Comparison

Hear from Another Room vs Outpost

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

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About

Hear from Another Room

This app transforms your iPhone into a remote microphone, allowing you to amplify and listen to sounds from another room through your wireless headphones. It's useful for monitoring babies or clearly hearing TV dialogue without disturbing others.

Highlights
  • Live audio listening
  • Audio boost controls
  • Noise reduction
  • Remote microphone functionality
  • Baby monitoring
  • TV audio amplification
Features
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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.

About

Outpost

This app provides two layers of security: it analyzes incoming messages and screenshots for scams, and it scans your home network to identify connected devices and potential vulnerabilities. It offers both free features for basic protection and a Pro version with advanced scam analysis, data breach monitoring, and enhanced network security.

Highlights
  • Scam analysis of messages and screenshots
  • Home WiFi network scanning
  • Device identification and security scoring
  • Link and password reputation checks
  • Data breach monitoring
  • Caller blocking and spam text filtering
  • Router security fixes
Features
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Outpost is two kinds of protection in one app: it screens the scams that come at you, and it watches the network you live on. Got a text you're not sure about? Paste it in, or add a screenshot, and Outpost tells you plainly whether it looks like a scam, why, and what to do next. Ask Siri — "Check this with Outpost" — for an answer without opening the app. Run a scan and Outpost finds every device on your Wi-Fi: phones, TVs, printers, smart-home gadgets, and the ones you don't recognise. It checks what each device exposes, flags what's genuinely reachable from the internet, and gives you one security score that climbs as your network gets safer. It's also built to stay private. Network scans, your device list, and your history never leave your iPhone. No account, no ad tracking, nothing sold. WHAT YOU GET FREE • Unlimited network scans — never rate-limited • Every device identified in plain English, with open ports and services • A 0–100 security score with a trend over time • See what's exposed to the internet, and step-by-step fixes for your router • Check a link before you tap it — Outpost reads the address without opening it • Check whether a password has leaked, without ever sending the password • Review what your apps quietly do with your data • A home-screen widget, and Simple Mode for anyone who wants three big buttons OUTPOST PRO • Deep scam analysis of messages and screenshots, including live threat data • Block or label unwanted callers, and filter spam texts from unknown senders • Data breach monitoring — get told if your email turns up in a new breach • Guardian: share a simple protection summary with family, or watch theirs • Encrypted filtering DNS to block ads, trackers, and malicious sites • Close internet-exposed ports in one tap — Outpost talks to your router for you • Known-vulnerability (CVE) checks, including flaws under active attack • Confirm from outside your home what's really reachable from the internet • Background monitoring with alerts when something changes • Router Doctor, Device Detective, guided checkups, Time Machine, Weekly Brief • A protection report showing what Outpost actually did for you BUILT FOR FAMILY Simple Mode replaces the app with three large buttons — check a message, check your Wi-Fi, and call someone you trust — so you can set it up for a parent and hand the phone back. Guardian lets you keep an eye on their protection without taking anything over, and only ever shares a score and a count of issues. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Outpost only scans networks you confirm you own — it won't touch a workplace or public Wi-Fi. Network scanning happens entirely on your device. The features that do need the internet are named in the app before you use them: a breach lookup, a link or number reputation check, the optional vulnerability lookup, and the Guardian summary you choose to share. Password checks send only the first five characters of a hash, so the service can't tell which password you checked. Available in English and Spanish. Outpost gives you information and practical guidance — it isn't a guarantee of safety. Always verify unexpected requests through a channel you already trust. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Outpost Pro — 1 month: $4.99 per month Outpost Pro — 1 year: $29.99 per year Outpost Pro is an auto-renewing subscription that unlocks the Pro features listed above for the length of the period you choose. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Prices are in USD and may vary by region. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://outpostsec.app/privacy Additional terms: https://outpostsec.app/terms

Screenshots

Hear from Another Room4 screens
Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Hear from Another Room at 18 against Outpost's 1. Hear from Another Room also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Hear from Another Room sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Outpost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Outpost holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hear from Another Room has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hear from Another Room versus Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHear from Another RoomOutpost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonald LumorJEREMY JAMES HIGHTOWER

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hear from Another Room

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$3.99
2 purchases

Outpost

Subscriptions2
  • Outpost Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Outpost Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Hear from Another Room free?
Hear from Another Room is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Outpost free?
Outpost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hear from Another Room or Outpost?
Outpost is rated higher. Hear from Another Room averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Outpost averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hear from Another Room or Outpost have ads?
Neither Hear from Another Room nor Outpost shows ads.

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