Comparison

AudioVAULT FleX Mobile vs Hear the Light

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

Head to head
About

AudioVAULT FleX Mobile

Remotely manage your AudioVAULT Flex station using your mobile device. This application requires the AudioVAULT Flex 10.30 server component to function.

Highlights
  • Remote station control
  • Mobile device integration
  • Requires server component
Features
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Control your AudioVAULT Flex station from your mobile device. Requires AudioVAULT Flex 10.30 server component.

About

Hear the Light

This app transforms light into sound, enabling users to "hear" brightness and locate light sources. It's designed for individuals with vision loss, offering features like color recognition and vibration feedback.

Highlights
  • Light to sound conversion
  • Detects small indicator lights
  • Fast response time
  • Vibration feedback
  • Color recognition
  • Adjustable sensitivity
  • VoiceOver accessibility
Features
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Hear the Light turns light into sound, so you can "hear" where brightness is around you. It was designed from the ground up for people with vision loss. Point your device's back camera in any direction and listen to a tone that rises as the light gets stronger. This makes it easy to find a window, check whether a lamp is on, or tell if a device has an indicator light lit. What makes it stand out: It detects even very small device lights — such as the LED on a router, a TV on standby, or a charger. Of all the apps of this kind we have tested, it is the only one that reliably picks them up. For very faint lights, the room should be dark so they stand out from any other lighting. Extremely fast response: the tone changes instantly as you move the device, noticeably faster than other similar apps. Features: Vibration feedback with variable intensity, independent of sound: use sound, vibration, or both together. Ideal if you have trouble hearing. (Vibration requires an iPhone.) Colour recognition: hear the basic colour of a small light, for example red, green or blue. It is a helpful guide, with best results in a dark room, close to the light. Two sound modes: continuous tone or pulses. Three sensitivity levels, affecting both the sound and the vibration. Light intensity shown in lux (estimate), spoken aloud with a single tap. Built-in user guide. Fully accessible with VoiceOver. Two languages, Greek and English, adapting automatically to your device's language. Privacy first: It does not collect any personal data. No internet connection required. No advertising, no tracking. The camera is used only to measure light — it does not take or store photos. Note: the lux reading and the colour recognition are estimates based on the device's camera and may not always be exact.

Screenshots

AudioVAULT FleX Mobile2 screens
Hear the Light4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hear the Light at every 3 days against AudioVAULT FleX Mobile's every 6 months. Hear the Light also leads on ratings volume (3 vs 1). AudioVAULT FleX Mobile's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

AudioVAULT FleX Mobile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AudioVAULT FleX Mobile ships an update every 6 months, Hear the Light every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
AudioVAULT FleX Mobile versus Hear the Light: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAudioVAULT FleX MobileHear the Light
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS7.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBE DIGITAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS LLCStelios Platsis

Customer experience

AudioVAULT FleX Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hear the Light

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AudioVAULT FleX Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Hear the Light

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AudioVAULT FleX Mobile free?
AudioVAULT FleX Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hear the Light free?
Hear the Light is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AudioVAULT FleX Mobile or Hear the Light?
AudioVAULT FleX Mobile is rated higher. AudioVAULT FleX Mobile averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Hear the Light averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do AudioVAULT FleX Mobile or Hear the Light have ads?
Neither AudioVAULT FleX Mobile nor Hear the Light shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AudioVAULT FleX Mobile or Hear the Light?
AudioVAULT FleX Mobile ships an update every 6 months, and Hear the Light every 3 days. Most recently, AudioVAULT FleX Mobile was updated on October 2, 2026 and Hear the Light on October 20, 2026.

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