Comparison

MaxHear vs StellarTrack AR

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

Head to head
About

MaxHear

Features
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MaxHear turns your iPhone or iPad and your headphones into a live hearing amplifier. It picks up the sounds around you and makes them clearer and louder — right in your ears, in real time. Simple enough for anyone who struggles to catch conversations, hear the TV, or follow people in noisy places. HOW IT WORKS 1. Put on wired or wireless headphones 2. Turn your volume up 3. Tap once — and hear the world louder and clearer WHAT YOU GET • Live sound amplification of the voices around you • Voice Focus — makes speech clearer and cuts background noise • Ear Guard — softens sudden loud sounds to protect your hearing • A personal sound profile from a quick, easy hearing check • A simple equalizer to fine-tune the sound to your ears • Works with any wired or Bluetooth headphones and earbuds GREAT FOR • Following conversations at home, in cafés or the car • Hearing the TV at a volume comfortable for everyone • Seniors and anyone hard of hearing who wants to hear better MaxHear is a personal sound amplifier for everyday listening. It is not a hearing aid or a medical device, and is not intended to diagnose or treat any hearing condition. Subscription unlocks unlimited use. Start with a 3-day free trial, then yearly or monthly. Cancel anytime. Privacy Policy: https://maxhear.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://maxhear.app/terms

About

StellarTrack AR

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StellarTrack shows you where weather satellites are in the sky right now, overlaid on your camera view, so you can aim an antenna at them with confidence. Point your phone at the sky. Each tracked satellite appears as a marker where it actually is, with live azimuth and elevation you can read off directly. Lock onto one and an arrow guides you until you are on target. WHAT IT TRACKS • METEOR-M2-3 and METEOR-M2-4 — Russian polar orbiters broadcasting LRPT • GK-2A — Korean geostationary satellite • GOES-18 — NOAA geostationary satellite over the eastern Pacific FEATURES Live AR pointing Satellite markers rendered in a live camera view, anchored to true north and gravity. Aim the phone the way you would aim the antenna. Precise azimuth and elevation Read the exact bearing and elevation for any tracked satellite. Positions are computed on device with the standard SGP4 orbital model. Pass predictions See when each polar orbiter rises next, how long until it does, and how high it will climb at peak. Plan a reception session before you set up. Below-horizon preview Satellites that have not risen yet still appear, dimmed, so you can see which direction the next pass will come from. Compass health warnings Phone compasses drift near metal and magnets. StellarTrack tells you when the heading has become unreliable instead of silently pointing you the wrong way. Works offline Location, compass and all orbital mathematics run entirely on your device. Only refreshing orbital elements needs a connection, and cached data keeps working in the meantime. Multilingual Full English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese interface. PRIVACY StellarTrack collects nothing. There are no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking of any kind. Your location is used on your device to compute bearings and is never uploaded. The camera feed is never recorded or saved. The only network request the app makes is downloading public orbital elements from CelesTrak, identified by each satellite's public catalog number, containing no personal data. A NOTE ON ACCURACY Orbital positions come from public elements refreshed every few hours and are accurate enough to aim an antenna. In practice your phone's compass is the larger source of error, which is why the app warns you when calibration is poor. This is a pointing aid, not survey-grade instrumentation. REQUIREMENTS Requires a device with ARKit support, a camera, and location services enabled.

Screenshots

MaxHear4 screens
StellarTrack AR2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: StellarTrack AR at none against MaxHear's 2. MaxHear's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. MaxHear sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. StellarTrack AR asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
MaxHear versus StellarTrack AR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaxHearStellarTrack AR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyrylo KarlovYANG SONG

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MaxHear

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
None

StellarTrack AR

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MaxHear free?
MaxHear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is StellarTrack AR free?
StellarTrack AR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MaxHear or StellarTrack AR have ads?
Neither MaxHear nor StellarTrack AR shows ads.

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