Earshot

Earshot is a home audio monitoring application that turns a spare phone into a listener for alerts.

Earshot turns a spare phone into a listener for your home sounds. When it detects noises like a smoke alarm, doorbell, or dog barking, everyone in your household receives an alert on their own phone. You place the spare phone where the sound happens, choose what it listens to, and set the sensitivity. Audio processing happens entirely on the spare phone, meaning no sound or recording leaves the device. The application supports ten initial sounds plus custom descriptions. It is currently available for open testing on iPhone and Android devices.

Earshot at a glance

Runs on: iOS, Android, Web
Pricing: Free while in open testing
Released: October 2026
Category: AI productivity tool
Website: tryearshot.net

Key features

Listens for smoke alarms and doorbells
Sends household alerts to mobile phones
Custom sound description capability
Adjustable sound sensitivity settings
Offline detector status notifications
Local audio processing on device

Use it for

Getting notified of smoke alarms while away
Hearing when a package delivery doorbell rings
Monitoring for barking dogs or crying babies

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