DroneEar
seungho kim Utilities iPhoneiPadiPod touch
DroneEar is a paid Utilities app for iPhone and iPad by seungho kim. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated June 7, 2026.
- Price
- 9.99 USD
- on the App Store
- Size
- 34 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Jun 7
- 2026 · v2.2.2
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About DroneEar
DroneEar detects nearby drones using your smartphone's Bluetooth sensor and microphone. All processing happens on your device — no internet connection required, and no data ever leaves your phone. TIER 1 — Remote ID Detection - Detects BLE Remote ID broadcasts (ASTM F3411 standard) - Reads a broadcasting drone's serial number, GPS position, altitude, speed and heading - Shows the drone's real bearing and distance from your location - Shows the operator's location when the drone broadcasts it TIER 2 — Acoustic Detection (Beta) - Detects multirotor drone sound through the phone microphone - Matched against acoustic fingerprints built from real drone recordings - Acoustic detection only signals that a drone-like sound is nearby — it does not provide a position - Support for more aircraft types is planned for future updates MORE FEATURES - Real-time map showing the position of Remote ID drones - Detection history - Indoor/outdoor environment detection — flags conditions that affect detection accuracy - Three display themes: Day, Night, and AMOLED 15 LANGUAGES Korean, English, Ukrainian, Arabic, Gulf Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Urdu, Filipino, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese PRIVACY - 100% on-device processing - No data collection of any kind - No analytics, no tracking - No internet required - No account required DISCLAIMER DroneEar is an awareness aid, not a security or safety system. Remote ID detection only works for drones that broadcast Remote ID, and many drones do not. Acoustic detection is a probabilistic estimate strongly affected by environment, distance, and background noise. Do not rely on DroneEar for safety-critical decisions or security purposes.
What’s new
Version 2.2.2 · Updated June 7, 2026
This update improves stability and usability. • Listening now resumes automatically when you reopen the app after switching away (mic, Bluetooth, location, and environment sensing all restart) • Fixed the Start button being cut off on the History (LOG) screen • Listening now recovers cleanly if something goes wrong while starting • Battery-saver mode now restores automatically after charging
App privacy
The developer, seungho kim, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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