PhoneMic Yearly$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Datum Tools

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Unlock$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Datum Pro Unlock$19.99

Questions

Is PhoneMic free?
PhoneMic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Datum Tools free?
Datum Tools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PhoneMic or Datum Tools have ads?
Neither PhoneMic nor Datum Tools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PhoneMic or Datum Tools?
PhoneMic ships an update every 6 days, and Datum Tools weekly. Most recently, PhoneMic was updated on November 5, 2026 and Datum Tools on October 31, 2026.

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