Comparison

RF Detector vs Hear Through Walls

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

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About

RF Detector

This tool helps detect hidden electronic devices and cameras by scanning for electromagnetic fields and network connections. It offers real-time visualizers and alerts, all processed offline without requiring an account or sharing your data.

Highlights
  • Smart RF Detector
  • Network Scanner
  • Real-Time Visualizer
  • Haptic & Audio Alerts
  • 100% Offline Processing
  • Zero Account Required
Features
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Protect your peace of mind with ReFi. A secure, offline tool to find hidden devices and cameras. Are You Truly Alone? Hidden spy cameras, rogue microphones, and trackers are smaller and easier to hide than ever before. Whether you are in a hotel, an Airbnb, or a sensitive meeting, your privacy matters. Meet ReFi, your essential rf signal detector designed to help you scan your surroundings, locate suspicious electronic emissions, and secure your personal space. Why Choose ReFi? Most security apps require intrusive permissions or upload your data. Not us. Our usp is a privacy first rf detector. We believe a tool built to protect you should never track you. 100% Offline Processing: All scans happen entirely on your device. Zero Account Required: No registration, no emails, no tracking. No Data Sharing: We never collect, sell, or share your metrics. Key Features Smart RF Detector: Detect electromagnetic fields emitted by hidden electronic devices, lenses, and spy bugs. Network Scanner: Identify unauthorized devices connected to local Wi-Fi or Bluetooth networks. Real-Time Visualizer: Easy-to-read signal strength charts spike as you get closer to a threat. Haptic & Audio Alerts: Receive instant sound and vibration feedback to help you sweep a room discreetly. Perfect For: Travelers: Sweep vacation rentals and hotel rooms. Professionals: Secure conference rooms before sensitive discussions. Privacy Enthusiasts: Add an extra layer of daily defense against surveillance. Disclaimer: ReFi uses your phone’s built-in magnetometer and wireless sensors to locate potential threats. While highly effective as a first line of defense, standard smartphones cannot detect all dormant or military-grade signals. Download ReFi today—secure your space and keep your personal life private. Terms(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy:https://nulladevs.com/app-privacy-policy/

About

Hear Through Walls

This app transforms your iPhone into a live hearing amplifier and remote microphone. It allows you to listen to sounds from another room or through walls by streaming audio from your device's microphone to connected Bluetooth earbuds.

Highlights
  • Live hearing amplification
  • Remote microphone functionality
  • Listen through walls
  • Audio baby monitoring
  • TV listening device
  • Bluetooth earbud integration
Features
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Hear Through Walls app is a live hearing amplifier that helps you listen through walls and hear sounds from another room. Connect your AirPods or Bluetooth earbuds and place your iPhone/iPad near the sound source (such as in front of a TV, near a baby crib, etc), and listen through walls from another room as the live audio streams directly from your iPhone microphone to your wireless earbuds. The Hear Through Walls app turns your iPhone into a remote microphone, sound amplifier, TV listening device, and makeshift audio baby monitor. Place your phone near a television, speaker, conversation, baby crib area, or another sound source, then tap Listen to hear through walls and continue listening from another room. Hear Through Walls does not amplify sound through the wall itself. Instead, your iPhone captures sound from inside the room and streams it to your connected Bluetooth headphones. This allows you to listen through walls when your phone remains close to the sound you want to hear. Use Hear Through Walls when you want to continue listening while moving around your home. Leave your iPhone near the television or another sound source and listen through walls using your wireless earbuds while you cook, clean, work, do laundry, use the washroom, or move into another room. HEAR TV THROUGH WALLS Hear Through Walls is useful when you are watching television but need to step away for some time. Place your iPhone near the TV, connect your AirPods or Bluetooth headphones, and continue listening through walls while you move around the house or work in another room. Use Hear Through Walls to follow TV shows from another room. LISTEN THROUGH WALLS FROM ANOTHER ROOM Hear Through Walls lets you place your phone in one room and listen through walls from another nearby room. Your iPhone acts as a wireless remote microphone that captures live sound and sends it directly to your connected headphones. For clearer results, place your iPhone as close as safely possible to the television, speaker, conversation, baby crib area, or sound source. The closer the microphone is to the sound, the clearer and louder the sound will be. Connect your AirPods, Bluetooth earbuds, or wireless headphones, tap Listen, and leave your phone in the room containing the sound. You can then listen through walls while remaining within the supported wireless connection range. AUDIO BABY MONITORING AT HOME Hear Through Walls can also be used as a simple audio baby monitor at home. Place your iPhone safely near the baby’s crib area or inside the baby’s room, then listen through walls for baby sounds using your connected AirPods or Bluetooth headphones. Use Hear Through Walls to listen for crying, movement, soft noises, waking sounds, and other baby sounds while you are in the kitchen, living room, home office, bedroom, or another nearby part of the house. LIVE REMOTE MICROPHONE Hear Through Walls 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 listen through walls and hear sounds from another room in real time. Use Hear Through Walls to: • Hear TV through walls from another room • Listen for baby sounds from another nearby room. • Monitor your sleeping baby and know when they wake up. • Continue following TV dialogue while moving around the house • Hear better from the back row during a lecture PLACE YOUR IPHONE: • Near a television • Near a baby crib area • Close to a speaker • Inside the room containing the sound source Then connect your AirPods, Bluetooth earbuds, or wireless headphones to listen through walls from another room. CUSTOMIZE YOUR SOUND • Sound Boost — 25% free boost; Full Boost requires an upgrade • Noise Reduction — Free presets; Manual frequency adjustment requires an upgrade. • Audio Recording — requjres an upgrade

Screenshots

RF Detector4 screens
Hear Through Walls4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: RF Detector at 5.0 against Hear Through Walls's 4.5. RF Detector also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 weeks). Hear Through Walls's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RF Detector holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hear Through Walls has 24 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RF Detector ships an update every 4 days, Hear Through Walls every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
RF Detector versus Hear Through Walls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRF DetectorHear Through Walls
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.5 (24 ratings)
Number of ratings224 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel DominguezRonald Lumor

Customer experience

RF Detector

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hear Through Walls

All ratings24 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

None

RF Detector

No in-app purchases

None

Hear Through Walls

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RF Detector free?
RF Detector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hear Through Walls free?
Hear Through Walls is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RF Detector or Hear Through Walls?
RF Detector is rated higher. RF Detector averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Hear Through Walls averages 4.5 from 24 ratings.
Do RF Detector or Hear Through Walls have ads?
Neither RF Detector nor Hear Through Walls shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RF Detector or Hear Through Walls?
RF Detector ships an update every 4 days, and Hear Through Walls every 4 weeks. Most recently, RF Detector was updated on October 4, 2026 and Hear Through Walls on October 5, 2026.

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