Comparison

Hear from Another Room vs MY.DEV

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

Head to head
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

MY.DEV

Easily create shareable links for your Apple Shortcuts. Advertise your creations or simply send them to friends and family.

Highlights
  • Create shortcut links
  • Advertise shortcuts
  • Share shortcuts with others
  • Simple interface
Features
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Create shortcut links to advertise or just send your Shortcuts to people

Screenshots

Hear from Another Room4 screens
MY.DEV4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hear from Another Room at 4.8 against MY.DEV's 1.0. Hear from Another Room also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 1). MY.DEV's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. MY.DEV asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hear from Another Room holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hear from Another Room has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
Hear from Another Room versus MY.DEV: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHear from Another RoomMY.DEV
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings17 — better1
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB187 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRonald LumorBridget Baker

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hear from Another Room

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$3.99
None

MY.DEV

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hear from Another Room free?
Hear from Another Room is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MY.DEV free?
MY.DEV is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hear from Another Room or MY.DEV?
Hear from Another Room is rated higher. Hear from Another Room averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while MY.DEV averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Hear from Another Room or MY.DEV have ads?
Neither Hear from Another Room nor MY.DEV shows ads.

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